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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc. [ant: board, get on]
2: be relieved of one's duties temporarily
3: transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia" [syn: send, get off, send off]
4: cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case; "The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife"
5: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: get off, get away, get by, get out, escape]
6: enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"
7: alight from (a horse) [syn: unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down]
8: get out of quickly; "The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car" [syn: hop out, get off] [ant: bestride, climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up]
9: send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" [syn: mail, get off]
10: get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn: trip, trip out, turn on, get off]
11: deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time"

Merriam Webster's

verb Date: 1606 intransitive verb 1. to avoid the most serious consequences of a dangerous situation or punishment <got off with a light sentence> 2. start, leave <got off on the trip early> 3. to leave work with permission or as scheduled 4. to get high on a drug 5. to experience orgasm 6. to experience great pleasure — often used with on transitive verb 1. to secure the release of or procure a modified penalty for <his lawyers got him off> 2. a. utter <get off a joke> b. to write and send 3. to succeed in doing, making, or delivering 4. to cause to get off

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If someone who has broken a law or rule gets off, they are not punished, or are given only a very small punishment. He is likely to get off with a small fine. PHRASAL VERB: V P with n 2. If you get off, you leave a place because it is time to leave. At eight I said 'I'm getting off now.' PHRASAL VERB: V P 3. If you tell someone to get off a piece of land or a property, you are telling them to leave, because they have no right to be there and you do not want them there. I told you. Get off the farm. PHRASAL VERB: V P n 4. You can tell someone to get off when they are touching something and you do not want them to. I kept telling him to get off... 'Get off me!' I screamed. PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

1. Escape, get clear, get free, be acquitted. 2. Depart, go away. 3. Alight from, descend from.

Moby Thesaurus

achieve satisfaction, advance, alight, be getting along, be off, blow, break in, bring out, buzz off, climax, climb down, come, come away, commence, cop a plea, cop out, depart, dismount, ejaculate, embark, emit, escape without penalty, exit, gang along, get along, get away, get away with, get by, get down, get going, get in there, get off cheap, get off scot-free, get on, get out, get out of, get squared away, get under way, give forth, go, go along, go at liberty, go away, go forth, go free, go off, go on, go scot free, inaugurate, initiate, issue, issue forth, jump off, kick off, land, launch, leave, light, make a beginning, make a move, march off, mosey, move away, move off, move out, open, outset, outstart, perch, progress, pull out, put forth, put out, quit, reach orgasm, retire, sally, sally forth, sashay, sashay off, send forth, set a course, set forth, set forward, set off, set out, settle, stagger along, start, start off, start out, start up, strike out, take flight, take wing, toddle along, touch down, unhorse, up and go, warm up, win freedom, wing it, withdraw