Moving, Leaving, or Escaping (Off): English Vocabulary List

to forcefully make someone or something leave by chasing after them threateningly

"The dog chases off the intruder."

"The farmer chased off the stray dogs that had been bothering his sheep by shouting and waving a large stick."

to leave a bus, train, airplane, etc.

"They will get off here."

"You should get off the train at the next station and then walk two blocks east to reach the museum entrance."

to leave one's spouse or partner to pursue a romantic relationship with someone else

"He went off with her."

"It was a shock to everyone when he decided to go off with his colleague and abandon his family."

(of a spacecraft or aircraft) to leave the ground, particularly vertically

"The rocket will lift off soon."

"The space shuttle lifted off from the launch pad exactly on schedule for its mission to the International Space Station."

to leave quickly, often in order to escape or avoid someone or something

"The thief made off with the money."

"The thief managed to make off with a valuable diamond necklace while the security guard was distracted by his phone."

to go somewhere, especially in a hurry or with little preparation

"Pack off the luggage quickly."

"They had to pack off their belongings in a rush when they heard the news about the evacuation."

to leave quickly or abruptly, often because of an urgent or unexpected situation

"He rushes off to his appointment."

"She had to rush off to an important meeting so she did not have time to say goodbye properly."

to leave in a hurry

"He shoots off now."

"The children had to shoot off to school immediately after breakfast this morning."

to swiftly depart from a place, often with the aim of avoiding something or someone

"The children skip off to school."

"The children skipped off to the park as soon as the school bell rang at the end of the day."

to leave a place, meeting, or situation without drawing attention to oneself

"He slid off the chair."

"Seeing that the conversation was becoming uncomfortable, he tried to slide off the topic as subtly as possible."

to leave a place quietly so that others may not notice one's departure

"She slips off her high heels."

"She slipped off her shoes at the door so that she would not track any mud onto the clean white carpet."

to move away from a location or situation

"He walks off his anger outside."

"He was so angry that he decided to walk off the job without giving any notice to his boss."

to take something without permission, especially by stealing

"Someone walks off with my wallet."

"Someone walked off with my umbrella from the restaurant and now I have to walk home in the rain."

to move away from a person, thing, or situation

"The dog backed off slowly."

"The dog growled at the stranger who quickly decided to back off and leave the property."

to take something or someone away from a place or situation and move them to a different one

"Bear off the injured man."

"The lifeguards had to bear off the struggling swimmer from the dangerous currents."

to quickly leave a place

"He will dash off."

"The busy executive had to dash off from the meeting to catch his flight."

to fall from a particular position to the ground

"The boy will fall off."

"Be careful not to fall off the ladder when you are cleaning the gutters."

to leave somewhere with something that one does not own

"The child runs off with toy."

"The shoplifter was caught trying to run off with a valuable necklace hidden in his jacket pocket."

to leave a surface and begin flying

"The plane will take off."

"After a brief delay, the aircraft was cleared to take off and begin its ascent."