Put+off
1Put-off — (?; 115), n. A shift for evasion or delay; an evasion; an excuse. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] …
2put off — index adjourn, delay, deter, hold up (delay), pause, postpone, pretermit, procrastinate …
3put off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you put something off, you delay doing it. [V P ing/n (not pron)] Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers... [V n P] The Association has put the event off until October. Syn: postpone …
4put off — {v.} 1. {informal} To cause confusion in; embarrass; displease. * /I was rather put off by the shamelessness of his proposal./ * /The man s slovenliness put me off./ 2. To wait and have (something) at a later time; postpone. * /They put off the… …
5put off — {v.} 1. {informal} To cause confusion in; embarrass; displease. * /I was rather put off by the shamelessness of his proposal./ * /The man s slovenliness put me off./ 2. To wait and have (something) at a later time; postpone. * /They put off the… …
6put\ off — v 1. informal To cause confusion in; embarrass; displease. I was rather put off by the shamelessness of his proposal. The man s slovenliness put me off. 2. To wait and have (smth) at a later time; postpone. They put off the picnic because of the… …
7put off — v. ( to postpone ) 1) (D; tr.) to put off until (she put the trip off until next week) 2) (G) we put off leaving because of the snow * * * [ pʊt ɒf] (G) we put off leaving because of the snow ( to postpone ) (D; tr.) to put off until (she put the …
8put off — 1. verb a) To procrastinate Dont put off your homework to the last minute. b) to delay (a task, event, or deadline) Dont put your homework off to the last minute …
9put off — I. upset, unhappy, miffed, put out about He was put off when Nola refused to go out with him. II. do it later, postpone We ve put off the wedding until Chad completes his education …
10put off — phr verb Put off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑light, ↑shopper …
