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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 — {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… …
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. ( 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 …
6put 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 …
7put off — phr verb Put off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑light, ↑shopper …
8put off a decision — index doubt (hesitate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9put off the scent — index misdirect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10put off the track — index divert, obfuscate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
