Put-off — (?; 115), n. A shift for evasion or delay; an evasion; an excuse. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
put off — index adjourn, delay, deter, hold up (delay), pause, postpone, pretermit, procrastinate … Law dictionary
put off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put off : present tense I/you/we/they put off he/she/it puts off present participle putting off past tense put off past participle put off 1) to make someone not want to do something, or to make someone not… … English dictionary
put 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 … English dictionary
put 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
put 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
put 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 … Combinatory dictionary
put off — 1) you shouldn t let his bad attitude put you off Syn: deter, discourage, dissuade, daunt, unnerve, intimidate, scare off, repel, repulse; distract, disturb, divert, sidetrack; informal turn off 2) don t put off such important decisions … Thesaurus of popular words
put 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 … Wiktionary
put 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 … English idioms
