What is "get off"

"escape," c.1600. Sexual sense attested by 1973.

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. 2 (context transitive English) To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it. 3 (context transitive and intransitive English) To disembark, especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train. 4 (context transitive and intransitive English) To stop (doing something), to desist from (doing something). 5 (context transitive English) To stop using a piece of equipment, such as a telephone or computer. 6 (context transitive and intransitive English) To complete a shift or a day's work. 7 (context intransitive English) To stop touching or interfere with something or someone. 8 (context transitive with object following ''“get”'' slang English) To excite or arouse, especially in a sexual manner. 9 (context intransitive slang English) To experience an orgasm or other sexual pleasure; to become sexually aroused. 10 (context transitive slang UK English) To kiss; to smooch. 11 (context intransitive English) To escape (with usually only mild consequences). 12 (context intransitive English) To fall asleep. 13 (context transitive especially in an interrogative sentence English) To behave in an presumptuous, rude, or intrusive manner. 14 (context dated English) To utter; to discharge.

1. v. leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc. [ant: board]

2. be relieved of one's duties temporarily

3. transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia" [syn: send, 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 away, get by, get out, escape]

6. enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"

7. get off (a horse) [syn: unhorse, dismount, light, get down]

8. get out of quickly; "The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car" [syn: hop out] [ant: hop on]

9. send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" [syn: mail]

10. get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn: trip, trip out, turn on]

11. deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time"

"Get Off" is a song by American disco band Foxy, released in 1978. Released from their LP of the same name, the song became a crossover hit. It spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart during the fall of that year and also peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Along with the track, "Tena's Song", "Get Off" peaked at number 18 on the disco chart.

Get Off is the second album by Miami, Florida Latin Dance/ Disco group Foxy. Album contains Top Ten Hit " Get Off".

"Get Off" is a song by American rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released in 2000 as the first single from their third studio album, Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia, and was re-released in 2002.