Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.56 in modern English

Syllables: look off
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put off by one's facial expression

Transitive verb

verb

To mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.

Transitive verb

verb

To look in a way different than the intended direction of play in order to confuse the opposing team.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"She can look a man on or look him off, either way. I wouldn't have thought any woman could look him off, I'd think she'd need a hatpin or a red-hot poker"
"I went back to pass, tried to look off the safety, turned and fired it out to Jack. It didn't work. The safety closed on the ball and knocked it down."

Usage

Inflected Forms

looks off (present, singular) looking off (participle, present) looked off (participle, past) looked off (past)

Questions

What does look off mean?: To put off by one's facial expression

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