Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make off

/ˌmeɪk ˈɒf/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.70 in modern English

Syllables: make off
IPA: /ˌmeɪk ˈɒf/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exit or depart; to run away.

Intransitive verb

verb

To tie off, fix down or terminate the end of a rope, cable or thread.

Example Sentences

"As soon as he saw me, he turned around and made off down the road."
"[H]e was so frightened, being new to the sight, that he made off again, and never stopped until he had run a mile or more."
"But the Metropolitan police said while they attempted to arrest a man in Hornsey, north London, “he made off from them on foot”."
"The object of good end-box technique is to make off the cable in a manner which resists ingress of air, moisture and cable box compound into the cable with as little interference with the lay and structure of the cable as possible."
"Make off the cable ends in metal glands."
"If the fairlead (a cleat, chock, or genoa car to make off the line on) is located amidships..."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

makes off (present, singular) making off (participle, present) made off (participle, past) made off (past)

Phrases

make off with make off without payment

Synonyms

flee run away abscond bolt absquatulate decamp run off go off

Questions

How do you pronounce make off?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmeɪk ˈɒf/.
What does make off mean?: To exit or depart; to run away.

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