GET OFF

{v.} 1. To come down from or out of. * /The ladder fell, and Tom couldn't get off the roof./ * /The bus stopped, the door opened, and Father got off./ 2. To take off. * /Joe's mother told him to get his wet clothes off./ 3. To get away; leave. * /Mr. Johnson goes fishing whenever he can get off from work./ * /William got off early in the morning./ 4. To go free. * /Mr. Andrews got off with a $5 fine when he was caught passing a stop sign./ 5. To make (something) go. * /The halfback got off a lung pass./ * /John got a letter off to his grandmother./ 6. To tell. * /The governor got off several jokes at the beginning of his speech./