Function: intransitive verb
Date: 1606
1 : to avoid the most serious consequences of a dangerous situation or punishment < got off with a light sentence>
2 : START , LEAVE < got off on the trip early>
3 : to leave work with permission or as scheduled
4 : to get high on a drug
5 : to experience orgasm
6 : to experience great pleasure ― often used with on
transitive verb
1 : to secure the release of or procure a modified penalty for <his lawyers got him off >
2 a : UTTER < get off a joke> b : to write and send
3 : to succeed in doing, making, or delivering
4 : to cause to get off