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making off

making off is the present participle and gerund of make off.

Meaning of make off

Verb

make off (third-person singular simple present makes off, present participle making off, simple past and past participle made off)

  1. (intransitive) To exit or depart; to run away.
    • As soon as he saw me, he turned around and made off down the road.
    Synonyms:
    flee, run away
  2. To tie off, fix down or terminate the end of a rope, cable or thread.
    • 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.1958, Transactions of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers, volume 49

Questions about making off

What is making off the present participle and gerund of?
Making off is the present participle and gerund of make off.

Words near making off in the dictionary

  1. making no bones about
  2. making no odds
  3. making no secret of
  4. making noise
  5. making of
  6. making off
  7. making off with
  8. making off without payment
  9. making ofs
  10. making one
  11. making one's bed

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