Definitions
1.verbTo kill."He got in the way so I had him offed."
2.verbTo switch off."Can you off the light?"
3.nounThe area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
4.nounThe distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land, often because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards; a position at a distance from shore.
5.nounThe foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.