"look off" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-look off.ogg Forms: looks off [present, singular, third-person], looking off [participle, present], looked off [participle, past], looked off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} look off (third-person singular simple present looks off, present participle looking off, simple past and past participle looked off)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To put off by one's facial expression Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-look_off-en-verb-baRuHsjx
  2. (transitive, idiomatic, American football) To mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-look_off-en-verb-MQ8z~t50 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (intransitive, American football) To look in a way different than the intended direction of play in order to confuse the opposing team. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-look_off-en-verb-gX7FRIsH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 25 60 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 17 23 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 26 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 25 67 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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