"cue off" meaning in English

See cue off in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: cues off [present, singular, third-person], cuing off [participle, present], cueing off [participle, present], cued off [participle, past], cued off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<+,+:~ing>}} cue off (third-person singular simple present cues off, present participle cuing off or cueing off, simple past and past participle cued off)
  1. (transitive) To cause (an emotional reaction); to take as a starting point. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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    {
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    },
    {
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        "To cause (an emotional reaction); to take as a starting point."
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        [
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        [
          "take",
          "take"
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        [
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          "starting point"
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        "(transitive) To cause (an emotional reaction); to take as a starting point."
      ],
      "tags": [
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    }
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  "word": "cue off"
}
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        "present"
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    {
      "form": "cued off",
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    {
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        "To cause (an emotional reaction); to take as a starting point."
      ],
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          "emotional",
          "emotional"
        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take"
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        "(transitive) To cause (an emotional reaction); to take as a starting point."
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