"pair off" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pairs off",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pairing off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paired off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paired off",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pair<> off"
      },
      "expansion": "pair off (third-person singular simple present pairs off, present participle pairing off, simple past and past participle paired off)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 25 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 29 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (off)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To separate into groups of two."
      ],
      "id": "en-pair_off-en-verb-lKSqs~RK",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To separate into groups of two."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 25 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 29 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (off)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To join two people into a relationship."
      ],
      "id": "en-pair_off-en-verb-RybnJWnP",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To join two people into a relationship."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Politics",
          "orig": "en:Politics",
          "parents": [
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 25 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 29 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (off)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues."
      ],
      "id": "en-pair_off-en-verb-6E09N95Q",
      "links": [
        [
          "politics",
          "politics"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, politics, dated) To agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pair off"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (off)",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pairs off",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pairing off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paired off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paired off",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pair<> off"
      },
      "expansion": "pair off (third-person singular simple present pairs off, present participle pairing off, simple past and past participle paired off)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To separate into groups of two."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To separate into groups of two."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To join two people into a relationship."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To join two people into a relationship."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "en:Politics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "politics",
          "politics"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, politics, dated) To agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pair off"
}