The difference between Get down and Get off
When used as verbs, get down means to bring or come down, whereas get off means to move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
check bellow for the other definitions of Get down and Get off
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Get down as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive):
To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
Examples:
"The kitten climbed the tree, but then couldn't get down again."
"Don't worry, I got the kitten down."
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Get down as a verb (transitive):
To concentrate; attend.
Examples:
"To get down to the matter at hand."
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Get down as a verb (transitive):
To depress; discourage; fatigue.
Examples:
"Nothing gets me down so much as a rainy day."
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Get down as a verb (transitive):
To swallow (something).
Examples:
"The pill was so large that he couldn't get it down."
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Get down as a verb:
To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
Examples:
"Getting down with a bunch of old friends."
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Get down as a verb (informal, intransitive):
To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.
Examples:
"With bullets flying, all I could do was get down and pray."
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Get down as a verb (informal, intransitive):
To dance, especially with abandon or in a sexually suggestive manner.
Examples:
"synonyms: boogie down"
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Get down as a verb (intransitive, British, informal, of a child):
To leave the table after dining.
Examples:
"Mummy, can I get down?"
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Get down as a verb (transitive):
To record in writing.
Examples:
"synonyms: take down"
"Quick, here's a pen, get this down will you, before I forget."
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Get off as a verb (transitive):
To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
Examples:
"Get off your chair and help me."
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Get off as a verb (transitive):
To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.
Examples:
"Could you get the book off the top shelf for me?"
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Get off as a verb (transitive, and, intransitive):
To disembark, especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train.
Examples:
"You get off the train at the third stop."
"When we reach the next stop, we'll get off."
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Get off as a verb (transitive, and, intransitive):
To stop (doing something), to desist from (doing something).
Examples:
"This is where you get off ordering me about!"
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Get off as a verb (transitive):
To stop using a piece of equipment, such as a telephone or computer.
Examples:
"Can you get off the phone, please? I need to use it urgently."
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Get off as a verb (transitive, and, intransitive):
To complete a shift or a day's work.
Examples:
"If I can get off early tomorrow, I'll give you a ride home."
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Get off as a verb (intransitive):
To stop touching or interfering with something or someone.
Examples:
"Don't tickle me – get off!"
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Get off as a verb (transitive, _, with object following ''“get”'', slang):
To excite or arouse, especially in a sexual manner.
Examples:
"Catwoman's costume really gets me off."
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Get off as a verb (intransitive, slang):
To experience an orgasm or other sexual pleasure; to become sexually aroused.
Examples:
"You are not allowed to get off in my bedroom."
"It takes more than a picture in a girlie magazine for me to get off."
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Get off as a verb (intransitive, slang, UK):
To kiss; to smooch.
Examples:
"I'd like to get off with him after the party."
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Get off as a verb (intransitive):
To escape (with usually only mild consequences).
Examples:
"The vandal got off easy, with only a fine."
"to get off easily from a trial"
"You got off lightly by not being kept in detention for breaking that window."
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Get off as a verb (intransitive, UK):
To fall asleep.
Examples:
"If I wake up during the night, I cannot get off again."
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Get off as a verb (transitive, especially in an [[interrogative]] sentence):
To behave in an presumptuous, rude, or intrusive manner.
Examples:
"Where do you get off talking to me like that?"
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Get off as a verb (dated):
To utter; to discharge.
Examples:
"to get off a joke"