The difference between Get off and Leave

When used as verbs, get off means to move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it, whereas leave means to cause or allow (something) to remain as available.

Leave is also noun with the meaning: the action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.

check bellow for the other definitions of Get off and Leave

  1. 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."

  2. 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?"

  3. 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."

  4. 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!"

  5. 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."

  6. 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."

  7. Get off as a verb (intransitive):

    To stop touching or interfering with something or someone.

    Examples:

    "Don't tickle me – get off!"

  8. 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."

  9. 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."

  10. Get off as a verb (intransitive, slang, UK):

    To kiss; to smooch.

    Examples:

    "I'd like to get off with him after the party."

  11. 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."

  12. Get off as a verb (intransitive, UK):

    To fall asleep.

    Examples:

    "If I wake up during the night, I cannot get off again."

  13. 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?"

  14. Get off as a verb (dated):

    To utter; to discharge.

    Examples:

    "to get off a joke"

  1. Leave as a verb (transitive):

    To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely. To cause, to result in. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.

    Examples:

    "I left my car at home and took a bus to work.  nowrap The ants did not leave so much as a crumb of bread.  nowrap There's not much food left. We'd better go to the shops."

    "The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes.  nowrap Infantile paralysis left him lame for the rest of his life."

    "'Leave your hat in the hall.  nowrap We should leave the legal matters to lawyers.  nowrap I left my sewing and went to the window to watch the falling snow."

  2. Leave as a verb (transitive):

    To depart; to separate from. To let be or do without interference. To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with. To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project). To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.

    Examples:

    "I left him to his reflections.  nowrap I leave my hearers to judge."

    "I left the country and I left my wife."

    "I left the band."

    "I think you'd better leave."

  3. Leave as a verb (transitive):

    To transfer something. To transfer possession of after death. To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit. To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.

    Examples:

    "When my father died, he left me the house."

    "I'll leave the car in the station so you can pick it up there."

    "Can't we just leave this to the experts?"

  4. Leave as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To remain (behind); to stay.

  5. Leave as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).

  1. Leave as a noun (cricket):

    The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.

  2. Leave as a noun (billiards):

    The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).

  1. Leave as a noun:

    Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.

    Examples:

    "I've been given three weeks' leave by my boss."

  2. Leave as a noun (dated, or, legal):

    Permission.

    Examples:

    "Might I beg leave to accompany you?"

    "The applicant now seeks leave to appeal and, if leave be granted, to appeal against these sentences."

  3. Leave as a noun (dated):

    Farewell, departure.

    Examples:

    "I took my leave of the gentleman without a backward glance."

  1. Leave as a verb (transitive):

    To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.

  1. Leave as a verb (intransitive, rare):

    To produce leaves or foliage.

  1. Leave as a verb (obsolete):

    To raise; to levy.

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