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Meaning of offset
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
offset
n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the
man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first},
{outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time},
{showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {end}, {ending}, {middle}]
2: a compensating equivalent [syn: {counterbalance}, {offset}]
3: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new
plants from buds at its tips [syn: {stolon}, {runner},
{offset}]
4: a natural consequence of development [syn: {outgrowth},
{branch}, {offshoot}, {offset}]
5: a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed
cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper [syn:
{offset}, {offset printing}]
6: structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly [syn:
{set-back}, {setoff}, {offset}]
v 1: compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and
withdrawals" [syn: {offset}, {countervail}]
2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior
strength" [syn: {cancel}, {offset}, {set off}]
3: cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another
surface
4: create an offset in; "offset a wall"
5: produce by offset printing; "offset the conference
proceedings"
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