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a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings" create an offset in; "offset a wall" cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals" a compensating equivalent make up for; "His skills offset his opponent''s superior strength" structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips a natural consequence of development 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" |
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