move off meaning

move off especially BrE to start moving in order to leave a place or to go somewhere:
▪ They picked up their rucksacks and got ready to move off.
+ towards/into/along etc
▪ Kathy sipped her drink, then excused herself and moved off towards the ladies' room.
■ SIMILAR TO: set off

[American slang]
to move away from someone or something.
  The doctor moved off from the patient, satisfied with her work.
  The officer stopped for a minute, looked around, and then moved off.

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1. on various pretexts they all moved off.
2. the gardener moved off sheepishly.
3. the boys moved off and disappeared in the gloom.
4. the three wolves moved off upwind in a tight little group.
5. then he put on clean clothes, made sail, and moved off.