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offset

noun
  1. structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
    set-back
  2. a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
    offset printing
  3. a natural consequence of development
    branch
  4. a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
    runner
  5. a compensating equivalent
    counterbalance
  6. the time at which something is supposed to begin
    beginning
verb
  1. produce by offset printing
    “offset the conference proceedings”
  2. create an offset in
    “offset a wall”
  3. cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
  4. make up for
    “My skills offset my opponent's superior strength.”
    cancelset off
  5. compensate for or counterbalance
    “offset deposits and withdrawals”
    countervail