step-off noun 2step off verb 2forms 4 noun2 •A drop-off, a sudden decrease. •A preparatory gathering before a larger main event. step off verb2 •To avoid a conflict; to back down.You better step off, man... •To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.He measured the garden by stepping it off. formsstepped off · stepping off · steps off · step-offs