Usually means: Released from obligation or trouble.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word off the hook:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. off the hook: Merriam-Webster
  2. off the hook: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. off the hook: Collins English Dictionary
  4. off the hook: Vocabulary.com
  5. off the hook: Wordnik
  6. off-the-hook, off the hook: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. off the hook: Wiktionary
  8. off the hook: Dictionary.com
  9. Off the Hook (Jody Watley song), Off the Hook (Rolling Stones song), Off the Hook (TV series), Off the Hook (Xscape album), Off the Hook (compilation album), Off the Hook (radio program), Off the Hook: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. off the hook: FreeDictionary.org
  11. off the hook: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. Off The Hook: A to Z list of the most popular idioms
  13. off the hook: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. off the hook: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. off the hook: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. off-the-hook: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (off the hook)

adjective:  (idiomatic) Relieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure.
adjective:  Of a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up.
adjective:  Of a telephone, ringing frequently.
adjective:  (idiomatic, informal, sports) Performing extraordinarily well.
adjective:  (idiomatic, informal, slang) Fresh, cool, trendy, excellent, incredible.

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