look off

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === look off (third-person singular simple present looks off, present participle looking off, simple past and past participle looked off) (transitive, idiomatic) To put off by one's facial expression (transitive, idiomatic, American football) To mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent. (intransitive, American football) To look in a way different than the intended direction of play in order to confuse the opposing team.