What it means

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