go off

Definitions

1. 1

   To explode.

   • The bomb went off right after the president left his office.
   • You see the thing had gone off like a box of matches.
2. 2

   To fire, especially accidentally.

   • The gun went off during their struggle.
3. 3

   To explode metaphorically

   To explode metaphorically; to become very angry or overexcited.

   • It all went off when the opposing teams' fans met at the railway station.
   • When the boss came to know about the scheme, he went off, shouting and throwing everything away.
   • I watched a high official on "inspection" tease and purposeflly cause a 63 year old man to go off and then made fun of the elderly man.
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   1. 4

      To begin clanging or making noise.

      • The alarm will go off at six a.m.
      • Just after he spotted the first plane on the horizon, sirens started to go off around the city.
   2. 5

      To stop operating

      To stop operating; to switch off.

      • We were watching TV when suddenly the power went off.
   3. 6

      To depart

      To depart; to leave.

      • Having sated her appetite, she went off in search of a place to sleep.
      • I don't know where he's going—he went off without a word.
      • I was intimidated by the other men on her design course, and became convinced that she was going to go off with one of them. She went off with one of them.
   4. 7

      To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way.

      • Bugger—the milk's gone off already!
      • Don′t expect to store fragile food like fish, poultry and meat in the refrigerator at home for a long period of time, as it will go off quickly.
   5. 8

      To like gradually less.

      • Ever since falling off her bike, she's gone off cycling to work.
      • We needed a vet visit because some of the cattle had gone off their feed.
   6. 9

      To cure

      To cure; to set.

      • I've got to get the panels aligned quickly now because the epoxy resin will go off within 20 minutes or so.
   7. 10

      To pass off

      To pass off; to take place; to be accomplished; to happen.

      • The party went off very well.
      • The wedding went off much as such affairs do.
   8. 11

      To ejaculate

      To ejaculate; to orgasm.

   9. 12

      To perform extremely well

      To perform extremely well; to be impressive or attractive; often used to express encouragement.

      • Go off, queen!
      • After all, these items of clothing were designed to be worn. And if you can get one last hurrah out of a thrifted peach negligée, go off queen.
   10. 13

       To follow or extrapolate from something

       To follow or extrapolate from something; to assume as true or to judge by.

       • Going off the interview alone, she seemed like the perfect employee.
   11. 14

       To fall unconscious

       To fall unconscious; to go to sleep; to die.

       • One day I'll go off, but until then, I'm in charge around here.
   12. 15

       To get married.

       • We can only hope she'll go off soon.
   13. 16

       To be spent, disbursed or used up.

       • All his money goes off as soon as he earns it.
   14. 17

       To rant

       To rant; to talk at length negatively; to insult or criticize.

       • They went off about all the problems around here.
   15. 18

       To fight or attack.

The neighborhood

• neighborgo off at score
• neighborgo off half-cocked
• neighborgo off on one
• neighborgo off the boil
• neighborgo off the rails
• neighborgo off the reservation