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go_off
has definitions from the field of arms
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[ verb ] run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
Synonyms Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)I went_off with Cousin_Simmons , who maintained that if he did n't see to me , he did n't know who would . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)Linda_Kay felt_like going_off to the bedroom to cry ; but they were going_up to the Big_House after supper , and she had_to put_on a clean dress and fix her hair a_little . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)Alex 's instruction was rapid , for the doctor had_to go_off to the Rue_Ecole_de_Medecine to hear more speeches with only time for one sip of wine to sustain him through them all . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be discharged or activated
Examples "the explosive devices went off" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)They set bouncing_betties to jump and explode at testicle level while we more mercifully had them go_off at the head . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)That was when the gun went_off . Guns were going_off all_over Washington_City these days , because of the celebrations , and the theatre was not soundproof . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (arms) go off or discharge
Examples "The gun fired" Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)The moment the alarm goes_off , information is immediately forwarded to Honolulu , which is the center of the warning system . |
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[ verb ] happen in a particular manner
Examples "how did your talk go over?" Related terms |
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