go-off

Verbs

  • (v) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
    • The thief made off with our silver
    • the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
    abscond, absquatulate, make off, run off, decamp, bolt,
  • (v) be discharged or activated
    • the explosive devices went off
  • (v) go off or discharge
    • The gun fired
    discharge, fire,
  • (v) stop running, functioning, or operating
    • Our power went off during the hurricane
  • (v) happen in a particular manner
    • how did your talk go over?
    come off, go over,
  • (v) burst inward
    • The bottle imploded
    implode,

Synonyms

abscond absquatulate make off run off decamp bolt discharge fire come off go over implode

Antonyms

come on go on come up explode burst

Words of close approximity

go on
go out
go off at half-cock go off half-cocked