go off

go off
I
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To leave]
Syn. quit, depart, part; see leave 1 .
2. [To explode]
Syn. blow up, detonate, discharge; see explode 1 .
3. [*To occur]
Syn. take place, pass, befall; see happen 2 .
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To release or cause to release energy suddenly and violently, especially with a loud noise: blast, blow1 (up), burst, detonate, explode, fire, fulminate, touch off. See EXPLOSION. II verb See go.

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