go off

1. (verb) be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off"
Related Words: burst, explode

2. (verb) happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?"
Synonyms: come off, go over
Related Words: come about, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place

3. (verb) stop running, functioning, or operating, as of power
Related Words: halt, stop
Antonyms: go on

4. (verb) burst inward; "The bottle imploded"
Synonyms: implode
Related Words: break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way

5. (verb) go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
Synonyms: discharge, fire
Related Words: explode

6. (verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
Synonyms: abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, run off
Related Words: flee, fly, levant, take flight



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