go off
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(verb) be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off" |
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Related Words: burst, explode |
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(verb) happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?" |
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Synonyms: come off, go over |
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Related Words: come about, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place |
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(verb) stop running, functioning, or operating, as of power |
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Related Words: halt, stop |
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Antonyms: go on |
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4. |
(verb) burst inward; "The bottle imploded" |
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Synonyms: implode |
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Related Words: break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way |
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5. |
(verb) go off or discharge; "The gun fired" |
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Synonyms: discharge, fire |
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Related Words: explode |
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(verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along |
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Synonyms: abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, run off |
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Related Words: flee, fly, levant, take flight |
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