go off

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === go off (third-person singular simple present goes off, present participle going off, simple past went off, past participle gone off) (intransitive) To explode. (intransitive) To fire, especially accidentally. (intransitive, figurative) To explode metaphorically; to become very angry or overexcited. (intransitive) To begin clanging or making noise. (intransitive) To stop operating; to switch off. (intransitive) To depart; to leave. (intransitive, UK, Australia, Canada) To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way. Synonyms: go sour, spoil 1987 September 3, Unpalatable Treatment, New Scientist, page 20, But to cast out a technique that could not only reduce the incidence of food poisoning but could also allow us to move away from another bete noire of the “technophobes” — chemical treatment to prevent stored grain from going off— is daft (transitive) To like gradually less. (intransitive, chiefly UK, of epoxy resins) To cure; to set. (intransitive) To pass off; to take place; to be accomplished; to happen. (slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm. Synonyms: ejaculate, cum (intransitive, LGBTQ slang) To perform extremely well; to be impressive or attractive; often used to express encouragement. Synonyms: kill it, pop off, serve, slay (transitive) To follow or extrapolate from something; to judge by. (intransitive, slang) To fall unconscious; to go to sleep; to die. (intransitive, slang, UK, archaic, of a woman) To get married. (intransitive, slang, archaic) To be spent, disbursed or used up. (intransitive, slang) To rant; to talk at length negatively; to insult or criticize. (intransitive, slang) To fight or attack. ==== Translations ==== === See also === go off at score go off half-cocked go off on one go off the boil go off the rails go off the reservation