Source : WordNet®

go off
     v 1: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody
          along [syn: {abscond}, {bolt}, {absquatulate}, {decamp},
           {run off}]
     2: be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off"
     3: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: {fire}, {discharge}]
     4: stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off
        during the hurricane" [ant: {go on}]
     5: happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?"
        [syn: {come off}, {go over}]
     6: burst inward; "The bottle imploded" [syn: {implode}] [ant: {explode}]