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blast off

 (for some place)

1. [for a space vehicle] to take off and head toward a destination. The rocket blasted off for the moon. Will it blast off on time?

2. Sl. [for someone] to leave for a destination quickly. Ann blasted off for the library so she could study. I've got to blast off. It's late.

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blast (something) off (something else)

to remove something from something else with a powerful charge, pressure, or force. They blasted the writing off the wall with a stream of sand. We will have to blast the paint off the wall.

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blast off

1. Also, blast away. Take off or be launched, especially into space, as in They're scheduled to blast off on Tuesday. This usage originated with the development of powerful rockets, spacecraft, and astronauts, to all of which it was applied. [c. 1950]

2. Depart, clear out, as in This party's over; let's blast off now. [Slang; early 1950s]

3. Become excited or high, especially from using drugs, as in They give parties where people blast off. [Slang; c. 1960]

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blast off

v.

1. To be launched off the ground. Used of rockets: The astronauts were strapped in their seats and ready to blast off.

2. To launch some rocket from the ground: The space agency needs a new location to blast off its spacecraft. The kids set up their model rockets on the field and blasted them off.

3. To explode or fire something: I blasted off some firecrackers during the celebration. I put some bullets in the gun and blasted a few rounds off to test it.

4. To dislodge or remove something with an explosion: Be careful not to blast your fingers off with that loaded gun! To make room for the new road, the workers blasted off a large rock from the side of the hill.

5. Slang To depart for a destination: We need to blast off right now if we are going to get to the party on time.

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blast off

verb

See blast off for somewhere

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