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BLAST OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blast off mean?
• BLAST OFF (verb)
The verb BLAST OFF has 1 sense:
1. launch with great force
Familiarity information: BLAST OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Launch with great force
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
the rockets were blasted off
Hypernyms (to "blast off" is one way to...):
launch (propel with force)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
blastoff (the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination)
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