"buzz off" meaning in All languages combined

See buzz off on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

Audio: en-au-buzz off.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interjection}} buzz off
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial, dismissal) go away. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms: beat it!, get lost!, shove off!
    Sense id: en-buzz_off-en-intj-bsXscfb2 Categories (other): English dismissals

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-buzz off.ogg Forms: buzzes off [present, singular, third-person], buzzing off [participle, present], buzzed off [participle, past], buzzed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} buzz off (third-person singular simple present buzzes off, present participle buzzing off, simple past and past participle buzzed off)
  1. (intransitive) To leave with a buzzing sound. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-buzz_off-en-verb-H75w3us6
  2. (figuratively) To leave (especially busily), take off, go away. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-buzz_off-en-verb-hB6~f-Mk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 8 64 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 0 11 73 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 10 71 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 9 80 12
  3. (transitive) To interrupt and/or disqualify (someone) by means of a buzzer. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-buzz_off-en-verb-FQj6Hxzg

Inflected forms

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