"blast off" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-blast off.ogg Forms: blasts off [present, singular, third-person], blasting off [participle, present], blasted off [participle, past], blasted off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} blast off (third-person singular simple present blasts off, present participle blasting off, simple past and past participle blasted off)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to begin ascent under rocket power Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-blast_off-en-verb-PC781m~e
  2. (intransitive, slang) To get high on drugs. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-blast_off-en-verb-6pgqt2~l
  3. (intransitive, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-blast_off-en-verb-LqKCuCew
  4. (intransitive, slang) To depart. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-blast_off-en-verb-vQCO92re 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: 13 19 24 44 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 12 17 14 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 19 16 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 15 11 64

Inflected forms

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        "to begin ascent under rocket power"
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        [
          "ascent",
          "ascent"
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          "rocket",
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          "power",
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        "(idiomatic, intransitive) to begin ascent under rocket power"
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        "To get high on drugs."
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        "To ejaculate; to orgasm."
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        "(intransitive, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm."
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        "To depart."
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        "(intransitive, slang) To depart."
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        "to begin ascent under rocket power"
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        "To get high on drugs."
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        "(intransitive, slang) To get high on drugs."
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        "To depart."
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        "(intransitive, slang) To depart."
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