blast off

verb

to begin ascent under rocket power

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Meanings

verbblast off (third-person singular simple present blasts off, present participle blasting off, simple past and past participle blasted off)

present singular third person blasts off · participle present blasting off · participle past blasted off · past blasted off

  1. idiomaticintransitiveto begin ascent under rocket power
  2. intransitiveslangTo get high on drugs.
  3. intransitiveslangTo ejaculate; to orgasm.
  4. intransitiveslangTo depart.
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APA

blast off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blast%20off

MLA

“blast off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blast%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blast off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blast%20off.

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