blast off
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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]
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Depart, clear out, as in This party's over; let's blast off now . [ Slang ; early 1950s]
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Become excited or high, especially from using drugs, as in They give parties where people blast off . [ Slang ; c. 1960]
Example Sentences
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The next inning, he delivered a two-run double, and in the fourth, he mashed a two-run blast off the right-field scoreboard to put the Cubs up 5-1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
China, after all, is scheduled to put men on the moon by 2030, though not before Artemis III and IV blast off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
I was filled with the same hope I had as a pre-teen watching Apollo 11 blast off for the historic moon landing.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
An enhanced version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket will blast off Thursday to launch 32 satellites into orbit, forming part of the Amazon Leo network, which it hopes will rival Elon Musk's Starlink.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Jason tips his head down, looking under his eyebrows at me, like he’s expecting me to blast off on a wild, chatty detour.
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
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