Go off and Shoot

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Go off verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.

Usage example: specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off

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Shoot and go off are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shoot" instead a verb "Go off".

Shoot verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Go off and shoot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Go off" instead a verb "Shoot".

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

He's right, but one of his soldiers tries to wrestle the gun out of Kaname's hands, causing it to go off and shoot Leonard.

Source: You Wouldn't Shoot Me
Community: In the Bad End of "Remedial Chaos Theory", Annie drops her purse, causing the pistol inside it to go off and shoot Pierce in the leg.

Source: I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Doofenshmirtz fight and cause the laser to accidentally go off and shoot... everyone in the yard except Candace.

Source: Bait and Switch

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