goes off
Alarm clock sounds
Goes off means to be triggered or activated.
An alarm goes off when it sounds; a bomb goes off when it detonates; a gun goes off when it fires.
Food that goes off has spoiled: The milk's gone off.
In slang, someone who goes off loses their temper explosively or, more recently, delivers an impressive performance: She really went off in that interview.
Sustained resonant sound
- sirenWailing alert device
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- warningAlert about danger
- buzzingLow vibrating hum
blaring · beeping · triggered · wailing · shrieking · detector · sensor · emergency
Causes to explode
- explodesBursts apart violently
- firesDischarges from employment
- dischargesReleases or sends forth
- blastsSudden violent bursts
erupts · ignites · bursts · bang · boom · gun · firework · bomb
Sharp, biting taste
- rottenDecomposed or corrupt
- curdledSolidified into lumps
- expiredNo longer in effect
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
bad · turned · rancid · moldy · stale · putrid · fermented · milk
ringing
Sustained resonant sound
buzzing · blaring · beeping · triggered · wailing · shrieking · detector · sensor · emergency · wake-up
detonates
Causes to explode
- explodesBursts apart violently
- firesDischarges from employment
- dischargesReleases or sends forth
blasts · erupts · ignites · bursts · bang · boom · gun · firework · bomb · grenade
sour
Sharp, biting taste
spoiled · bad · turned · rancid · moldy · stale · putrid · fermented · milk · meat
digression
Veering off topic
aside · straying · veering · derailing · wandering · meandering · rant · tirade · unrelated · irrelevant
leaves
Tree's photosynthetic organs
exits · ventures · starts · begins · launches · sails · journeys · travels · commences · escapes
- losing itloses it, snaps, freaks out, flips out, cracks up