| VERB | motion | go off, abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, make off | run away |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | go off | be discharged or activated | |
| competition | go off, fire, discharge | go off or discharge | |
| contact | go off | stop running, functioning, or operating | |
| change | go off, come off, go over | happen in a particular manner | |
| change | go off, implode | burst inward / inward |
| Meaning | run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, make off | |
| Narrower | levant | run off without paying a debt |
| Broader | flee, fly, take flight | run away quickly |
| See also | go | change location |
| Spanish | escapar, esfumarse, fugarse | |
| Catalan | fugir | |
| Meaning | Be discharged or activated. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | explode, burst | Burst outward, usually with noise |
| Catalan | esclatar, explotar | |
| Meaning | go off or discharge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | fire, discharge | |
| Caused by | fire, discharge | Cause to go off |
| Spanish | descargar, disparar | |
| Catalan | descarregar, disparar, fer foc | |
| Meaning | stop running, functioning, or operating. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | stop, halt | Come to a halt, stop moving |
| Opposite | go on, come up, come on | start running, functioning, or operating |
| Spanish | irse | |
| Meaning | happen in a particular manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s Adjective | |
| Synonyms | come off, go over | |
| Broader | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place | Come to pass |
| Spanish | resultar, salir | |
| Catalan | resultar, sortir | |
| Meaning | Burst inward / inward. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | implode | |
| Broader | collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder | break down, literally or metaphorically |
| Opposite | explode, burst | Burst outward, usually with noise |
| Spanish | implosionar, implotar | |
| Catalan | implosionar | |
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