Definition of shoot off
British, informal
:to leave a place quickly and suddenly
- I have to shoot off to my next appointment.
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off
play
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: from a place or position
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: at a distance in space or time
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: from a course : aside
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used as a function word to indicate physical separation or distance from a position of rest, attachment, or union
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: to seaward of
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: from the possession or charge of
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: seaward
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: right
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: more removed or distant
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: to go away : depart
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: kill, murder
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: competition : contest
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