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to roar off

to roar off

1 6.3
To move away fast while making a very loud noise
  • phrasal verb
  • /rɔr ɔf/
translation icon : salir rugiendo
  • Gates gives the shoe to Stoneface and the car roars off.
  • car roared off
  • motorcycle roared off
  • roared off down the road

Examples

  • Behind her, she heard the van shift gears and roar off again.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • We fade out as the door slams and the car roars off.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • As he roars off down the street, we see in the building window...

    Fiction book (2000)

  • With a final salute, he roared off down the drive.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The doors slam shut and the car immediately roars off.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Then two guys roar off on a speedboat and a jet ski.

    The Transporter Refueled (2015)

  • Duke throws the car into a skidding reverse turn and roars off.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The Saipan roars off into the setting sun, hell-bent for leather.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Cutter shoves the biker to the pavement, hops into the seat, revs the bike, and roars off into the night.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • With a final salute, he roared off down the drive, leaving a trail of dust behind.

Synonyms

to take off
vsto roar off
273 3.2

To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else

is also a sudden departure but specifically done with loud roaring sound
to rush off
vsto roar off
20 3.8

Leave suddenly because you are in a hurry

is a similarly quick departure but done with loud roaring noise
to roar
vsto roar off
14 2.7

To move or act in a noisy wild way that causes trouble

is similar in noise but focuses on leaving quickly rather than general chaos
to shove off
vsto roar off
  • Informal
12 7.7

Leave a place quickly, often in a rude way

is a similar abrupt leaving but is marked by a loud roaring noise
to storm off
vsto roar off
  • Informal
11 4.5

Leave a place quickly because you are angry

is a quick exit too but is driven by loud roaring rather than anger
to bolt out
vsto roar off
  • Informal
5 4.9

Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared

is similar in suddenness but involves a loud roaring departure
to rush away
vsto roar off
2 2.5

Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry

is similar in speed but differs by adding a loud roaring sound
to pop off
vsto roar off
  • UK
1 7.9

To leave a place quickly, often without saying goodbye

is the same sudden leaving but done loudly with a roar
to make a bolt
vsto roar off
6.8

To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid

matches that sudden leaving but includes loud, roaring noise when leaving
to leave with a huff
vsto roar off
  • Informal
7.8

To walk out suddenly while showing anger

is likewise sudden but differs by being loud and roaring rather than merely annoyed

Antonyms

to sneak away
  • Informal
17 3.6

To leave a place quietly without being noticed

How Quickly

sprint
55 2.1
to roar off
1 6.3
to rush off
20 3.8
to walk away
632 3.5

Surface Forms

roar off infinitive
roared off past
roared off past participle
roaring off present participle
roars off third person singular

Morphology

roar + off

The meaning 'to leave quickly making a loud, roaring noise' is directly compositional from 'roar' (to make a loud noise) plus 'off' (away/departure), following a common English verb+particle pattern indicating movement away. This construction is predictable and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Roar off comes from the image of a car or motorcycle whose engine roars as it drives off very quickly. So it means 'to leave fast, making a loud, roaring noise'.