go off
(FOOD) UK — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/
/ɡoʊ/ verb (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)Definition
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B2 If food or drink goes off, it is not good to eat or drink any more because it is too old: This bacon smells a bit funny - do you think it's gone off? → See also off adjectiveDecaying and staying fresh
(Definition of go off (FOOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- best-before date noun
- biodegradable adjective
- biodegrade verb
- decay noun
- decay verb
- decompose verb
- mouldy adjective (HAVING MOULD)
- out of date adjective (FOOD)
- perish verb (DECAY)
- perishable adjective
- pull date noun
- putrefaction noun
- putrid adjective (DECAYED)
- rack noun (DECAY)
- rot noun
- rotten adjective
- sell-by date noun
- shrivel verb
- spoil verb (DESTROY)
- withered adjective
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