COME OFF
Dictionary entry overview: What does come off mean?
• COME OFF (verb)
The verb COME OFF has 3 senses:
1. come to be detached
2. happen in a particular manner
3. break off (a piece from a whole)
Familiarity information: COME OFF used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• COME OFF (verb)
Meaning:
Come to be detached
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
come away; come off; detach
Context example:
His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery
Hypernyms (to "come off" is one way to...):
divide; part; separate (come apart)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "come off"):
blow off (come off due to an explosion or other strong force)
chop off; cut off; lop off (remove by or as if by cutting)
unsolder (remove the soldering from)
fall off (come off)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Happen in a particular manner
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
come off; go over; go off
Context example:
how did your talk go over?
Hypernyms (to "come off" is one way to...):
come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s Adjective
Meaning:
Break off (a piece from a whole)
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
chip off; chip; break away; break off; come off
Context example:
Her tooth chipped
Hypernyms (to "come off" is one way to...):
divide; part; separate (come apart)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "come off"):
flake; flake off; peel; peel off (come off in flakes or thin small pieces)
exfoliate (come off in a very thin piece)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
