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WHISK OFF

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Dictionary entry overview: What does whisk off mean?

• WHISK OFF (verb)
The verb WHISK OFF has 2 senses:

1. brush or wipe off lightly
2. take away quickly and suddenly

Familiarity information: WHISK OFF used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WHISK OFF (verb)

Sense 1

whisk off ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Brush or wipe off lightly

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

whisk off; whisk

Hypernyms (to "whisk off" is one way to...):

pass over; wipe (rub with a circular motion)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

whisk off ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Take away quickly and suddenly

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

whisk away; whisk off

Hypernyms (to "whisk off" is one way to...):

bear away; bear off; carry away; carry off; take away (remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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WHISK OFF: related words searches

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» bear off: pronunciation in phonetic transcription
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» wipe: pronunciation in phonetic transcription
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