come off

Speech parts

1. come off - Noun

2. come off - Verb

Meaning

break off (a piece from a whole)

come to be detached

happen in a particular manner

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

come-off

Synonyms

chip detach break off go off go over break away come away chip off hap peel work come occur appear click
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Antonyms

miss moor truss chain bomb tank
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Hypernyms

hap occur separate pass happen divide

Hyponyms

peel flake cut-off exfoliate blow-off peel off

Examples

I don't want to come off like the jealous brother who wasn't getting the attention, but it was like no one was really into me anyway. I wasn't really a priority. Jack Osbourne

The other thing is that if you rely solely on medication to manage depression or anxiety, for example, you have done nothing to train the mind, so that when you come off the medication, you are just as vulnerable to a relapse as though you had never taken the medication. Daniel Goleman

Thought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free. François Rabelais

When I come off the bench, I'm looking to add energy, and then I play defense and rebound. Also, at the end of the game, I have the experience to go out there and help us win. Sue Wicks

No matter who comes off well, the peacemaker is sure to come off ill. Irish Proverb

Clothes put on while running come off while running. Ethiopian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

come now come of come of age come off clear come off in layers come off in strips