come off

1. 1.

   come to be detached

   “His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery”

   Synonymsdetachcome away

   Broaderseparate

   Narrowerblow offcut offunsolderfall off
2. 2.

   happen in a particular manner

   “how did your talk go over?”

   Synonymsgo offgo over

   Broaderhappen
3. 3.

   break off (a piece from a whole)

   “Her tooth chipped”

   Synonymschipchip offbreak awaybreak off

   Broaderseparate

   Narrowerpeel offexfoliate

Questions about come off

What does come off mean?

come off means "come to be detached". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for come off?

Close synonyms include detach, come away, go off, go over, chip. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is come off a common word?

come off is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.