Verb: come off kúm óf
- Come to be detached
"His retina came off and he had to be rushed into surgery";
- detach, come away
- Happen in a particular manner
"how did your talk come off?";
- go off, go over
- Detach or become detached or separated from a larger piece
"The button came off his shirt";
- chip, chip off, break away, break off, break, snap off
Derived forms: comes off, came off, come off, coming off
Type of: come about, detach, divide, fall out, go on, hap [archaic], happen, occur, part, pass, pass off, separate, take place