Akademik

come off
verb
1. come to be detached (Freq. 2)
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His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery

• Syn: ↑detach, ↑come away
• Ant: ↑attach (for: ↑detach)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑detachment (for: ↑detach)
• Hypernyms: ↑separate, ↑divide, ↑part
• Hyponyms: ↑blow off, ↑cut off, ↑chop off, ↑lop off, ↑unsolder, ↑fall off
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Something is ——ing PP

2. happen in a particular manner (Freq. 1)
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how did your talk go over?

• Syn: ↑go off, ↑go over
• Hypernyms:
↑happen, ↑hap, ↑go on, ↑pass off, ↑occur, ↑pass, ↑fall out, ↑come about, ↑take place
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s Adjective

3. break off (a piece from a whole)
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Her tooth chipped

• Syn: ↑chip, ↑chip off, ↑break away, ↑break off
• Derivationally related forms: ↑chip (for: ↑chip), ↑chipping (for: ↑chip)
• Hypernyms: ↑separate, ↑divide, ↑part
• Hyponyms: ↑peel off, ↑peel, ↑flake off, ↑flake, ↑exfoliate
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Something is ——ing PP


Useful english dictionary. 2012.