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Verb: come off  kúm óf
  1. Come to be detached
    "His retina came off and he had to be rushed into surgery";
    - detach, come away
     
  2. Happen in a particular manner
    "how did your talk come off?";
    - go off, go over
     
  3. Break off (a piece from a whole)
    - chip, chip off, break away, break off

Derived forms: coming off, came off, comes off, come off

See also: wear out

Type of: come about, divide, fall out, go on, hap [archaic], happen, occur, part, pass, pass off, separate, take place

Nearest

come hell or high water
come home
come in
come in for
come in handy
come into
come into being
come into its own
come near
come of age
come off
come off it
come on
come out
come out of the closet
come over
come round
come short
come through
come to
come to grips