WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
come off v 1: come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" [syn: detach, come off, come away] [ant: attach] 2: happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?" [syn: go off, come off, go over] 3: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn: chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off]