Phrase guide

mask off

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Showing one's true unpleasant nature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Synonym of mask (“shield from paint or copying, etc.”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The labour cost of this type of paint job comes more from the time it takes to painstakingly mask things off than from the time it takes to spray the paint.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mask

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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