WHISK OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does whisk off mean? 

• WHISK OFF (verb)
  The verb WHISK OFF has 2 senses:

1. brush or wipe off lightly

2. take away quickly and suddenly

  Familiarity information: WHISK OFF used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHISK OFF (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Brush or wipe off lightly

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

whisk; whisk off

Hypernyms (to "whisk off" is one way to...):

pass over; wipe (rub with a circular motion)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take away quickly and suddenly

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

whisk away; whisk off

Hypernyms (to "whisk off" is one way to...):

bear away; bear off; carry away; carry off; take away (remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody