"mask off" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mask off (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Showing one's true unpleasant nature. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mask_off-en-adj--wpd3uTV

Verb [English]

Forms: masks off [present, singular, third-person], masking off [participle, present], masked off [participle, past], masked off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} mask off (third-person singular simple present masks off, present participle masking off, simple past and past participle masked off)
  1. Synonym of mask (“shield from paint or copying, etc.”). Synonyms: mask [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: masking tape
    Sense id: en-mask_off-en-verb-en:shield_from_paint_etc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77
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