mask off

verb

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

“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.”

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Meanings

verbmask off (third-person singular simple present masks off, present participle masking off, simple past and past participle masked off)

present singular third person masks off · participle present masking off · participle past masked off · past masked off

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

    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.

    Synonyms: mask

adjectivemask off (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableShowing one's true unpleasant nature.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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APA

mask off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mask%20off

MLA

“mask off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mask%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mask off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mask%20off.

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