The top half broke off, came off, fell off, came tumbling down, or? [closed]

Solution 1:

It slides-off. If candle is swiftly cut like a butter, then top half of the candle will slide-off after a delicate touch.

From thefreedictionary:

To slip along the surface of something and fall off.

All of the toppings slid off my ice cream sundae before I could take a single bite!

Be careful, or that stack of books will slide right off the table.