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drop off

/ drop off /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
fall or diminish
"The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"
Type of:
decrease diminish lessen
Derived:
decrease lessening drop-off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
get worse
"My grades are slipping"
Type of:
worsen decline
Kinds of:
lapse backslide
Derived:
slump slack drop-off falloff falling off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
retreat
Opposites:
gain advance win pull ahead make headway
Type of:
regress retrograde retrogress
Derived:
recession ceding back receding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
change from a waking to a sleeping state
"he always falls asleep during lectures"
Opposites:
wake up awake arouse awaken wake
Kinds of:
zonk out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
3
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decrease diminish lessen worsen decline lapse backslide regress retrograde retrogress gain advance