dictionary definitions for "drop off"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  drop off
      v 1: fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course
           dropped off after the first test"
      2: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls
         asleep during lectures" [syn: fall asleep, dope off,
         flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off,
         drowse off] [ant: arouse, awake, awaken, {come
         alive}, wake, wake up, waken]
      3: leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers
         at the hotel" [syn: drop, drop off, set down, {put
         down}, unload, discharge]
      4: retreat [syn: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind,
         recede] [ant: advance, gain, gain ground, {get
         ahead}, make headway, pull ahead, win]
      5: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: slip, drop off,
         drop away, fall away]


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