drop off

/drɑp ɑf/

/drɒp ɒf/

Other forms: dropped off; dropping off; drops off

Definitions of drop off

1. verb

   fall or diminish
   “The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test”

   type of:

   decrease, diminish, fall, lessen

   decrease in size, extent, or range
2. verb

   leave or unload
   synonyms: discharge, drop, put down, set down, unload

   types:

   wharf

   discharge at a wharf

   air-drop

   drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter

   type of:

   deliver

   bring to a destination, make a delivery
3. verb

   retreat
   synonyms: fall back, fall behind, lose, recede

   type of:

   regress, retrograde, retrogress

   get worse or fall back to a previous condition
4. verb

   get worse
   synonyms: drop away, fall away, slip

   types:

   backslide, lapse

   drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

   type of:

   decline, worsen

   grow worse
5. verb

   change from a waking to a sleeping state
   synonyms: dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off

   types:

   zonk out

   fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired