drop off

Speech parts

1. drop off - Noun

2. drop off - Verb

3. drop off - Phrase

Meaning

a steep high face of rock

a change downward

remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

change from a waking to a sleeping state

get worse

fall or diminish

retreat

a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

drop-off

Synonyms

doze off slack cliff drop decrease slump recede lessening set down fall asleep fall away drift off flake out nod off sack out
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Antonyms

ascension addition increase addendum rise expansion
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Hypernyms

change fall formation decline decrease deliver

Hyponyms

wharf crag sinking shrinking attrition casualty

Related terms

drop off

Examples

I always figure I have this tree and there's always some green fruit that's not ready to pick or blossoms that are ready to flower; there are always some ready to drop off too. Graeme Murphy

Just slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan Don't need to be coy, Roy, just listen to me Hop on the bus, Gus, don't need to discuss much Just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free. Paul Simon

Language is a living thing. We can feel it changing. Parts of it become old: they drop off and are forgotten. New pieces bud out, spread into leaves, and become big branches, proliferating. Gilbert Highet

Let the wormy of it drop off. Hungarian Proverb

You'll hear a lot of things before your ears drop off. American Proverb

Don't point your finger into a graveyard or it will drop off. Bajan Proverb

Words in the phrase

drop off

Close letter words and terms

drop names drop of moisture drop of water drop off the cliff drop off the face of the earth drop off the hooks