Drop off (original) (raw)

I. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Change from a waking to a sleeping state

Example:

he always falls asleep during lectures

Synonyms:

dope off; doze off; drift off; drop off; drowse off; fall asleep; flake out; nod off

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "drop off"):

zonk out (fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Fall or diminish

Example:

The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "drop off" is one way to...):

decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)

Sentence frame:

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Derivation:

drop-off (a change downward)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Get worse

Example:

My grades are slipping

Synonyms:

drop away; drop off; fall away; slip

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "drop off" is one way to...):

decline; worsen (grow worse)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "drop off"):

backslide; lapse (drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

drop-off (a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Retreat

Synonyms:

drop off; fall back; fall behind; recede

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "drop off" is one way to...):

regress; retrograde; retrogress (get worse or fall back to a previous condition)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 5

Meaning:

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

Example:

drop off the passengers at the hotel

Synonyms:

discharge; drop; drop off; put down; set down; unload

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "drop off" is one way to...):

deliver (bring to a destination, make a delivery)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "drop off"):

wharf (discharge at a wharf)

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

Sentence frames:

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