Drop Off (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Diminish
• Fall
• Lessen

Related Words

• Drop-off (noun)

Meaning ²

Get worse; "My grades are slipping".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Drop Away
• Slip
• Fall Away

Hypernyms

• Worsen

Hyponyms

• Lapse

Related Words

• Drop-off (noun)

Meaning ³

Retreat.

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Synonyms

• Fall Behind
• Recede
• Fall Back

Hypernyms

• Regress
• Retrogress

Meaning ⁴

Remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Drop
• Put Down
• Discharge
• Unload
• Set Down

Hypernyms

• Deliver

Hyponyms

• Air-drop
• Wharf

Meaning ⁵

Change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

• Doze Off
• Drift Off
• Fall Asleep
• Dope Off
• Flake Out
• Drowse Off
• Nod Off

Hyponyms

• Zonk Out