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11drop off — ► drop off fall asleep, especially without intending to. Main Entry: ↑drop …
12drop-off — [dräp′ôf΄] n. 1. a very steep drop 2. a decline or decrease, as in sales, prices, etc …
13drop off — index diminish, ebb, lessen Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
14drop-off — noun 1. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality the team went into a slump a gradual slack in output a drop off in attendance a falloff in quality • Syn: ↑slump, ↑slack, ↑falloff, ↑ …
15drop off — verb 1. fall or diminish (Freq. 1) The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test • Derivationally related forms: ↑drop off • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑diminish, ↑lessen, ↑fa …
16drop off — phrasal verb Word forms drop off : present tense I/you/we/they drop off he/she/it drops off present participle dropping off past tense dropped off past participle dropped off 1) [transitive] same as drop I, 4) Can you drop the kids off at school… …
17drop off — v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to leave ) to drop off at (could you drop off the books at the library?) 2) (misc.) to drop off to sleep * * * [ drɒp ɒf] (misc.) to drop off to sleep (D; tr.) ( to leave ) to drop off at (could you drop off the books at the… …
18drop-off — I UK / US noun [countable] Word forms drop off : singular drop off plural drop offs a reduction in the amount or level of something We often see a drop off in business in the winter. II UK / US adjective used about the time or place that you… …
19drop off — 1) see drop 9) 2) PHRASAL VERB If you drop off to sleep, you go to sleep. [INFORMAL] [V P to sleep] I must have dropped off to sleep... [V P] Just as I was dropping off, a strange thought crossed my mind. 3) PHRASAL VERB If the level of something …
20drop off — UK US drop off Phrasal Verb with drop({{}}/drɒp/ verb ( pp ) (UK also drop away) ► [I] to become lower in level, value, price, etc.: »Business dropped off a little during the summer. »The company s growth dropped off steadily to 0.3% last year.… …
