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  • 21drop-off — /ˈdrɒp ɒf/ (say drop of) noun 1. a decline in performance, numbers, value, etc.: a drop off in sales; a drop off in attendances. 2. an underwater cliff …

  • 22drop-off — noun Date: 1923 1. a very steep or perpendicular descent 2. a marked dwindling or decline < a drop off in attendance > 3. the act or an instance of making a usually brief deposit or delivery < drop off …

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  • 23drop off — phr verb Drop off is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑berry Drop off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bag, ↑passenger …

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  • 24drop off — leave quietly, disappear; become less; fall asleep deliver something (e.g.: On my way home I can drop off the letter at the post office ); giving a ride to a person ( You don t have to take the bus, you live close to you so I will drop you off on …

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  • 25drop off — verb a) (intransitive) To fall asleep. After two glasses of whiskey, Tom soon dropped off in front of the television. b) (transitive) To deliver; to deposit or leave …

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  • 26drop off — I. deliver, drive and leave a parcel    I ll drop off the parcel today. What s your address? II. go to sleep, doze, fall asleep    I only dropped off for a second. I was awake for the news. III. reduce, diminish, slip, slow down    Sales have&#8230; …

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  • 27drop-off — noun a) A sudden downward slope b) A sudden decrease (such as in the level of sales) See Also: drop off …

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  • 28drop off someone — drop off (someone/something) to leave someone or something at a particular place. “Discovery” dropped off supplies and picked up an American astronaut who had spent four months on the space station. Parents drop their kids off at daycare early in …

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  • 29drop off something — drop off (someone/something) to leave someone or something at a particular place. “Discovery” dropped off supplies and picked up an American astronaut who had spent four months on the space station. Parents drop their kids off at daycare early in …

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  • 30drop off the radar — verb To vanish or fall into obscurity. Not long after that, the band seemed to drop off the radar entirely, leading many to assume that they had broken up …

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