Search Result for "drop_off":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. fall or diminish;
- Example: "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"

2. change from a waking to a sleeping state;
- Example: "he always falls asleep during lectures"
[syn: fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse off]

3. leave or unload;
- Example: "unload the cargo"
- Example: "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
[syn: drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge]

4. retreat;
[syn: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede]

5. get worse;
- Example: "My grades are slipping"
[syn: slip, drop off, drop away, fall away]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

drop off
    v 1: fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course
         dropped off after the first test"
    2: change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls
       asleep during lectures" [syn: fall asleep, dope off,
       flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off,
       drowse off] [ant: arouse, awake, awaken, come
       alive, wake, wake up, waken]
    3: leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers
       at the hotel" [syn: drop, drop off, set down, put
       down, unload, discharge]
    4: retreat [syn: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind,
       recede] [ant: advance, gain, gain ground, get
       ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win]
    5: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: slip, drop off,
       drop away, fall away]