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DROP OFF
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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:
Somebody ----s
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:
Something ----s
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...):
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:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
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:
Somebody ----s
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:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
