Describes either (1) a player losing their balance at the release and they lose their balance off to the side; (2) the act of the ball coming off your hand too quickly, resulting in a very errant or weak hitting shot; (3) gutter ball as it falls off the lane
A direction to the helmsman telling them to tern the boat away from the wind Use - "Fall of a bit so we can build speed"
If something falls off, it separates from the thing to which it was attached and moves towards the ground. When your exhaust falls off, you have to replace it. = drop off
If the degree, amount, or size of something falls off, it decreases. Unemployment is rising again and retail buying has fallen off. see also falling-off