drop off

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To lessen or reduce

Sales have dropped off in recent months.

To fall asleep

And when the Boy dropped off to sleep, the Rabbit would snuggle down close under his little warm chin and dream, with the Boy's hands clasped close round him all night long.

To deliver; to deposit or leave

I'll drop off your books when I see you tonight.

To fall

The leaves were slowly dropping off the tree.

deliver something. deliver someone (by giving him/her a ride). "I'll drop letters off to the post office as I go home from work." "You don't have to take a taxi. You live fairly close to me, so I'll be happy to drop you 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 my way")
get worse; "My grades are slipping"
If you drop off to sleep, you go to sleep. I must have dropped off to sleep Just as I was dropping off, a strange thought crossed my mind
fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test
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change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"
If the level of something drops off, it becomes less. Sales to the British forces are expected to drop off = fall
retreat
drop off the radar
To vanish or fall into obscurity

Greenbaum didn't dramatically drop off the radar as soon as that song peaked, but kept slogging away for five years with diminishing returns.

drop the kids off at the pool
To defecate
drop-off
A sudden downward slope
drop-off
A sudden decrease (such as in the level of sales)
drop-off
a method of collecting recyclable materials where individuals transport the materials to a designated collection site Top
drop-off
- Consists of designated sites where residents may transport and deposit ("drop-off") their solid waste
drop-off
a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
drop-off
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"
drop-off
a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
drop-off
Recyclable materials collection method in which individuals take them to a designated collection site
drop-off
A very steep or perpendicular descent
drop-off charge
a fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented
drop off
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