fall off

Definition of fall off in English English dictionary: To diminish in size or value
Business always falls off in the winter.; To become detached or to drop from
A button fell off my coat.; A hip hop term; to completely lose the plot in terms of artistic direction
MC ___'s new album is wack - he's fallen off big-time.; Also bear away or bear off A boat falls off the wind when it points its bow further from the eye of the wind The opposite of heading up; diminish in size or intensity come off; "This button had fallen off; 1 To turn away from the direction of the wind; 2 To head to leeward; fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"; come off; "This button had fallen off"; 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; diminish in size or intensity; 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; separate, withdraw; decrease, diminish; drop off
fall off a truck: Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally
He said he bought it at the markets but I think it fell off a truck.
fall off the back of a lorry: Of an item of merchandise, to come into a perons's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally
fall off the turnip truck: To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person
Doesn't it strike you as funny that this city, which prides itself on its erudition and sophistication, can oftimes get suckered like a bumpkin who just fell off the turnip truck?.
fall off the wagon: To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction
Though he fell off the wagon several times, he eventually succeeded in quitting.
fall off the wagon: (deyim) Start drinking alcohol, after a period when you have drunk none
When her husband died, she fell off the wagon.
fall off the back of a lorry: (British Slang) appear from out of nowhere (ironic expression used to indicate that something came into one's possession in an illegitimate manner, i.e. by theft)
fall-off analysis: A type of archaeological analysis. Finds are plotted on a map and contoured in relation to the amount of finds
fall off: 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"
fall off: diminish in size or intensity
fall off: come off; "This button had fallen off"
fall off: Also bear away or bear off A boat falls off the wind when it points its bow further from the eye of the wind The opposite of heading up
fall off: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
fall off: 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
fall off: 1 To turn away from the direction of the wind; 2 To head to leeward
fall-off: a decrease in the level, amount, or number of something = fall rise fall-off in
falloff: A reduction or decline
falloff: 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"

fall off

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Fall off

Turkish pronunciation

fôl ôf

Synonyms

lessen, wane, decrease, diminish, slump

Pronunciation

/ˈfôl ˈôf/ /ˈfɔːl ˈɔːf/

Etymology

[ 'fol ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin to Old High German fallan to fall and perhaps to Lithuanian pulti.

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