drop off

Verb
  1. Fall or diminish (synset 200152707)
    "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"
    is a type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen - decrease in size, extent, or range
  2. Change from a waking to a sleeping state (synset 200017275)
    "he always falls asleep during lectures"
    subtypes: zonk out - fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired
    same as: dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off
  3. Remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave (synset 201492094)
    "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
    is a type of: deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery
    subtypes:
    • wharf - discharge at a wharf
    • air-drop - drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter
    same as: discharge, drop, put down, set down, unload
  4. Retreat (synset 201116231)
    is a type of: regress, retrograde, retrogress - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
    same as: fall back, fall behind, recede
  5. Get worse (synset 200204753)
    "My grades are slipping"
    is a type of: decline, worsen - grow worse
    subtypes: backslide, lapse - drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
    same as: drop away, fall away, slip

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