fall off

verb

1. come off (Freq. 1)

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This button had fallen off

• Hypernyms: ↑detach, ↑come off, ↑come away

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Something ——s

2. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

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The real estate market fell off

• Syn: ↑slump, ↑sink

• Derivationally related forms: ↑falloff, ↑slump (for: ↑slump)

• Hypernyms: ↑drop

• Verb Group: ↑sink, ↑drop, ↑drop down

• Verb Frames:

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Something ——s

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The stock market is going to fall off

3. diminish in size or intensity

• Syn: ↑fall away

• Derivationally related forms: ↑falloff

• Hypernyms: ↑disappear, ↑vanish, ↑go away

• Verb Frames:

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Something ——s

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intransitive verb

1. : to step aside : withdraw

2. : trend — used of a coastline

3. of a ship : to deviate or trend to leeward of the point to which her head was directed

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fall off

1. To become detached and drop

2. To deteriorate

3. To die away, to perish

4. To revolt or abandon one's beliefs, principles, etc

5. To draw back

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Main Entry: ↑fall

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ˌfall ˈoff [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fall off he/she/it falls off present participle falling off past tense fell off past participle fallen off] phrasal verb

if the amount, level, or value of something falls off, it gets smaller

Sales always fall off in the winter months.

Thesaurus: to become less in size, amount or value_synonym

Main entry: fall

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fall off [phrasal verb]

: to stop being attached to something

The handle was so loose that it almost fell off.

— see also ↑fall 3b (above), 1

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Main Entry: ↑fall

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ˌfall ˈoff derived

to decrease in quantity or quality

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Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably.

Opp: ↑rise

Main entry: ↑fall_derived