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- See:
- drop
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phrase |
| definition 1: |
to drive (someone) to a place and let them get out of the vehicle there.
I'll drop you off at your apartment on my way home.I usually drop off my son at school in the morning and his dad picks him up after school.Just drop me off at the corner, please.- similar words:
- leave off
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| definition 2: |
to fall asleep.
It's a long ride on the bus and sometimes I drop off.My dad often drops off reading the newspaper in the afternoon.- synonyms:
- nod
- similar words:
- drowse, snooze
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| definition 3: |
to become less.
The number of cases of the disease appears to be dropping off.Business has been dropping off steadily since January.- synonyms:
- decline, decrease, fall, fall off, shrink
- similar words:
- abate, diminish, sink
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| related words: |
decrease, fall, fall off, nap, nod, slump, suffer |
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