| VERB | change | drop off | fall or diminish |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | drop off, fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, doze off, drowse off | change from a waking to a sleeping state | |
| contact | drop off, drop, set down, put down, unload, discharge | leave or unload | |
| competition | drop off, fall back, fall behind, recede | retreat | |
| change | drop off, slip, drop away, fall away | get worse |
| Meaning | fall or diminish. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
| Spanish | caer, disminuir | |
| Catalan | baixar, disminuir | |
| Nouns | drop-off | a change downward |
| Meaning | change from a waking to a sleeping state. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, doze off, drowse off | |
| Narrower | zonk out | fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired |
| Opposite | wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken | stop sleeping |
| Spanish | adormecerse, dormirse | |
| Catalan | adormir-se, endormiscar-se | |
| Meaning | Leave or unload. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "drop off the passengers at the hotel" | |
| Synonyms | drop, set down, put down, unload, discharge | |
| Narrower | air-drop | Drop (an object) from the air |
| wharf | Discharge at a wharf | |
| Broader | deliver | Bring to a destination, make a delivery |
| Spanish | dejar, descargar | |
| Catalan | deixar, descarregar | |
| Meaning | retreat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | fall back, fall behind, recede | |
| Broader | regress, retrograde, retrogress | get worse or fall back to a previous condition |
| See also | fall | Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind |
| Opposite | gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground | Obtain advantages, such as points, etc. |
| Spanish | abandonar, perder, replegarse, retirarse, retroceder | |
| Meaning | get worse. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | slip, drop away, fall away | |
| Narrower | lapse, backslide | Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards |
| Broader | worsen, decline | Grow worse |
| See also | fall | Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind |
| Spanish | agravarse, bajar, declinar, deteriorar, empeorar | |
| Catalan | baixar, declinar, empitjorar | |
| Nouns | drop-off | a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality |
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