dropped off (verb)

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• drop off — verb 1. fall or diminish (Freq. 1) The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test • Derivationally related forms: ↑drop off • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑diminish, ↑lessen, ↑fa …   Useful english dictionary

• doze off — verb change from a waking to a sleeping state he always falls asleep during lectures • Syn: ↑fall asleep, ↑dope off, ↑flake out, ↑drift off, ↑nod off, ↑drop off, ↑drowse off …   Useful english dictionary

• drop off — verb a) (intransitive) To fall asleep. After two glasses of whiskey, Tom soon dropped off in front of the television. b) (transitive) To deliver; to deposit or leave …   Wiktionary

• drop off — UK US drop off Phrasal Verb with drop({{}}/drɒp/ verb ( pp ) (UK also drop away) ► [I] to become lower in level, value, price, etc.: »Business dropped off a little during the summer. »The company s growth dropped off steadily to 0.3% last year.… …   Financial and business terms

• drop off — 1) see drop 9) 2) PHRASAL VERB If you drop off to sleep, you go to sleep. [INFORMAL] [V P to sleep] I must have dropped off to sleep... [V P] Just as I was dropping off, a strange thought crossed my mind. 3) PHRASAL VERB If the level of something …   English dictionary

• drop off — phrasal verb Word forms drop off : present tense I/you/we/they drop off he/she/it drops off present participle dropping off past tense dropped off past participle dropped off 1) [transitive] same as drop I, 4) Can you drop the kids off at school… …   English dictionary

• ˌdrop ˈoff — phrasal verb to become weaker or smaller in amount Her popularity has dropped off recently.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• throw off — verb 1. get rid of (Freq. 2) he shed his image as a pushy boss shed your clothes • Syn: ↑shed, ↑cast, ↑cast off, ↑shake off, ↑throw, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• play up — verb 1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (Freq. 1) The introduction highlighted the speaker s distinguished career in linguistics • Syn: ↑foreground, ↑highlight, ↑spotlight • Ant: ↑play down, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• drop — drop1 [ drap ] verb *** ▸ 1 let something fall ▸ 2 let yourself fall ▸ 3 let fall from aircraft ▸ 4 reduce/get less ▸ 5 not continue with something ▸ 6 not include something/someone ▸ 7 stop talking about something ▸ 8 end relationship with… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• drop — [[t]drɒ̱p[/t]] ♦♦ drops, dropping, dropped 1) V ERG If a level or amount drops or if someone or something drops it, it quickly becomes less. [V prep/adv] Temperatures can drop to freezing at night... [V prep/adv] Once the rate rises it never… …   English dictionary