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drop-off
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun drop-off has 3 senses
- drop-off(n = noun.process) falling off, falloff, slack, slump - a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" is a kind of declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening
- drop-off(n = noun.object) cliff, drop - a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" has particulars: crag, precipice
- drop-off(n = noun.event) decrease, lessening - a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" is a kind of alteration, change, modification
Derived form verb drop off5
is a kind of formation, geological formation
has particulars: shrinkage, shrinking, casualty, sinking, attrition, dwindling, dwindling away, waning
Derived form verb drop off1
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