verb
1. come off (Freq. 1)
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This button had fallen off
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
2. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
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The real estate market fell off
• Hypernyms: ↑drop
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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
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Something ——s
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intransitive verb1. : 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 valuesynonym
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.
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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.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.