| Verb | 1. | drop off - fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | |
| 2. | drop off - change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"zonk out - fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired; "after the long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hours" | |
| 3. | drop off - retreat | |
| 4. | drop off - get worse; "My grades are slipping"backslide, lapse - drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards | |