Definition of 'fall off'

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fall off

1. phrasal verb

If something falls off, it separates from the thing to which it was attached and moves towards the ground.

When your exhaust falls off, you have to replace it.

2. phrasal verb

If the degree, amount, or size of something falls off, it decreases.

Unemployment is rising again and retail buying has fallen off.

Synonyms: decrease, drop, reduce, decline More Synonyms of fall off

3. See also falling-off

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fall

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fall off

verb (intransitive)

to drop unintentionally to the ground from (a high object, bicycle, etc), esp after losing one's balance

2. (adverb)

to diminish in size, intensity, etc; decline or weaken

business fell off after Christmas

3. (adverb) nautical

to allow or cause a vessel to sail downwind of her former heading

noun fall-off

a decline or drop

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fall-off (ˈfɔːlˌɒf)

noun

another name for falling-off

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fall off in American English

to become smaller, less, lighter, etc.

to become worse; decline

3. Nautical

to swing away from the heading, often, specif., to leeward

fall

Example sentences containing 'fall off'

He should've stopped as soon as he saw it fall off my despatch box.

Babson, Marian DEATH IN FASHION

Would he be able to resist or would he fall off the wagon spectacularly?

Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)

Sometimes you were up, sometimes you were down, the thing was to keep swinging and not fall off.

Butler, Gwendoline COFFIN IN FASHION

And with Lauren on the same bed, she had to be careful not to fall off.

French, Vivian & Fisher, Chris (illustrator) THE STAPLE STREET GANG: KIM AND THE SOOPER GLOOPER TORCH (1993)

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Definition of 'fall off'

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fall-off (ˈfɔːlˌɒf)

fall off in American English

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