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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. [VERB PARTICLE]
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. [VERB PARTICLE]
3.  See also falling-off
More Synonyms of fall off
fall
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fall off in British

verb (intransitive)
1. 
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
4. 
a decline or drop
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fall-off in British

(ˈfɔːlˌɒf)
noun
another name for falling-off
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fall off in American

1. 
to become smaller, less, lighter, etc.
2. 
to become worse; decline
3.  Nautical
to swing away from the heading, often, specif., to leeward
fall
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Example sentences containing 'fall off'

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He should've stopped as soon as he saw it fall off my despatch box. Babson, Marian DEATH IN FASHIONWould 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)

Trends of 'fall off'

Used Occasionally. fall off is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'fall off'

  • fall in with
  • fall into
  • fall line
  • fall off
  • fall on
  • fall on deaf ears
  • fall on one's feet

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Definition of fall off from the Collins English Dictionary

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