| drop off | | |
| v. (change) | 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 fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" |
| v. (body) | 2. dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod 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" |
| v. (contact) | 3. discharge, drop, drop off, put down, set down, unload | leave or unload.; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" |
| ~ deliver | bring to a destination, make a delivery.; "our local super market delivers" |
| ~ wharf | discharge at a wharf.; "wharf the passengers" |
| ~ air-drop | drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter. |
| v. (competition) | 4. drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede | retreat. |
| ~ retrogress, regress, retrograde | get worse or fall back to a previous condition. |
| v. (change) | 5. drop away, drop off, fall away, slip | get worse.; "My grades are slipping" |
| ~ decline, worsen | grow worse.; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
| ~ backslide, lapse | drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards. |
| unload | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. offload, unlade, unload | take the load off (a container or vehicle).; "unload the truck"; "offload the van" |
| ~ empty | remove.; "Empty the water" |
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