fall off

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive, transitive) To become detached or to drop from.
2. (intransitive) To diminish in size, value, etc. To get worse (in quality).
3. To change the direction of the sail so as to point in a direction that is more down wind; to bring the bow leeward.
4. (intransitive) To fall into sin; stray.

Noun

Alternative form of falloff.

Synonyms

drop off

fall away

drop away

fall

fall out

come off

drop

fall down

sink

break

slump

fall behind

tumble off

go under

break off

tear up

lessen

wane

peel

withdraw

separate

decrease

dwindle

go down

derail

go off

jump

jump off

leap

leave

let up

lose

pass away

pay off

plump

reduced

rise

separated

shed

slake

slip off

subside

swerve

take down

taken apart

slough off

tumble-down

turn down

unseat

vanish

Translations

détacher

tomber

abfallen

cair

herunterfallen

cadere

caer

afvallen

desprenderse

crollare

degenero

desprendre’s

سقط

bajar

enfonsar-se

Etymology

From fall + off; and also dissimilated from Middle English offallen (“to destroy, defeat, ruin, fail”), from Old English offeallan (“to fall upon, destroy”).