FALLING OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does falling off mean? 

• FALLING OFF (noun)
  The noun FALLING OFF has 1 sense:

1. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

  Familiarity information: FALLING OFF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FALLING OFF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

drop-off; falling off; falloff; slack; slump

Context example:

a falloff in quality

Hypernyms ("falling off" is a kind of...):

declension; decline in quality; deterioration; worsening (process of changing to an inferior state)

 Context examples 

You'd like to know whether I stop her hair from falling off, or dye it, or touch up her complexion, or improve her eyebrows, wouldn't you?

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The Scarecrow climbed up the ladder first, but he was so awkward that Dorothy had to follow close behind and keep him from falling off.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)