What does falling off mean?

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fall·ing off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling offnoun

    a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

    "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"

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  1. falling off

    Falling off refers to a decline, decrease, or deterioration in quality, quantity, intensity, or value of something. It can also denote physically dropping or descending from a higher point or level to a lower one. In more abstract terms, it could mean the diminishing of certain behavior, performance, output, popularity or interest over a period of time.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. falling off

    The opposite of griping, or coming up to the wind; it is the movement or direction of the ship's head to leeward of the point whither it was lately directed, particularly when she sails near the wind, or lies by. Also, the angle contained between her nearest approach to the direction of the wind, and her furthest declination from it when trying.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of falling off in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of falling off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of falling off in a Sentence

  1. Ted Rossman:

    Consumer spending certainly isn’t falling off a cliff, but we are seeing ample evidence that Americans are becoming more reluctant to make certain purchases, especially larger expenses and acquiring physical goods, services spending has been more robust, perhaps still owing to pent-up demand that stacked up during the pandemic for things like traveling and dining out.

  2. Tracy Morgan:

    It's just like falling off a bike and getting back on, that's all -- you don't forget where the pedals are.

  3. Leonard Augsburger:

    Most' obstructed error' notes result from a loose piece of paper, scotch tape, band-aid, or other detritus becoming attached to the currency stock during the printing process and later falling off. Most notes of this class thus exhibit a blank area somewhere on Del Monte note.

  4. Ted Rossman:

    Long story short, we’re seeing a more cautious consumer, consumer spending certainly isn’t falling off a cliff, but we are seeing ample evidence that Americans are becoming more reluctant to make certain purchases, especially larger expenses and acquiring physical goods.

  5. Hannah Gavios:

    It was pitch black and before I knew it, I was in midair falling off a cliff. I was honestly thinking I wouldn’t survive, i hit my head a few times and landed with a big bump. I was screaming in pain. It was the most painful thing ever. I felt like a total vegetable. I felt completely vulnerable. I couldn’t move anything.

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