drops off

Leaves at destination

Drops off means to deliver someone or something at a destination, typically by vehicle, without staying long yourself: I'll drops off the kids at school on my way to work.

It also describes a decline or decrease in quantity, intensity, or activity: Sales usually drop off after the holidays.

A third sense refers to falling asleep, often unintentionally: He dropped off during the movie.

The terrain can also drop off, meaning it descends steeply.

Related

exit · abate · plummets · fall · dwindle · diminish · fade · falls asleep · taper · doorstep · curbside pickup · abandon · lessen · wane · subside · slumps · crashes · decrease

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Opposites
delivery/transport action

drops offpicks up

Takes into hand

collects · retrieves · fetches · gathers · takes away

quantity/intensity change

drops offpicks up

Takes into hand

increases · rises · climbs · surges · spikes

attention/consciousness

drops offwakes up

Emerges from slumber

comes to · rouses · perks up · stirs

Family

drop, off, dropped, drops, dropping, droplet, offset, dropout, offshoot

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G