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drop away

drop a·way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [drop uh-wey]
    • /drɒp əˈweɪ/
    • /drɒp əˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [drop uh-wey]
    • /drɒp əˈweɪ/

Definitions of drop away words

  • noun drop away become fewer 1
  • noun drop away become worse 1
  • phrasal verb drop away If land or ground drops away, it slopes down so that it is at a lower level to where you are or from a particular point that has been mentioned. 0
  • verb drop away to fall or go away gradually 0
  • verb drop away (Intransitive Verb) To become less or fewer. 0
See all 5 definitions of drop away

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Parts of speech for Drop away

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Drop away

drop away popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for drop away

verb drop away

  • bevel — a surface that meets another at an angle other than a right angle
  • ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
  • rake — inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal.
  • angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
  • incline — to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
All 21 Synonyms of drop away

Antonyms for drop away

verb drop away

  • straighten — make straight
  • ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
  • decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
All 8 Antonyms of drop away

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