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Noun falling off has 1 sense

slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off - 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"
--₁ is a kind of deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening

Verb fall off has 3 senses

fall off - come off; "This button had fallen off"
--₁ is one way to detach, come off, come away
Sample sentence:
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slump, fall off, sink - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
--₂ is one way to drop

Derived form: noun falloff₁
Sample sentence:
The stock market is going to fall off
fall off, fall away - diminish in size or intensity
--₃ is one way to disappear, vanish, go away

Derived form: noun falloff₁
Sample sentence:
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