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FALL AWAY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Diminish in size or intensity

Synonyms:

fall away; fall off

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "fall away" is one way to...):

disappear; go away; vanish (get lost, as without warning or explanation)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Get worse

Example:

My grades are slipping

Synonyms:

drop away; drop off; fall away; slip

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "fall away" is one way to...):

decline; worsen (grow worse)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fall away"):

backslide; lapse (drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards)

Sentence frames:

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