1. Fall to a lower standard
   "My grades are falling away";
   - slip, drop off, drop away
    
2. Diminish in size or intensity
   "The crowd fell away as the night wore on";
   - fall off

Derived forms: fallen away, falls away, fell away, falling away

See also: fall

Type of: decline, disappear, go away, vanish, worsen

Encyclopedia: Fall away