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Meanings of cliff in English
Significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure.
Synonyms
Examples for "drop"
Examples for "drop"
1
That tinkering saw the support for 'yes' drop to 49 per cent.
2
However, he decided to drop out in 1981 during his second year.
3
For different reasons, both parties are likely to see their vote drop.
4
The fight to pressure the state to drop the case is on.
5
She did, however, drop a hint about a possible new television role.
1
A number of airports around the UK have free 10-minute drop-off points.
2
These troops patrol from pre-selected drop-off points to carefully prioritised target areas.
3
Carriers say part of the reason is a dramatic drop-off in demand.
4
Dunning didn't enter the house for either the pickup or the drop-off.
5
Take your warbirds as low over the refugee drop-off site as possible.
Usage of cliff in English
1
And about that fiscal cliff: stay tuned for a very long fight.
2
Analysts have said the fiscal cliff could tip the economy into recession.
3
He let the gun fall; it rolled and fell over the cliff.
4
Falling off the cliff risks a major political backlash from voters though.
5
Stern Advice: The cliff deal and your wallet WASHINGTON Carry on, everyone.
6
The Path was in Ireland, a fissure in the cliff at Fairhead.
7
Congress agreed to a deal on January 1 that averted the cliff.
8
The angle of the cliff was not so sharp at the base.
9
But the weapon had been lost in the tumble down the cliff.
10
And it solved that crisis by creating another -the fiscal cliff.
11
People there chase horses off that cliff at least once every year.
12
From the cover of the bush he peered again over the cliff.
13
It confirms that really the economy is not falling off a cliff.
14
The fishes climbed to the top of the cliff overhanging the sea.
15
The huge beast lay dead, close to the base of the cliff.
16
What kind of cliff edge are we really at in Northern Ireland?
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Translations for cliff
Russian
Spanish
Cliff through the time
Cliff across language varieties
Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
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