Word Information

Drop

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Definitions for Drop

noun
a shape that is spherical and small
Synonyms
bead pearl
Examples
  1. he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
  2. beads of sweat on his forehead
noun
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
Synonyms
drib driblet
Examples
  1. he had a drop too much to drink
  2. a drop of each sample was analyzed
  3. there is not a drop of pity in that man
  4. years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling
noun
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Synonyms
dip fall free fall
Examples
  1. a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index
  2. there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery
  3. a dip in prices
  4. when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall
noun
a steep high face of rock
Synonyms
cliff drop-off
Examples
  1. he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town
  2. a steep drop
noun
a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
noun
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
Synonyms
fall
Examples
  1. it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height
noun
a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies
Synonyms
drop curtain drop cloth
Examples
  1. often used as background scenery
noun
a central depository where things can be left or picked up
noun
the act of dropping something
Examples
  1. they expected the drop would be successful
verb
let fall to the ground
Examples
  1. Don't drop the dishes
verb
to fall vertically
Examples
  1. the bombs are dropping on enemy targets
verb
go down in value
Examples
  1. Stock prices dropped
verb
fall or descend to a lower place or level
Synonyms
sink drop down
Examples
  1. He sank to his knees
verb
terminate an association with
Examples
  1. drop him from the Republican ticket
verb
utter with seeming casualness
Examples
  1. drop a hint
  2. drop names
verb
stop pursuing or acting
Synonyms
knock off
Examples
  1. drop a lawsuit
  2. knock it off!
verb
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
Synonyms
drop off set down put down unload discharge
Examples
  1. unload the cargo
  2. drop off the passengers at the hotel
verb
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
Synonyms
fell strike down cut down
Examples
  1. strike down a tree
  2. Lightning struck down the hikers
verb
lose (a game)
Examples
  1. The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13
verb
pay out
Synonyms
spend expend
Examples
  1. spend money
verb
lower the pitch of (musical notes)
Synonyms
flatten
verb
hang freely
Synonyms
dangle swing
Examples
  1. the ornaments dangled from the tree
  2. The light dropped from the ceiling
verb
stop associating with
Synonyms
dismiss send packing send away
Examples
  1. They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
verb
let or cause to fall in drops
Synonyms
dribble drip
Examples
  1. dribble oil into the mixture
verb
get rid of
Synonyms
shed cast cast off shake off throw throw off throw away
Examples
  1. he shed his image as a pushy boss
  2. shed your clothes
verb
take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
Examples
  1. She dropped acid when she was a teenager
verb
omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
Examples
  1. New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's
verb
leave undone or leave out
Synonyms
neglect pretermit omit miss leave out overlook overleap
Examples
  1. How could I miss that typo?
  2. The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
verb
change from one level to another
Examples
  1. She dropped into army jargon
verb
fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
Examples
  1. shop til you drop
verb
grow worse
Synonyms
devolve deteriorate degenerate
Examples
  1. Her condition deteriorated
  2. Conditions in the slums degenerated
  3. The discussion devolved into a shouting match
verb
give birth
Examples
  1. used for animals
  2. The cow dropped her calf this morning

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