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Definition of 'Drop'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) drop
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; liquid globule.

2.  drop
the quantity of liquid contained in such a globule.

3.  drop
a very small quantity of liquid.

4.  drop
a minute quantity of anything:
not even a drop of mercy.

5.  drop
Usu., drops.

6.  drop
liquid medicine given in a dose or form of globules from a medicine dropper.

7.  drop
a solution for dilating the pupils of the eyes, administered to the eyes in this manner.

8.  drop
a limited amount of an alcoholic beverage:
take a drop after dinner.

9.  drop
an act or instance of dropping; fall; descent.

10.  drop
the distance or depth to which anything drops.

11.  drop
a steep slope:
a short drop to the lake.

12.  drop
a decline in amount, degree, quality, value, etc.

13.  drop
a small, usu. spherical, piece of candy; lozenge.

14.  drop
a central depository where items are left or transmitted.

15.  drop
a place where secret letters or packages can be left for picking up by another person without attracting attention.

16.  drop
something resembling or likened to a liquid globule, as an ornament or jewel.

17.  drop
a descent by parachute.

18.  drop
an instance of dropping persons or supplies by parachute or the amount or number so dropped.

19.  drop
the persons or supplies so dropped.

20.  drop
something that drops or is used for dropping.

21.  drop
a gallows.

22.  drop
a slit or opening into which something can be dropped, as in a mailbox.

23.  drop
the newborn young of an animal.

24. (v.i.) drop
to fall in globules or small portions, as water or other liquid.

25.  drop
to fall vertically; have an abrupt descent.

26.  drop
to sink or fall to the ground, floor, or bottom as if inanimate.

27.  drop
to fall lower in condition, degree, value, etc.; diminish or lessen; sink.

28.  drop
to come to an end; cease; lapse:
There the matter dropped.

29.  drop
to fall or move to a position that is lower, farther back, inferior, etc.:
to drop back in line.

30.  drop
to withdraw; quit (often fol. by out or from):
to drop out of a race.

31.  drop
to pass or enter without effort into some condition, activity, or the like:
to drop into a reverie.

32.  drop
to make an unexpected or unannounced stop or visit at a place (usu. fol. by in, by, or over).

33.  drop
to cease to appear or be seen; vanish:
to drop from sight.

34.  drop
to fall wounded, dead, etc.:
to drop in battle.

35.  drop
to move gently, as with the tide or a light wind (usu. fol. by down).

36.  drop
Slang. to ingest an illicit drug orally; swallow.

37. (v.t.) drop
to let fall in drops or small portions:
to drop cream into coffee.

38.  drop
to let or cause to fall.

39.  drop
to cause or allow to sink to a lower position.

40.  drop
to cause to decrease in value, amount, quality, etc.; reduce.

41.  drop
to utter or express casually or incidentally:
to drop a hint.

42.  drop
to write and send:
Drop me a note.

43.  drop
to bring to the ground by a blow or shot.

44.  drop
to set down or unload, as from a ship or car (often fol. by off):
Drop us at the corner.

45.  drop
to omit (a letter or syllable) in pronunciation or writing: You drop your final r
's.

46.  drop
to lower (the voice) in pitch or loudness.

47.  drop
to abandon; forget:
to drop one's old friends.

48.  drop
to dismiss as an employee, member, etc.; remove.

49.  drop
to withdraw or cease to pursue:
The libel charges were eventually dropped.

50.  drop
to throw, shoot, hit, kick, or roll (a ball, puck, etc.) through or into a basket, hole, or other goal.

51.  drop
to lose (a game, money, etc.)

52.  drop
(of animals) to give birth to.

53.  drop
to parachute (persons, supplies, etc.).

54.  drop
to sew again in a lower position:
to drop the hem of a skirt.

55.  drop
to lower (the wheels) into position for landing an airplane.

56.  drop
to take (esp. an illicit drug) by swallowing; ingest:
to drop LSD.

57.  drop
drop behind, to fail to keep maintaining the necessary pace, quota of work, standard, etc.

58.  drop
drop off,

59.  drop
to fall asleep.

60.  drop
to decrease; decline.

61.  drop
drop out,

62.  drop
to stop participating.

63.  drop
to stop attending school or college.

64.  drop
to abandon the conventions, customs, patterns, etc., of established society.

65.  drop
to aim and be ready to shoot a gun at (an antagonist) before the other person's gun can be drawn.

66.  drop
to get or have at a disadvantage.

Etymology: (bef. 1000; OE dropa; akin to drip , droop)

Definition of 'Drop'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) drop, bead, pearl
a shape that is spherical and small
"he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"

2. (noun) drop, drib, driblet
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
"he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling

3. (noun) drop, dip, fall, free fall
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
"a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"

4. (noun) cliff, drop, drop-off
a steep high face of rock
"he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"

5. (noun) drop
a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)

6. (noun) drop, fall
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
"it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

7. (noun) drop curtain, drop cloth, drop
a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

8. (noun) drop
a central depository where things can be left or picked up

9. (verb) drop
the act of dropping something
"they expected the drop would be successful"

10. (verb) drop
let fall to the ground
"Don't drop the dishes"

11. (verb) drop
to fall vertically
"the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

12. (verb) drop
go down in value
"Stock prices dropped"

13. (verb) sink, drop, drop down
fall or descend to a lower place or level
"He sank to his knees"

14. (verb) drop
terminate an association with
"drop him from the Republican ticket"

15. (verb) drop
utter with seeming casualness
"drop a hint"; drop names"

16. (verb) drop, knock off
stop pursuing or acting
"drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"

17. (verb) drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge
leave or unload
"unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"

18. (verb) fell, drop, strike down, cut down
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
"strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

19. (verb) drop
lose (a game)
"The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"

20. (verb) spend, expend, drop
pay out
"spend money"

21. (verb) flatten, drop
lower the pitch of (musical notes)

22. (verb) dangle, swing, drop
hang freely
"the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"

23. (verb) dismiss, send packing, send away, drop
stop associating with
"They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"

24. (verb) dribble, drip, drop
let or cause to fall in drops
"dribble oil into the mixture"

25. (verb) shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
get rid of
"he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

26. (verb) drop
take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
"She dropped acid when she was a teenager"

27. (verb) drop
omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
" New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's"

28. (verb) neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
leave undone or leave out
"How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

29. (verb) drop
change from one level to another
"She dropped into army jargon"

30. (verb) drop
fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
"shop til you drop"

31. (verb) devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
grow worse
"Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

32. (verb) drop
give birth; used for animals
"The cow dropped her calf this morning"

Definition of 'Drop'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) drop
to let sth fall
I dropped the glass.; He dropped the coin into the slot.; planes dropping medical supplies

2.  drop
to fall
The ball rolled to the edge and dropped off.; People heard the gun and dropped to the ground.

3.  drop
to become or make lower in level or amount
The amount of fuel available has dropped significantly.; She dropped her voice to a whisper.

4.  drop
to stop sth
I dropped Chemistry last semester.; to drop the charges against sb

5.  drop
drop the subject/drop it
to stop talking about sth
Can we just drop the subject, please?

6.  drop
to not allow sb to be part of a group
His party has dropped him because of the scandal.

7.  drop
to leave sb or sth somewhere
Just drop me at the corner.

8.  drop
to slope steeply
where the cliffs drop away to the ocean

9.  drop
drop the ball
to fail to do sth that is your responsibility
I gave you the job and you dropped the ball.

10.  drop
drop sb a line/note/email
to write a short letter to sb
I'll drop you an email with the details.

11.  drop
drop a hint
to suggest sth indirectly
She kept dropping hints about the party.

12.  drop
drop names
to mention the names of important people to make yourself seem important

13. (noun) drop
a small amount of liquid
a drop of rain; drops of blood/sweat

14.  drop
a fall in an amount or level
a sharp/dramatic drop in temperature; a slight drop in sales

15.  drop
a long distance straight down
a steep drop off the cliffs; a 200 foot drop

16.  drop
at the drop of a hat
suddenly and without pausing beforehand
She would start crying at the drop of a hat.

17.  drop
a drop in the bucket/ocean
indicates sth is small in comparison to the whole
The amount of money being spent is just a drop in the bucket.

Definition of 'Drop'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Drop
the quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as, a drop of water

2. (noun) Drop
that which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes medicated), or a kind of shot or slug

3. (noun) Drop
same as Gutta

4. (noun) Drop
any small pendent ornament

5. (noun) Drop
whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering something

6. (noun) Drop
a door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself

7. (noun) Drop
a machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck

8. (noun) Drop
a contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet

9. (noun) Drop
a curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc

10. (noun) Drop
a drop press or drop hammer

11. (noun) Drop
the distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger

12. (noun) Drop
any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops; as, lavender drops

13. (noun) Drop
the depth of a square sail; -- generally applied to the courses only

14. (noun) Drop
act of dropping; sudden fall or descent

15. (noun) Drop
to pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to distill

16. (noun) Drop
to cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a drop; to let fall; as, to drop a line in fishing; to drop a courtesy

17. (noun) Drop
to let go; to dismiss; to set aside; to have done with; to discontinue; to forsake; to give up; to omit

18. (noun) Drop
to bestow or communicate by a suggestion; to let fall in an indirect, cautious, or gentle manner; as, to drop hint, a word of counsel, etc

19. (noun) Drop
to lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc

20. (noun) Drop
to send, as a letter; as, please drop me a line, a letter, word

21. (noun) Drop
to give birth to; as, to drop a lamb

22. (noun) Drop
to cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop

23. (verb) Drop
to fall in drops

24. (verb) Drop
to fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe fruit drops from a tree; wise words drop from the lips

25. (verb) Drop
to let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops

26. (verb) Drop
to fall dead, or to fall in death

27. (verb) Drop
to come to an end; to cease; to pass out of mind; as, the affair dropped

28. (verb) Drop
to come unexpectedly; -- with in or into; as, my old friend dropped in a moment

29. (verb) Drop
to fall or be depressed; to lower; as, the point of the spear dropped a little

30. (verb) Drop
to fall short of a mark

31. (verb) Drop
to be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards

Translation of 'Drop'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling a drop of rain.
Afrikaans: druppel	Arabic: قَطْرَه	Bulgarian: капка
Brazilian: gota	Czech: kapka	German: der Tropfen
Danish: dråbe	Greek: σταγόνα	Spanish: gota
Estonian: piisk	Farsi: قطره	Finnish: pisara
French: goutte	Hebrew: טִיפָּה	Hindi: बूंद
Croatian: kap	Hungarian: csepp v. csöpp	Indonesian: tetesan
Icelandic: dropi	Italian: goccia	Japanese: しずく
Korean: (물) 방울	Lithuanian: lašas	Latvian: piliens
Malay: titisan	Dutch: druppel	Norwegian: dråpe
Polish: kropla	Persian: قطره	Pashto: څاڅكى
Portuguese: gota	Romanian: picătură	Russian: капля
Slovak: kvapka	Slovenian: kaplja	Serbian: kap
Swedish: droppe	Thai: หยดน้ำ	Turkish: damla
Taiwanese: 滴	Ukrainian: крапля	Urdu: قطرہ ، بوند
Vietnamese: giọt	Chinese: 滴
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