drop

Definitions of drop in various dictionaries:

noun - a shape that is spherical and small

noun - a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

noun - a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

noun - a steep high face of rock

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

noun - a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies

noun - a central depository where things can be left or picked up

noun - the act of dropping something

verb - let fall to the ground

verb - to fall vertically

verb - go down in value

verb - fall or descend to a lower place or level

verb - terminate an association with

verb - utter with seeming casualness

verb - stop pursuing or acting

verb - leave or unload

verb - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

verb - lose (a game)

verb - pay out

verb - lower the pitch of (musical notes)

verb - hang freely

verb - stop associating with

verb - let or cause to fall in drops

verb - get rid of

verb - take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth

verb - omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing

verb - leave undone or leave out

verb - change from one level to another

verb - fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death

verb - grow worse

verb - give birth

The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.

A small quantity of a substance.

A trace or hint: not a drop of pity.

Something shaped or hanging like a drop.

A small globular piece of hard candy.

The act of falling; descent.

A swift decline or decrease, as in quality, quantity, or intensity.

The vertical distance from a higher to a lower level.

The distance through which something falls or drops.

A sheer incline, such as the face of a cliff.

A descent by parachute.

Personnel and equipment landed by means of parachute.

Something, such as a trap door on a gallows, that is arranged to fall or be lowered.

A drop curtain.

A slot through which something is deposited in a receptacle.

A central place or establishment where something, such as mail, is brought and subsequently distributed.

A predetermined location for the deposit and subsequent removal of secret communications or illicit goods, such as drugs.

The act of depositing such communications or materials.

A connection made available for an input or output unit on a transmission line.

To fall in drops.

To fall from a higher to a lower place or position.

To become less, as in number, intensity, or volume.

To descend from one level to another.

To fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death.

To pass or slip into a specified state or condition: dropped into a doze.

To fall or roll into a basket or hole.

To let fall by releasing hold of.

To let fall in drops.

To cause to become less; reduce: drop the rate of production.

To cause to fall, as by hitting or shooting.

To hurl or strike (a ball) into a basket or hole.

To give birth to.

To say or offer casually: drop a hint.

To write at one’s leisure: drop me a note.

To cease consideration or treatment of: dropped the matter altogether.

To terminate an association or a relationship with.

To leave unfinished: drop everything and help.

To leave out (a letter, for example) in speaking or writing.

To leave or set down at a particular place; unload.

To parachute.

To lower the level of (the voice).

To lose (a game or contest, for example).

To take, as a drug, by mouth: drop acid.

To poach (an egg).

To fall asleep.

To decrease: Sales dropped off in the fourth quarter.

To withdraw from participation, as in a game, club, or school.

To withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values.

verb - to fall in drops (globules)