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
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leave or unload
verb -
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
verb -
lose (a game)
verb -
pay out
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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
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leave undone or leave out
verb -
change from one level to another
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fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
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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)