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| 1. | [ verb ] let fall to the ground | |
| Examples: | "Don't drop the dishes" |
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| Related terms: | move hang plonk_down plop dump sink | |
| 2. | [ verb ] to fall vertically | |
| Examples: | : "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets" |
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| Related terms: | descend plummet flump precipitate decline plunge | |
| 3. | [ verb ] go down in value | |
| Examples: | "Stock prices dropped" |
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| Related terms: | decline slump tumble | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a shape that is small and round | |
| Synonyms: | pearl bead | |
| Examples: | "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops" "beads of sweat on his forehead" |
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| Related terms: | round_shape teardrop dewdrop bead | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a small quantity (especially of a liquid) | |
| Synonyms: | driblet | |
| Examples: | "one drop of each sample was analyzed" "any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro" "there is not a drop of pity in that man" |
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| Related terms: | small_indefinite_quantity tear droplet eyedrop raindrop dribble | |
| 6. | [ verb ] fall or drop to a lower place or level | |
| Synonyms: | sink drop_down | |
| Examples: | "He sank to his knees." |
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| Related terms: | rise change_posture sag sag drop_open slump | |
| 7. | [ verb ] utter casually | |
| Examples: | "drop a hint" |
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| Related terms: | express | |
| 8. | [ verb ] terminate an association with | |
| Examples: | "drop him from the Republican ticket" |
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| Related terms: | remove dismiss | |
| 9. | [ verb ] stop pursuing or acting | |
| Synonyms: | knock_off | |
| Examples: | "drop a lawsuit" "knock it off!" |
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| Related terms: | discontinue nolle_pros | |
| 10. | [ verb ] leave or unload, esp. of passengers or cargo; | |
| Synonyms: | unload put_down discharge set_down | |
| Related terms: | deliver wharf air-drop | |
| 11. | [ verb ] of games, in sports | |
| Examples: | : "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13" |
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| Related terms: | lose sport | |
| 12. | [ verb ] cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow | |
| Synonyms: | fell cut_down strike_down | |
| Examples: | "strike down a tree" "Lightning struck down the hikers" |
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| Related terms: | cut chop_down log cut poleax descend | |
| 13. | [ noun ] a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity | |
| Synonyms: | dip free_fall fall | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | decrease voltage_drop correction decrease | |
| 14. | [ verb ] (music) lower the pitch of (musical notes) | |
| Synonyms: | flatten | |
| Related terms: | sharpen change music | |
| 15. | [ verb ] pay out | |
| Synonyms: | spend expend | |
| Examples: | "spend money" |
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| Related terms: | pay afford invest consume consume penny-pinch save misspend squander underspend wanton expending spending spender | |
| 16. | [ verb ] give birth; used for animals | |
| Examples: | "The cow dropped her calf this morning" |
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| Related terms: | give_birth | |
| 17. | [ verb ] get rid of | |
| Synonyms: | throw shed shake_off throw_off cast_off throw_away cast | |
| Examples: | "he shed his image as a pushy boss" "shed your clothes" |
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| Related terms: | remove autotomize exfoliate abscise shed | |
| 18. | [ verb ] grow worse | |
| Synonyms: | deteriorate devolve degenerate | |
| Examples: | "Her condition deteriorated" "Conditions in the slums degenerated" "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" |
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| Related terms: | recuperate worsen tire age languish waste degeneracy deterioration | |
| 19. | [ noun ] a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity | |
| Synonyms: | falling fall | |
| Examples: | "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" |
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| Related terms: | descent gravitation precipitation free_fall plunge | |
| 20. | [ noun ] a central depository where things can be left or picked up | |
| Related terms: | depository maildrop | |
| 21. | [ verb ] (work) stop associating with | |
| Synonyms: | dismiss send_away send_packing | |
| Examples: | "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" |
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| Related terms: | fire | |
| 22. | [ noun ] a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) | |
| Related terms: | hiding_place dead_drop drug | |
| 23. | [ noun ] a steep high face of rock | |
| Synonyms: | cliff drop-off | |
| Examples: | "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town" "a steep drop" |
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| Related terms: | geological_formation precipice crag | |
| 24. | [ verb ] leave undone or leave out | |
| Synonyms: | neglect miss leave_out overlook overleap pretermit omit | |
| Examples: | "How could I miss that typo?" "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" |
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| Related terms: | attend_to forget jump omission omission neglecter | |
| 25. | [ verb ] change from one level to another | |
| Examples: | "She dropped into army jargon" |
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| Related terms: | change | |
| 26. | [ verb ] hang freely | |
| Synonyms: | dangle swing | |
| Examples: | "the ornaments dangled from the tree" "The light dropped from the ceiling" |
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| Related terms: | hang droop swing | |
| 27. | [ noun ] (theater) a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery | |
| Synonyms: | drop_cloth drop_curtain | |
| Related terms: | curtain sink | |
| 28. | [ verb ] let or cause to fall in drops | |
| Synonyms: | drip dribble | |
| Examples: | "dribble oil into the mixture" |
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| Related terms: | pour drip drip | |
| 29. | [ noun ] the act of dropping something | |
| Examples: | "they expected the drop would be successful" |
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| Related terms: | descent | |
| Similar spelling: |
droop droopy drip drop_by drupe drape drippy dry_up Drapeau drub drab |
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