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drop meaning and definition

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DROP noun

Definition of drop (noun)

  1. a shape that is spherical and small
    • "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
    • synonyms: bead, pearl
  2. 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
    • synonyms: drib, driblet
  3. 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"
    • synonyms: dip, fall, free fall
  4. a steep high face of rock
    • "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
    • synonyms: cliff, drop-off
  5. a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
  6. a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
    • "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
    • synonyms: fall
  7. a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
  8. a central depository where things can be left or picked up
  9. the act of dropping something
    • "they expected the drop would be successful"

DROP verb

Definition of drop (verb)

  1. let fall to the ground
    • "Don't drop the dishes"
  2. to fall vertically
    • "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
  3. go down in value
    • "Stock prices dropped"
  4. fall or descend to a lower place or level
  5. terminate an association with
    • "drop him from the Republican ticket"
  6. utter with seeming casualness
    • "drop a hint"; drop names"
  7. stop pursuing or acting
    • "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"
    • synonyms: knock off
  8. leave or unload
  9. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
  10. lose (a game)
    • "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
  11. pay out
  12. lower the pitch of (musical notes)
  13. hang freely
    • "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
    • synonyms: dangle, swing
  14. stop associating with
  15. let or cause to fall in drops
  16. get rid of
  17. take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
    • "She dropped acid when she was a teenager"
  18. omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
    • " New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's"
  19. leave undone or leave out
  20. change from one level to another
    • "She dropped into army jargon"
  21. fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
    • "shop til you drop"
  22. grow worse
  23. give birth; used for animals
    • "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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