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Verb: drop (dropped,dropping) dróp- Let fall to the ground
"Don't drop the dishes" - To fall vertically
"the bombs are dropping on enemy targets" - Go down in value
"Stock prices dropped" - Fall or descend to a lower place or level
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Noun: drop dróp- A shape that is spherical and small
"he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"
- bead, pearl - A small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
"he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analysed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"
- drib, driblet - 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"
- dip, fall, free fall - A steep high face of rock
"a steep drop"
- cliff, drop-off - A predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
"it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
- fall - A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- drop curtain, drop cloth - A central depository where things can be left or picked up
- The act of dropping something
"they expected the drop would be successful"
Derived forms: dropping, dropped, drops See also: droplet, dropper Type of: alter, bear, birth, can [N. Amer], cease, change, change posture, come down, curtain, cut, decline, decrease, decrement, deliver, deposit, depositary, depository, descend, descent, discontinue, dismiss, displace, do drugs, drape, drapery, drug, elide, express, fall, fire, force out, formation, geological formation, give birth, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, give tongue to, give up, go down, gravitation, hang, have, hidey-hole, hiding place, hidy-hole, lay off, lose, mantle, modify, move, pall, pay, pour, quit, remove, repository, sack, send away, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, sphere, stop, take, take away, terminate, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, wane, withdraw, worsen Encyclopedia: Drop |