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Drop

drɒp

Drop definitions
verb
drops dropping dropped drop
  1. let or make (something) fall vertically

    "the fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette"

    let fall let go (of) fail to hold lose one's grip on put place rest deposit set set down lay leave settle shove stick position station
    • deliver (supplies or troops) by parachute

      "the airlift dropped food into the camp"

    • score (a goal) by a drop kick

      "he dropped a goal to beat England in the final minute"

    • (of an animal) give birth to (young)
    • take (a drug, especially LSD) orally

      "he dropped a lot of acid in the Sixties"

  2. fall vertically

    "the spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand"

    drip fall in drops fall dribble trickle drizzle flow run plop leak fall come/go down descend sink
    • (of a person) allow oneself to fall; let oneself down without jumping

      "they escaped by climbing out of the window and dropping to the ground"

    • (of a person or animal) sink to or towards the ground

      "he dropped to his knees in the mud"

    • collapse or die from exhaustion

      "he looked ready to drop"

    • (of ground) slope steeply down

      "the land drops away to the river"

  3. make or become lower, weaker, or less

    "he dropped his voice as she came into the room"

    decrease lessen make less reduce diminish depreciate decrease lessen make less reduce diminish depreciate
  4. abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study)

    "the charges against him were dropped last year"

    give up finish with withdraw from retire from cancel
    • discard or exclude (someone or something)

      "they were dropped from the team in the reshuffle"

    • stop associating with

      "I was under pressure from family and friends to drop Barbara"

  5. set down or unload (a passenger or goods), especially on the way to somewhere else

    "his mum dropped him outside and drove off to work"

    remove offload discharge jettison drop deliver deposit set down leave put off tip out pour out
    • put or leave in a particular place without ceremony or formality

      "just drop it in the post when you've got time"

    • mention in passing, typically in order to impress

      "she dropped a remark about having been included in the selection"

  6. (in sport) fail to win (a point or a match)

    "the club have yet to drop a point in the Second Division"

    lose fail to win concede miss out on give away let slip
    • lose (money) through gambling

      "he reckoned I'd dropped forty thousand pounds"

  7. release or make available (a musical recording, television programme, etc.)

    "he dropped the song on his social media profile"

    • (of a musical recording, television programme, etc.) be released or made available

      "shortly after the album dropped, the official music video premiered"

    • (of a DJ) select and play (a record)

      "various guest DJs drop quality tunes both old and new"

  8. be forced to play (a relatively high card) as a loser under an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand

    "East drops the 10 on the second round"

noun
drop drops
  1. a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface

    "the first drops of rain splashed on the ground"

    droplet blob globule bead bubble tear dot spheroid oval
    • a very small amount of liquid

      "there was not a drop of water in sight"

    • a small drink of spirits

      "he doesn't touch a drop during the week"

    • liquid medication to be measured or applied in very small amounts

      "eye drops"

  2. an instance of falling or dropping

    "they left within five minutes of the drop of the curtain"

    • an act of dropping supplies or troops by parachute

      "the planes finally managed to make the drop"

    • a fall in amount, quality, or rate

      "a significant drop in consumer spending"

    • an abrupt or steep fall or slope

      "a sheer 1,500-foot drop"

    • the relegation of a sports team to a lower league or division

      "they only just avoided the drop last season"

    • the playing of a high card underneath an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand

      "do you play for the drop now or finesse the 9?"

  3. a delivery

    "I got to the depot and made the drop"

    • a letter box
    • a hiding place for stolen, illicit, or secret things

      "the lavatory's water cistern could be used as a letter drop"

  4. a small, round sweet or lozenge

    "a chocolate drop"

    sweet lozenge pastille piece of confectionery
  5. an earring that hangs down from the earlobe

    "simple amethyst and diamond drops"

  6. a section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies; a drop cloth or drop curtain
    drape curtain drop drop cloth drop curtain drop scene tableau curtain frontal dossal
  7. a trapdoor on a gallows, the opening of which causes the prisoner to fall and thus be hanged

    "warders, standing on planks, invariably flanked the prisoners on the drop"

    • execution by hanging