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Drop

drɒp

Drop definitions

verb

Inflections:

drops dropping dropped drop

let or make (something) fall vertically

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

Synonyms:
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"
fall vertically

"the spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand"

Synonyms:
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"
make or become lower, weaker, or less

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

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

"the charges against him were dropped last year"

Synonyms:
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"
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"

Synonyms:
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"
(in sport) fail to win (a point or a match)

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

Synonyms:
lose fail to win concede miss out on give away let slip
- lose (money) through gambling
  
  "he reckoned I'd dropped forty thousand pounds"
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"
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"