Definition of Drop
Noun
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the act of dropping something
"they expected the drop would be successful"
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a central depository where things can be left or picked up
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a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies
often used as background scenery
- drop curtain - drop cloth -
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
"it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
fall -
a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
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a steep high face of rock
"he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"
"a steep drop"
cliff - drop off -
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"
dip fall - free fall -
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
drib driblet -
a shape that is spherical and small
"he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"
"beads of sweat on his forehead"
bead pearl
Verb
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give birth
used for animals
"The cow dropped her calf this morning"
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grow worse
"Her condition deteriorated"
"Conditions in the slums degenerated"
"The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
devolve deteriorate degenerate -
fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
"shop til you drop"
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change from one level to another
"She dropped into army jargon"
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leave undone or leave out
"How could I miss that typo?"
"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
neglect pretermit omit miss - leave out overlook overleap -
omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
" New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's"
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take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
"She dropped acid when she was a teenager"
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get rid of
"he shed his image as a pushy boss"
"shed your clothes"
shed cast - cast off - shake off throw - throw off - throw away -
let or cause to fall in drops
"dribble oil into the mixture"
dribble drip -
stop associating with
"They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
dismiss - send packing - send away -
hang freely
"the ornaments dangled from the tree"
"The light dropped from the ceiling"
dangle swing -
lower the pitch of (musical notes)
flatten -
pay out
"spend money"
spend expend -
lose (a game)
"The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
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cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
"strike down a tree"
"Lightning struck down the hikers"
fell - strike down - cut down -
leave or unload
"unload the cargo"
"drop off the passengers at the hotel"
- drop off - set down - put down unload discharge -
stop pursuing or acting
"drop a lawsuit"
"knock it off!"
- knock off -
utter with seeming casualness
"drop a hint"
drop names"
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terminate an association with
"drop him from the Republican ticket"
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fall or descend to a lower place or level
"He sank to his knees"
sink - drop down -
go down in value
"Stock prices dropped"
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to fall vertically
"the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
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let fall to the ground
"Don't drop the dishes"
Word games points for the Drop
- Scrabble® score of the drop (7)
- Word Chums® score of the drop (8)
- Words With Friends® score of the drop (8)
Unscramble drop
14 unscramble word found using the letters drop.
do, dop, dor, dorp, drop, od, op, or, ord, po, pod, pro, prod, rod,