drop in English

noun

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

synonyms: droplet, blob, globule, bead, bubble, tear, dot, glob, stillicide

2

an instance of falling or dropping.

they left within five minutes of the drop of the curtain

3

a delivery.

I got to the depot and made the drop

4

a piece of candy or a lozenge.

a lemon drop

synonyms: candy, lozenge, pastille

5

an earring that hangs down from the earlobe.

silver drop earrings

6

a section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies; a drop cloth or drop curtain.

Judd's sets consisted of green and blue upstage drops that moved through a number of positions but did not further encroach on the open space of the stage.

7

a trapdoor on a gallows, the opening of which causes the prisoner to fall and thus be hanged.

Once placed on the drop of the gallows Baird addressed the silent crowd.

verb

1

let or make (something) fall vertically.

the fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

synonyms: let fall, let go of, lose one's grip on, release, unhand, relinquish, put, place, deposit, set, lay, leave, pop, plonk

2

fall vertically.

the spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand

synonyms: drip, fall, dribble, trickle, run, plop, leak, fall, descend, plunge, plummet, dive, nosedive, tumble, pitch

3

make or become lower, weaker, or less.

he dropped his voice as she came into the room

synonyms: decrease, lessen, reduce, diminish, depreciate, fall, decline, dwindle, sink, slump, plunge, plummet, drop off

4

abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study).

the charges against him were dropped last year

synonyms: give up, drop out of, finish with, withdraw from, discontinue, end, stop, cease, halt, abandon, forgo, relinquish, dispense with, have done with, pack in, quit

5

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

he dropped the load off at a dealer's

6

(in sports) fail to win (a point, game, or match).

The Chinese have yet to drop a match and have only conceded two goals while Germany started well before going through a dry patch during the pool phase.

synonyms: lose, concede, give away

7

force or 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.

West dropped the nine

noun

droplet, blob, globule, bead, bubble, tear, dot, glob, stillicide
small amount, little, bit, dash, spot, dribble, driblet, sprinkle, trickle, splash, dab, speck, smattering, sprinkling, modicum, smidgen, tad
candy, lozenge, pastille
decrease, reduction, decline, falloff, downturn, slump, cut, cutback, curtailment, depreciation
cliff, abyss, chasm, gorge, gully, precipice, slope, descent, incline
drop-off, cliff
fall, dip, free fall
drop cloth, drop curtain
pearl, bead
fall
drib, driblet

verb

let fall, drip, fall, collapse, slope downward, decrease, give up, exclude, abandon, omit, deliver, put, mention, lose, flatten, knock off, fell, sink, throw off, swing, expend, dribble, leave out, degenerate, put down, send packing
let fall, let go of, lose one's grip on, release, unhand, relinquish
drip, fall, dribble, trickle, run, plop, leak
fall, descend, plunge, plummet, dive, nosedive, tumble, pitch
fall, sink, collapse, slump, tumble
collapse, faint, pass out, black out, swoon, keel over, conk out
slope downward, slant downward, descend, go down, fall away, sink, dip
decrease, lessen, reduce, diminish, depreciate, fall, decline, dwindle, sink, slump, plunge, plummet, drop off
give up, drop out of, finish with, withdraw from, discontinue, end, stop, cease, halt, abandon, forgo, relinquish, dispense with, have done with, pack in, quit
exclude, discard, expel, oust, throw out, leave out, dismiss, discharge, let go, boot out, kick out
abandon, desert, throw over, renounce, disown, turn one's back on, wash one's hands of, reject, give up, cast off, neglect, shun, forsake
omit, leave out, eliminate, take out, delete, cut, erase
deliver, bring, take, convey, carry, transport, leave, unload
put, place, deposit, set, lay, leave, pop, plonk
mention, refer to, hint at, bring up, raise, broach, introduce, show off
lose, concede, give away
flatten
knock off
fell, cut down, strike down
sink, drop down
throw off, cast, shed, throw, throw away, shake off, cast off
swing, dangle
expend, spend
dribble, drip
leave out, miss, neglect, overlook, pretermit, overleap, omit
degenerate, deteriorate, devolve
put down, drop off, discharge, set down, unload
send packing, send away, dismiss

Use "drop" in a sentence

1. Bettering our community, drop by drop

2. Drop the gun or I drop your boss.

3. The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop.

4. Drop dead.

5. Then drop the cans or I drop your friends.

6. Drop gun.

7. The time is now to pursue your education—drop by drop.

8. Add/drop multiplexers

9. Don't drop it.

10. Drop your weapons!

11. Drop the act?

12. Drop your weapon.

13. Drop your top?

14. If you’ve already checked in, drop your bags at Baggage Drop

15. Drop the weapon.

16. Aerological drop sonde

17. Drop the oars!

18. Drop the weapon!

19. Drop that fuckin'gun!

20. “A drop of water will cost more than a drop of oil”

21. A dangle can be a drop but a drop cannot be dangle

22. Drop the fucking gun!

23. Abati, drop the weapon.

24. Now drop that stone.

25. Drop me a postcard.

26. Please don't drop me.

27. You drop Bumble Bee?

28. BP's starting to drop.

29. Drop by next week.

30. Chat with an Advisor Complete the drop-in form for virtual drop-in Advisement

31. Dew forms gradually, accumulating drop by drop from the water vapor in the air.

32. She gets the women to plant new trees and water them, drop by drop.

33. Never drop a call.

34. This Attractant comes in a liquid dropper bottle – you apply it drop by drop

35. I started with 1 drop of Banderol 30 minutes before breakfast, 1 drop of Samento 30 minutes before lunch, 1 drop of Banderol 30 mintues before dinner, and 1 drop of Samento at bed time

36. The Association of ex-Service Drop-In Centres (Asdic) links veterans’ Drop-Ins together across

37. The Association of ex-Service Drop-In Centres (Asdic) links veterans’ Drop-Ins together across

38. Drop by drop the oceans are filled; stone by stone the walls are built. 

39. Bristlevine Abhorrences also drop these

40. " With this drop of blood, "

41. You can drop those guns.

42. There's not a drop left.

43. Bowman Ready for Drop Anchor!

44. Adrop: Drop dimensions of an array object Description Drop degenerate dimensions of an array object

45. Drop your Aitches definition: 1

46. You mustn't spill a drop.

47. We're approaching the drop area.

48. Myung-hoon, drop your gun.

49. I thought I'd drop dead.

50. 12 Drop by drop the oceans are filled; stone by stone the walls are built.