dropped in English

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

verb

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 "dropped" in a sentence

1. Comments are automatically dropped when their object is dropped.

2. you dropped these.

3. Oops, dropped it.

4. You dropped this.

5. Child mortality dropped by the most it had ever dropped in history.

6. You've dropped it.

7. I've dropped the check.

8. Truancy rates have dropped 42 percent, and daytime crime rates have dropped 35 percent.

9. My spirituality dropped drastically.”

10. Pressure's dropped to 60.

11. I dropped my pen.

12. Hey, you dropped this!

13. When I was 19, I dropped out of college -- dropped out, kicked out, splitting hairs.

14. I... must dropped it.

15. I dropped my fork.

16. He dropped his pants.

17. The temperature has dropped considerably.

18. The fuel gauges dropped swiftly.

19. Planes dropped supplies by parachute.

20. His blood pressure' s dropped

21. I think you dropped something.

22. She dropped her voice dramatically.

23. She dropped to a crouch.

24. She dropped down from fatigue.

25. She dropped out of school.

26. In fact, Buybacks dropped by …

27. Grave digger dropped it off.

28. You've dropped something, Mr. Pollock.

29. I think you dropped this.

30. The vase cracked when dropped.

31. She dropped off a casserole.

32. You must have dropped it.

33. 4 She dropped her veil.

34. He dropped a sweet wrapper.

35. I believe you dropped this.

36. Whoops! I nearly dropped it.

37. Looks like a bomb dropped. t

38. Her voice dropped to a whisper.

39. Her mouth dropped open in disbelief.

40. The book dropped from his hand.

41. Tom blanched and dropped his eyes.

42. Abi, we've dropped the saw trick.

43. Good thing we dropped the mines

44. His voice dropped to a whisper.

45. Come on, girl, I dropped bank.

46. Pierce Brosnan also dropped in recently.

47. His blood pressure had dropped severely.

48. Billycans were lost, dropped, trampled underfoot

49. All the charges have been dropped.

50. They just dropped everything and came.