drop

Meanings

• a shape that is spherical and small
  • "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"
• a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling
  • "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"
• 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 steep high face of rock
  • "a steep drop"
• a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
• a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
  • "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
• a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
• a central depository where things can be left or picked up
• the act of dropping something
  • "they expected the drop would be successful"
• let fall to the ground
  • "Don't drop the dishes"
• to fall vertically
  • "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
• go down in value
  • "Stock prices dropped"
• fall or descend to a lower place or level
• terminate an association with
  • "drop him from the Republican ticket"
• utter with seeming casualness; ; drop names"
  • "drop a hint"
• stop pursuing or acting
  • "drop a lawsuit"
• leave or unload
  • "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
• cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
• lose (a game)
  • "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
• pay out
• lower the pitch of (musical notes)
• hang freely
  • "The light dropped from the ceiling"
• stop associating with
  • "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
• let or cause to fall in drops
• get rid of
• take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
  • "She dropped acid when she was a teenager"
• omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
  • " New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's"
• leave undone or leave out
• change from one level to another
  • "She dropped into army jargon"
• fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
  • "shop til you drop"
• grow worse
• give birth; used for animals
  • "The cow dropped her calf this morning"

Synonyms

bead, cast, cast off, cliff, cut down, dangle, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, dip, discharge, dismiss, drib, dribble, driblet, drip, drop cloth, drop curtain, drop down, drop off, drop-off, expend, fall, fell, flatten, free fall, knock off, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pearl, pretermit, put down, send away, send packing, set down, shake off, shed, sink, spend, strike down, swing, throw, throw away, throw off, unload