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US
/ˈdɹɑp, ˈdɹɔp/
]
[ UK /dɹˈɒp/ ]
[ UK /dɹˈɒp/ ]
NOUN
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the act of dropping something
they expected the drop would be successful -
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index
a dip in prices
when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall
there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery - a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
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a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height -
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
there is not a drop of pity in that man
a drop of each sample was analyzed
years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet
he had a drop too much to drink -
a steep high face of rock
he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town
a steep drop -
a shape that is spherical and small
beads of sweat on his forehead
he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops - a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
VERB
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get rid of
shed your clothes
he shed his image as a pushy boss -
utter with seeming casualness
drop names
drop a hint -
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
Lightning struck down the hikers
strike down a tree -
fall or descend to a lower place or level
He sank to his knees -
grow worse
Conditions in the slums degenerated
Her condition deteriorated
The discussion devolved into a shouting match -
let fall to the ground
Don't drop the dishes -
pay out
spend money -
lose (a game)
The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13 -
hang freely
the ornaments dangled from the tree
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
dribble oil into the mixture -
to fall vertically
the bombs are dropping on enemy targets -
give birth; used for animals
The cow dropped her calf this morning -
fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
shop til you drop -
take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
She dropped acid when she was a teenager - lower the pitch of (musical notes)
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omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's -
go down in value
Stock prices dropped -
leave undone or leave out
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
How could I miss that typo? -
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
drop off the passengers at the hotel
unload the cargo -
change from one level to another
She dropped into army jargon -
terminate an association with
drop him from the Republican ticket -
stop pursuing or acting
knock it off!
drop a lawsuit
How To Use drop In A Sentence
- We carried spare water for the rad, a hand pump just in case the Dunlop pressure dropped, and maybe even a canister of petrol.
- Having drop-dead gorgeous, private, windowed offices makes it a lot easier to recruit the kinds of superstars that produce ten times as much as the merely brilliant software developers.
- You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. Mahatma Gandhi
- I usually sqirt a drop or two on the front and back of my boots, and a few drops on a wick around the stand. i never used the buck pee though. i have used a couple of tarsal glands from a buck that my friend killed. had small buck circle the tree i hung it from a couple times. When to use What deer pee?
- For verrucae and warts place a drop of neat Tea Tree Essential Oil in the centre and cover with a plaster once a day, this procedure can take a couple of weeks before you will see the results.
- The presidential election will be conducted against a backdrop of seismic political and economic turmoil. Times, Sunday Times
- Net interest income dropped to $256.4 million, primarily due to the low market-interest rates that resulted in lower yields on mortgage-related interest-earning assets as customers refinanced to lower mortgage rates and new loans and asset purchases were at the current low market interest rates. Hudson City Bancorp Swings to Loss
- By the time they were lurching slowly along the cart track the wind had dropped, letting the clouds gather.
- Some random bluster and name-drop: "In 2005, we sponsored Rock the Vote, [garbled, something about wine], we got a chance to connect with President Obama then. "I want to see that invitation": D.C. 'Housewives' recap and fact-check (#8, Oct. 1)
- I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
