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US
/ˈdɹɑp, ˈdɹɔp/
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[ 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.
- 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?
- 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
- 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
- I have dropped 10000 dollars so far.
- Many of the bays and inlets are simply beautiful and consist of rock or sand, sometimes dropping away dramatically into 50 feet of water, at other times sloping gently in to shallows of just a few feet.
- 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)
- The drop-in module, which adds to the stiffness and torsional rigidity of the whole vehicle, ties the car together from the seats rearward and from b-pillar to b-pillar.
