drop
Definition (noun): a shape that is spherical and small
Example: he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
Definition (noun): a shape that is spherical and small
Example: beads of sweat on his forehead
Definition (noun): a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
Example: he had a drop too much to drink
Definition (noun): a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
Example: a drop of each sample was analyzed
Definition (noun): a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
Example: there is not a drop of pity in that man
Definition (noun): a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
Example: years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet
Definition (noun): a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Example: a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index
Definition (noun): a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Example: there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery
Definition (noun): a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Example: a dip in prices
Definition (noun): a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Example: when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall
Definition (noun): a steep high face of rock
Example: he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town
Definition (noun): a steep high face of rock
Example: a steep drop
Definition (noun): a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
Definition (noun): a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
Example: it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height
Definition (noun): a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
Definition (noun): a central depository where things can be left or picked up
Definition (noun): the act of dropping something
Example: they expected the drop would be successful
Definition (verb): let fall to the ground
Example: Don’t drop the dishes
Definition (verb): to fall vertically
Example: the bombs are dropping on enemy targets
Definition (verb): go down in value
Example: Stock prices dropped
Definition (verb): fall or descend to a lower place or level
Example: He sank to his knees
Definition (verb): terminate an association with
Example: drop him from the Republican ticket
Definition (verb): utter with seeming casualness
Example: drop a hint
Definition (verb): utter with seeming casualness
Example: drop names
Definition (verb): stop pursuing or acting
Example: drop a lawsuit
Definition (verb): stop pursuing or acting
Example: knock it off!
Definition (verb): remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
Example: unload the cargo
Definition (verb): remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
Example: drop off the passengers at the hotel
Definition (verb): cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
Example: strike down a tree
Definition (verb): cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
Example: Lightning struck down the hikers
Definition (verb): lose (a game)
Example: The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13
Definition (verb): pay out
Example: spend money
Definition (verb): lower the pitch of (musical notes)
Definition (verb): hang freely
Example: the ornaments dangled from the tree
Definition (verb): hang freely
Example: The light dropped from the ceiling
Definition (verb): stop associating with
Example: They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
Definition (verb): let or cause to fall in drops
Example: dribble oil into the mixture
Definition (verb): get rid of
Example: he shed his image as a pushy boss
Definition (verb): get rid of
Example: shed your clothes
Definition (verb): take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
Example: She dropped acid when she was a teenager
Definition (verb): omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
Example: New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r’s
Definition (verb): leave undone or leave out
Example: How could I miss that typo?
Definition (verb): leave undone or leave out
Example: The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
Definition (verb): change from one level to another
Example: She dropped into army jargon
Definition (verb): fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
Example: shop til you drop
Definition (verb): grow worse
Example: Her condition deteriorated
Definition (verb): grow worse
Example: Conditions in the slums degenerated
Definition (verb): grow worse
Example: The discussion devolved into a shouting match
Definition (verb): give birth; used for animals
Example: The cow dropped her calf this morning