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drop [n]
 
1)a small quantity (especially of a liquid); "one drop of each sample was analyzed"; "any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"
    Synonyms :driblet 
    See Also: small_indefinite_amount  dribble  tear  raindrop  droplet  eye-drop 
 
2)a shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
    Synonyms :bead pearl 
    See Also: round_shape  bead  teardrop  dewdrop 
 
3)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 dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
    Synonyms :dip fall free_fall 
    See Also: decrease  decrease  correction  voltage_drop 
 
4)a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
    Synonyms :cliff drop-off 
    See Also: formation  crag  precipice 
 
5)a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
    Synonyms :
    See Also: hiding_place  drug  dead_drop 
 
6)a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
    Synonyms :fall 
    See Also: descent  gravitation  fall  fall  free_fall  plunge  precipitation 
 
7)a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
    Synonyms :drop_cloth drop_curtain 
    See Also: curtain 
 
8)a central depository where things can be left or picked up
    Synonyms :
    See Also: deposit  discharge  maildrop 
 
9)the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: descent 
 
drop [v]
 
1)let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: displace  plop  dump  hang  plank_down 
 
2)to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: come_down  dump  plummet  flump  decline 
 
3)go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: decline  dip  fall_off  tumble 
 
4)fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
    Synonyms :drop_down sink 
    See Also: fall_off  change_posture  drop_open  droop  sag 
 
5)terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: dismiss  remove 
 
6)utter casually; "drop a hint"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: express 
 
7)stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"
    Synonyms :knock_off 
    See Also: cease  nolle_pros 
 
8)leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;
    Synonyms :discharge put_down set_down unload 
    See Also: deliver  wharf  air-drop 
 
9)cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
    Synonyms :cut_down fell strike_down 
    See Also: come_down  cut  faller  fell  chop_down  poleax  log  cut 
 
10)lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: lose  athletics 
 
11)pay out; "spend money"
    Synonyms :expend spend 
    See Also: pay  disburser  expenditure  expending  disbursal  consume  consume  afford  blow  trifle_away  underspend  misspend  nickel-and-dime  commit  economise 
 
12)lower the pitch of (musical notes)
    Synonyms :flatten 
    See Also: alter  music  sharpen 
 
13)hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
    Synonyms :dangle swing 
    See Also: hang  swing  swing  droop 
 
14)stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
    Synonyms :dismiss send_away send_packing 
    See Also: can 
 
15)let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
    Synonyms :dribble drip 
    See Also: pour  driblet  dropper  dribble  drip 
 
16)get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
    Synonyms :cast cast_off shake_off shed throw throw_away throw_off 
    See Also: remove  exuviate  abscise  exfoliate  autotomise 
 
17)leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
    Synonyms :leave_out miss neglect omit overleap overlook pretermit 
    See Also: omission  omission  pretermission  carelessness  neglecter  attend_to  forget  jump 
 
18)change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: change 
 
19)grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
    Synonyms :degenerate deteriorate devolve 
    See Also: decline  decadence  degeneration  deterioration  declension  convalesce  fatigue  fade  rot 
 
20)give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: bear 
 




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