drop

noun

A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.

"Put three drops of oil into the mixture."

noun

A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.

"asked for just a drop more tea; she was thirsty and there wasn't a drop of water to be found"

noun

(now especially with "the") Alcoholic spirits in general.

"It doesn't matter where you're from; anyone who enjoys the drop is a friend of mine."

noun

That which resembles or hangs like a liquid globule: a hanging diamond ornament or earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.

noun

A thing which drops or hangs down:

noun

A fall, descent; an act or instance of dropping.

"That was a long drop, but fortunately I didn't break any bones."

noun

A release (of music, a vdeo game, etc).

noun

A decline in quantity, quality, rate, or degree; a decline (when going from one value to another).

"a drop in demand for oil resulted in a drop in prices"

noun

A thing, person, etc which is dropped:

noun

An unsolicited credit card issue.

noun

The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.

noun

The distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall; the distance to which someone or something drops; a steep slope.

"On one side of the road was a 50-foot drop."

noun

The vertical length of a hanging curtain.

noun

The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.

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The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.

noun

A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop) or secretly or illegaly (as in espionage or crime); a drop-off point.

"I left the plans at the drop, like you asked."

noun

A drop-back.

"The Tiger quarterback took a one-step drop, expecting his tight end to be open."

noun

(Rugby football) A drop-kick.

noun

A drop target.

verb

To fall in droplets (of a liquid).

verb

To drip (a liquid).

"The equipment shows how much the glacier has moved and the amount it dropped in height over the summer."

verb

Generally, to fall (straight down).

"A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky."

verb

To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).

"Don't drop that plate!   The police ordered the men to drop their weapons."

verb

To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.

verb

To lower; to move to a lower position.

verb

To set down from a vehicle; to deliver or deposit by stopping.

"Could you drop me at the airport on your way to work tomorrow?"

verb

To sink quickly to the ground.

"Drop and give me thirty push-ups, private!"

verb

To fall dead, or to fall in death.

verb

To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.

verb

To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.

"The moderator would drop hints whenever the students struggled."

verb

To part with or spend (money).

verb

To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).

"I'm tired of this subject. Will you just drop it?"

verb

To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.

"The stock dropped 1.5% yesterday.   We can take our vacation when the price of fuel drops.   Watch for the temperature to drop sharply, then you'll know the reaction is complete."

verb

To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message) in an offhand manner.

"Drop me a note when you get to the city."

verb

To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.

"Make any sudden movements and I will drop you!"

verb

To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).

"Cockneys drop their aitches."

verb

(of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have led to the batsman being out.

"Warne dropped Tendulkar on 99. Tendulkar went on to get a century next ball"

verb

To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.

"They had never dropped acid."

verb

To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.

"I dropped ten pounds and an obnoxious fiancée."

verb

To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.

"I've been dropped from the football team."

verb

To drop out of the betting.

verb

(rugby football) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.

verb

To impart.

"I drop knowledge wherever I go."

verb

To release to the public.

"That hacker has been threatening to drop my docs [i.e. publish my personal information]."

verb

To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.

"I love it when he drops his funky beats."

verb

To enter public distribution.

""Hip-Hop Xmas" dropped in time for the holidays."

verb

To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.

verb

To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.

"I had to drop calculus because it was taking up too much of my time and I couldn't go anymore."

verb

(fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.

"Drop a basket of fries."

verb

(of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.

"Billy's voice dropped suddenly when he turned 12."

verb

(of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.

"My synthesizer makes the notes sound funny when they drop below C2."

verb

(of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.

"Do drop by soon and I'll lend you that book."

verb

To give birth to.

"to drop a lamb"

verb

To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.