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