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- [drop]
- /drɒp/
- /drɒp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [drop]
- /drɒp/
Definitions of drop word
- noun drop a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule. 1
- noun drop the quantity of liquid contained in such a globule. 1
- noun drop a very small quantity of liquid: I'll have a little more tea, just a drop. 1
- noun drop a minute quantity of anything: not even a drop of mercy. 1
- noun drop Usually, drops. liquid medicine given in a dose or form of globules from a medicine dropper. a solution for dilating the pupils of the eyes, administered to the eyes in globules by a medicine dropper. 1
- noun drop a limited amount of an alcoholic beverage: He occasionally takes a drop after dinner. 1
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Origin of drop
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English drop(e) drop of liquid, Old English dropa; (v.) Middle English droppen, Old English droppian; akin to drip, droop
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Parts of speech for Drop
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
drop usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for drop
verb drop
- drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- distill — to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
- snow — Sir Charles Percy (C. P. Snow) 1905–80, English novelist and scientist.
- seep — to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
- leak — an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof.
Antonyms for drop
verb drop
- pour — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- take up — the act of taking.
- downpour — a heavy, drenching rain.
- mount — to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
noun drop
- ascent — An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
- glob — a drop or globule of a liquid.
- lot — lot (def 14).
- betterment — The betterment of something is the act or process of improving its standard or status.
- improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
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