Drop meanings. All definitions of Drop

noun drop Let or make (something) fall vertically. 1

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

noun drop an act or instance of dropping; fall; descent. 1

noun drop the distance or depth to which anything drops: a ten-foot drop to the ground. 1

noun drop a steep slope: a short drop to the lake. 1

noun drop a decline in amount, degree, quality, value, etc.: a drop in prices. 1

noun drop a small, usually spherical, piece of candy; lozenge: a lemon drop. 1

noun drop a central depository where items are left or transmitted: a mail drop. 1

noun drop a predesignated place where secret letters or packages can be left to be picked up by another person without attracting attention, as in espionage or drug dealing. 1

noun drop something resembling or likened to a liquid globule, as certain ornaments, a spherical earring, etc. 1

noun drop a pendant. 1

noun drop a descent by parachute. 1

noun drop an instance of dropping supplies by parachute or an amount of supplies so dropped. 1

noun drop something that drops or is used for dropping. 1

noun drop a group of persons dropped by parachute, as the personnel dropped by parachute during one military action. 1

noun drop Theater. drop curtain. drop scene. 1

noun drop trapdoor. 1

noun drop a gallows. 1

noun drop a slit or opening into which something can be dropped, as in a mailbox. 1

noun drop (in a casino) the income from the sale of chips. 1

transitive verb drop let fall accidentally 1

noun drop a small flag, usually of enameled metal, that gives a visual signal in an annunciator. 1

transitive verb drop let fall intentionally 1

noun drop Furniture. an applied ornament resembling a pendant. 1

intransitive verb drop decline, fall 1

noun drop Architecture. gutta (def 2). 1

noun drop liquid: small amount 1

noun drop Nautical. the vertical dimension amidships of any sail that is bent to a standing yard. Compare hoist (def 6a). 1

noun drop decline, reduction 1

noun drop Also called drop panel. (in reinforced-concrete-slab construction) a thickened portion of the ceiling around a column head. 1

noun drop small amount 1

noun drop Horology. the free motion of an escape wheel between successive checks by the pallet. 1

noun drop fall in altitude 1

noun drop the newborn young of an animal. 1

noun drop slope 1

verb without object drop to fall in globules or small portions, as water or other liquid: Rain drops from the clouds. 1

abbreviation DROP delivery 1

verb without object drop to fall vertically; have an abrupt descent. 1

noun drop espionage 1

verb without object drop to sink or fall to the ground, floor, or bottom as if inanimate. 1

noun drop sweet, lozenge 1

verb without object drop to fall lower in condition, degree, value, etc.; diminish or lessen; sink: The prices dropped sharply. 1

noun drop parachute 1

verb without object drop to come to an end; cease; lapse: There the matter dropped. 1

noun drop stage scenery 1

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