drop

/dɹˈɒp/

/ˈdɹɑp/, /ˈdɹɔp/

[verb] [noun]

to drop

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to let or make something fall to the ground

to reduce or make something reduced in amount, number, degree, or intensity

to fall vertically

utter with seeming casualness

to end a connection or relationship with someone or something

stop pursuing or acting

synonyms : knock off

remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

synonyms : discharge

(in sports) to be unable to get a win against the opposing team

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

synonyms : cut down

fell

strike down

lower the pitch of (musical notes)

synonyms : flatten

antonyms : sharpen

pay out

synonyms : expend

spend

give birth; used for animals

grow worse

synonyms : degenerate

deteriorate

devolve

antonyms : recuperate

change from one level to another

fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death

leave undone or leave out

synonyms : leave out

antonyms : attend to

omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing

take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth

get rid of

synonyms : cast

let or cause to fall in drops

synonyms : dribble

drip

stop associating with

synonyms : dismiss

send away

send packing

hang freely

synonyms : dangle

swing

***to look down

(particularly of a ground surface) to suddenly slope downward

***to stop so that somebody can get out of a car, etc.; to deliver or leave something in a particular place, especially on the way to somewhere else

***(on a computer screen) to put some text, an icon, etc. into a file, folder or place on a computer screen, using the mouse

***to leave somebody/something out by accident or deliberately

to cease to do or discuss something; to put an end to something

***drop a hint to say or do something in order to show somebody, in an indirect way, what you are thinking

***to decide not to include someone or something

***to stop doing something, discussing something, or continuing with something

to pay someone a visit without prior notice

to put a sudden end to a romantic relationship

Drop

[NOUN]

a small amount of liquid or solid that falls or is released in a rounded shape

synonyms : drib

driblet

a shape that is spherical and small

synonyms : bead

pearl

the act of dropping something

a steep high face of rock

synonyms : cliff

drop-off

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

synonyms : dip

fall

free fall

a central depository where things can be left or picked up

a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

synonyms : drop cloth

drop curtain

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

synonyms : fall

a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)

a small round sweet of the type mentioned

Examples

1. At last the wind dropped.

2. His voice dropped to a whisper.

3. The spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand.

4. I dropped another plate!

Nearby words

dromaius novaehollandiae

drop like a bad habit