drop
d rop
- n a shape that is spherical and small
he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops - n a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
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 - n a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index
there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery - n a steep high face of rock
a steep drop - n a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- n a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height - n a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- n a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- n the act of dropping something
they expected the drop would be successful - v let fall to the ground
Don't drop the dishes - v to fall vertically
the bombs are dropping on enemy targets - v go down in value
Stock prices dropped - v fall or descend to a lower place or level
- v terminate an association with
drop him from the Republican ticket - v utter with seeming casualness; drop names"
drop a hint - v stop pursuing or acting
drop a lawsuit - v leave or unload
drop off the passengers at the hotel - v cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- v lose (a game)
The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13 - v pay out
- v lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- v hang freely
The light dropped from the ceiling - v stop associating with
They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock - v let or cause to fall in drops
- v get rid of
- v take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
She dropped acid when she was a teenager - v omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's - v leave undone or leave out
- v change from one level to another
She dropped into army jargon - v fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
shop til you drop - v grow worse
- v give birth; used for animals
The cow dropped her calf this morning
- This report via AP: WASHINGTON (AP) Republican Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday.
- We decided we couldn't take the bomb back to Tinian, so Sweeney says we've got to drop it by radar or drop it in the oceanand we sure as heck didn't want to drop it in the ocean.
- The Labor Department said Thursday that initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped to a seasonally adjusted 545,000 from an upwardly revised 557,000.