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