Synonyms: drop
Definition: the act of dropping something
Usage: they expected the drop would be successful
Similar words: descent
Definition: the act of changing your location in a downward direction
Synonyms: drop
Definition: a central depository where things can be left or picked up
Similar words: deposit, depositary, depository, repository
Definition: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: pall, mantle, curtain, drape, drapery
Definition: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: gravitation
Definition: movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
Usage: irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps
Similar words: descent
Definition: a movement downward
Synonyms: drop
Definition: a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
Similar words: hiding place
Definition: a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)
Synonyms: cliff, drop, drop-off
Definition: a steep high face of rock
Usage: he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town; a steep drop
Similar words: geological formation, formation
Definition: (geology) the geological features of the earth
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
Similar words: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
Definition: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Definition: a shape that is spherical and small
Usage: he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops; beads of sweat on his forehead
Similar words: sphere
Definition: a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
Synonyms: drop
Definition: give birth; used for animals
Usage: The cow dropped her calf this morning
Similar words: deliver, have, give birth, birth, bear
Definition: cause to be born
Usage: My wife had twins yesterday!
Synonyms: deteriorate, devolve, degenerate, drop
Definition: grow worse
Usage: Her condition deteriorated; Conditions in the slums degenerated; The discussion devolved into a shouting match
Synonyms: drop
Definition: fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
Usage: shop til you drop
Similar words: fall
Definition: pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
Usage: fall into a trap; She fell ill; They fell out of favor; Fall in love; fall asleep; fall prey to an imposter; fall into a strange way of thinking; she fell to pieces after she lost her work
Definition: stop pursuing or acting
Usage: drop a lawsuit; knock it off!
Similar words: cease, quit, give up, stop, discontinue, lay off
Definition: put an end to a state or an activity
Usage: Quit teasing your little brother
Definition: lower the pitch of (musical notes)
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: drop
Definition: go down in value
Usage: Stock prices dropped
Synonyms: drop
Definition: change from one level to another
Usage: She dropped into army jargon
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: drop
Definition: omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
Usage: New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's
Similar words: elide
Definition: leave or strike out
Usage: This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant
Synonyms: drop
Definition: utter with seeming casualness
Usage: drop a hint; drop names
Similar words: express, utter, verbalise, verbalize, give tongue to
Definition: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
Usage: She expressed her anger; He uttered a curse
Synonyms: drop
Definition: lose (a game)
Usage: The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13
Synonyms: drop
Definition: take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
Usage: She dropped acid when she was a teenager
Synonyms: 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
Synonyms: discharge, drop, drop off, put down, set down, unload
Definition: leave or unload
Usage: unload the cargo; drop off the passengers at the hotel
Similar words: deliver
Definition: bring to a destination, make a delivery
Usage: our local super market delivers
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Definition: let or cause to fall in drops
Usage: dribble oil into the mixture
Synonyms: drop
Definition: to fall vertically
Usage: the bombs are dropping on enemy targets
Similar words: go down, come down, fall, descend
Definition: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Usage: The temperature is going down; The barometer is falling; The curtain fell on the diva; Her hand went up and then fell again
Synonyms: drop
Definition: let fall to the ground
Usage: Don't drop the dishes
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: sink, drop, drop down
Definition: fall or descend to a lower place or level
Usage: He sank to his knees
Similar words: change posture
Definition: undergo a change in bodily posture
Definition: pay out
Usage: spend money
Similar words: pay
Definition: give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
Usage: I paid four dollars for this sandwich; Pay the waitress, please
Synonyms: drop
Definition: terminate an association with
Usage: drop him from the Republican ticket
Similar words: remove
Definition: remove from a position or an office
Synonyms: send away, send packing, drop, dismiss
Definition: stop associating with
Usage: They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
Similar words: can, dismiss, displace, send away, sack, terminate, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack
Definition: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Usage: The boss fired his secretary today; The company terminated 25% of its workers
Definition: hang freely
Usage: the ornaments dangled from the tree; The light dropped from the ceiling