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[1] a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
[2] the quantity of liquid contained in such a globule.
[3] a very small quantity of liquid: I'll have a little more tea, just a drop.
[4] a minute quantity of anything: not even a drop of mercy.
[5] 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.
[6] a limited amount of an alcoholic beverage: He occasionally takes a drop after dinner.
[7] an act or instance of dropping; fall; descent.
[8] the distance or depth to which anything drops: a ten-foot drop to the ground.
[9] a steep slope: a short drop to the lake.
[10] a decline in amount, degree, quality, value, etc.: a drop in prices.
[11] a small, usually spherical, piece of candy; lozenge: a lemon drop.
[12] a central depository where items are left or transmitted: a mail drop.
[13] 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.
[14] something resembling or likened to a liquid globule, as certain ornaments, a spherical earring, etc.
[15] a pendant.
[16] a descent by parachute.
[17] an instance of dropping supplies by parachute or an amount of supplies so dropped.
[18] something that drops or is used for dropping.
[19] a group of persons dropped by parachute, as the personnel dropped by parachute during one military action.
[20] Theater . drop curtain. drop scene.
[21] trapdoor.
[22] a gallows.
[23] a slit or opening into which something can be dropped, as in a mailbox.
[24] (in a casino) the income from the sale of chips.
[25] a small flag, usually of enameled metal, that gives a visual signal in an annunciator.
[26] Furniture . an applied ornament resembling a pendant.
[27] Architecture . gutta(def 2) .
[28] Nautical . the vertical dimension amidships of any sail that is bent to a standing yard. Compare hoist(def 6a) .
[29] Also called drop panel . (in reinforced-concrete-slab construction) a thickened portion of the ceiling around a column head.
[30] Horology . the free motion of an escape wheel between successive checks by the pallet.
[31] the newborn young of an animal.
[32] to fall in globules or small portions, as water or other liquid: Rain drops from the clouds.
[33] to fall vertically; have an abrupt descent.
[34] to sink or fall to the ground, floor, or bottom as if inanimate.
[35] to fall lower in condition, degree, value, etc.; diminish or lessen; sink: The prices dropped sharply.
[36] to come to an end; cease; lapse: There the matter dropped.
[37] to fall or move to a position that is lower, farther back, inferior, etc.: to drop back in line; to drop to the rear.
[38] to withdraw; quit (often followed by out or from ): to drop out of a race; to drop from a game.
[39] to pass or enter without effort into some condition, activity, or the like: to drop into sleep; to drop into a habit.
[40] to make an unexpected or unannounced stop at a place; pay an informal visit or call (usually followed by in, by, or over ): Since we're in the neighborhood, why don't we drop in at my brother's?
[41] to cease to appear or be seen; vanish: to drop from sight or notice.
[42] to fall wounded, dead, etc.: A thousand men dropped in the battle.
[43] to squat or crouch, as a dog at the sight of game.
[44] to move gently, as with the tide or a light wind (usually followed by down ).
[45] Slang . to ingest an illicit drug orally; swallow.
[46] to let fall in drops or small portions: to drop lemon juice into tea.
[47] to let or cause to fall.
[48] to cause or allow to sink to a lower position.
[49] to cause to decrease in value, amount, quality, etc.; reduce.
[50] to utter or express casually or incidentally: to drop a hint.
[51] to write and send: Drop me a note.
[52] to bring to the ground by a blow or shot.
[53] to set down or unload, as from a ship, car, etc. (often followed by off ): Drop me at the corner.
[54] to omit (a letter or syllable) in pronunciation or writing: He dropped his h's.
[55] to lower (the voice) in pitch or loudness.
[56] to cease to keep up or have to do with: I dropped the subject. Will you drop your old friends if you win the lottery?
[57] to cease to employ, admit as a member, or include, as on a list; dismiss: to drop an accountant from the payroll; to drop three members of the club who have not paid their dues.
[58] to withdraw or cease to pursue: The police dropped the charges against the suspect.
[59] Sports . to throw, shoot, hit, kick, or roll (a ball, puck, etc.) through or into a basket, hole, or other goal: He dropped the ball through the basket for two points. to lose (a game or contest): They dropped two games in a row and were eliminated from the tournament.
[60] Football . to drop-kick (a ball). to score with a drop kick.
[61] (of animals) to give birth to: The cat dropped a litter of six kittens.
[62] to parachute (persons, supplies, etc.): The Marines dropped 300 combat troops into the jungle battlefield.
[63] to lengthen by lowering or letting out: to drop the hem of a skirt.
[64] to lower (the wheels) into position for landing an airplane.
[65] Slang . to take (especially an illicit drug) by swallowing; ingest: to drop LSD.
[66] Nautical . to pass out of sight of; outdistance.
[67] Cookery . to poach (an egg).
[68] drop behind , to fall short of the required pace or progress: Her long illness caused her to drop behind the rest of the class.
[69] drop off , to fall asleep. to decrease; decline: Sales have dropped off drastically.
[70] drop out , to withdraw from being a member or participant: to drop out of a club; to drop out of society and become a wanderer. to stop attending school or college.
[71] at the drop of a hat , at the slightest provocation or without delay: He's ready to fight at the drop of a hat.
[72] drop dead , (used as an expression of contempt, disgust, impatience, etc.): If that's the way you feel about it, drop dead!
[73] drop in the bucket . bucket(def 13) .
[74] get /have the drop on , to aim and be ready to shoot a gun at an antagonist before the other person's gun can be drawn. to get or have at a disadvantage.
[75] any liquid medication applied by means of a dropper
[76] a small quantity of liquid that forms or falls in a spherical or pear-shaped mass; globule
[77] a very small quantity of liquid
[78] a very small quantity of anything
[79] something resembling a drop in shape or size, such as a decorative pendant or small sweet
[80] the act or an instance of falling; descent
[81] a decrease in amount or value; slump a drop in prices
[82] the vertical distance that anything may fall
[83] a steep or sheer incline or slope
[84] short for fruit drop
[85] the act of unloading troops, equipment, or supplies by parachute
[86] (in cable television) a short spur from a trunk cable that feeds signals to an individual house
[87] theatre See drop curtain
[88] another word for trap door, gallows
[89] mainly US and Canadian a slot or aperture through which an object can be dropped to fall into a receptacle
[90] nautical the midships height of a sail bent to a fixed yard Compare hoist (def. 6a)
[91] Australian cricket slang a fall of the wicket he came in at first drop
[92] See drop shot
[93] a drop in the bucket or a drop in the ocean an amount very small in relation to what is needed or desired
[94] at the drop of a hat without hesitation or delay
[95] have had a drop too much to be drunk
[96] have the drop on someone US and NZ to have the advantage over someone
[97] (of liquids) to fall or allow to fall in globules
[98] to fall or allow to fall vertically
[99] (tr) to allow to fall by letting go of
[100] to sink or fall or cause to sink or fall to the ground, as from a blow, wound, shot, weariness, etc
[101] (intr; foll by back, behind, etc ) to fall, move, or go in a specified manner, direction, etc
[102] (intr; foll by in, by, etc ) informal to pay a casual visit (to)
[103] to decrease or cause to decrease in amount or value the cost of living never drops
[104] to sink or cause to sink to a lower position, as on a scale
[105] to make or become less in strength, volume, etc
[106] (intr) to sink or decline in health or condition
[107] (intr sometimes foll by into ) to pass easily into a state or condition to drop into a habit
[108] (intr) to move along gently as with a current of water or air
[109] (tr) to allow to pass casually in conversation to drop a hint
[110] (tr) to leave out (a word or letter)
[111] (tr) to set down or unload (passengers or goods)
[112] (tr) to send or post drop me a line/text/email
[113] (tr) to discontinue; terminate let's drop the matter
[114] (tr) to cease to associate or have to do with
[115] (tr) slang , mainly US to cease to employ he was dropped from his job
[116] (tr; sometimes foll by in, off, etc ) informal to leave or deposit, esp at a specified place
[117] (of animals) to give birth to (offspring)
[118] slang , mainly US and Canadian to lose (money), esp when gambling
[119] (tr) to lengthen (a hem, etc)
[120] (tr) to unload (troops, equipment, or supplies) by parachute
[121] (tr) nautical to leave behind; sail out of sight of
[122] (tr) sport to omit (a player) from a team
[123] (tr) to lose (a score, game, or contest) the champion dropped his first service game
[124] (tr) sport to hit or throw (a ball) into a goal he dropped a 30 foot putt
[125] (tr) to hit (a ball) with a drop shot
[126] drop astern nautical to fall back to the stern (of another vessel)
[127] (tr) motor racing slang to spin (the car) and (usually) crash out of the race
[128] (tr) slang to swallow (a drug, esp a barbiturate or LSD)
[129] drop dead! slang an exclamation of contempt
[130] rugby short for drop kick or drop-kick

Words related to Drops

droptumble, plunge, dip, fall, decline, cut, slump, slide, reduction, deterioration, downturn, shoot, lower, collapse, dump, dive, shed, abandon, plummet, slip

Words nearby Drops

dropdrool, drooly, droop, droop nose, droopy, drop, drop a bombshell, drop a brick, drop a dime, drop a line, drop arch

Origin of Drops

before 1000; (noun) Middle English drop(e ) drop of liquid, Old English dropa; (v.) Middle English droppen, Old English droppian; akin to drip, droop

Other words from Drops

drop·like , adjective
un·dropped , adjective

Word origin for Drops

Old English dropian; related to Old High German triofan to drip

Synonyms for Drops

bead, bit, bubble, crumb, dab, dash, dewdrop, driblet, drip, droplet, iota, molecule, morsel, nip, ounce, particle, pearl, pinch, sip, smidgen, speck, splash, spot, taste, tear, teardrop, trace, trickle