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Definition: Meaning of, drop in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / drɒp /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
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Present Participle Third Person Singular
dropping drops
  1. let something fall [transitive] to stop holding or carrying something so that it falls
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  2. let something fall [transitive] to make something such as a bomb fall from a plane
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  3. fall [intransitive] to fall suddenly onto the ground or into something
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  4. move your body down [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to lower yourself or part of your body suddenly
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  5. become less [intransitive] to fall to a lower level or amount, especially a much lower level or amount
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  6. reduce [transitive] to reduce the level or amount of something
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  7. not include [transitive] to decide not to include someone or something
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  8. stop doing something [transitive] to stop doing something, discussing something, or continuing with something
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  9. stop talking about something [intransitive and transitive] to stop talking about something
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  10. take somebody somewhere also drop off [transitive] to take someone by car to a place and leave them there, especially on your way to another place
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  11. take something somewhere [transitive] to take something to a place and leave it there
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  12. visit [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to visit someone you know, usually without arranging a particular time
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  13. slope downwards [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a path, land etc drops, it goes down suddenly, forming a steep slope
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  14. end a relationship [transitive] informal to suddenly stop having a relationship with someone, especially a romantic relationship
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  15. until/till you drop until you are too tired to continue doing something
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  16. drop a hint to suggest or ask for something in an indirect way, hoping that the person you are talking to will understand what you mean
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  17. drop somebody a line/note informal to write a short letter to someone
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  18. drop dead informal to die suddenly
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  19. drop dead spoken informal an impolite expression which you say to someone when you are extremely angry with them
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  20. somebody's jaw dropped used to say that someone was very surprised
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  21. drop your eyes/gaze to stop looking at someone and look down, usually because you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable
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  22. the wind drops the wind stops
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  23. drop a bombshell informal to suddenly tell someone a shocking piece of news
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  24. drop somebody in it informal to say or do something that gets someone else into trouble
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  25. drop $50/£2000 etc [transitive] informal to lose money in a business deal, a game etc
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  26. drop a catch to fail to catch a ball hit by a BATSMAN in CRICKET
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  27. drop a point to lose a point in a sports competition
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  28. be dropping like flies informal if people are dropping like flies, they are getting ill or dying in large numbers
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  29. drop a clanger/brick British English to say something embarrassing in a social situation
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  30. drop a stitch to let the wool fall off the needle when you are KNITTING
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  31. drop anchor to lower a boat's ANCHOR to the bottom of the sea, a lake etc so that the boat does not float away
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  32. drop acid informal to swallow LSD (= an illegal drug)
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Singular Plural
drop drops
  1. liquid [countable] a very small amount of liquid that falls in a round shape
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  2. small amount [usually singular] informal a small amount of liquid that you drink, especially alcohol
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  3. small amount [usually singular] informal a small amount of something
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  4. reduction [singular] a reduction in the amount, level, or number of something, especially a large or sudden one [=  fall]
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  5. distance to ground [singular] a distance from a higher point down to the ground or to a lower point
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  6. at the drop of a hat immediately and without pausing to think about what you are going to do
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  7. delivery [countable] an act of delivering something somewhere, for example by dropping it from a plane [=  delivery]
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  8. lemon/fruit/chocolate etc drop a sweet that tastes of LEMON etc
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  9. a drop in the ocean British English , a drop in the bucket American English a very small amount of something compared to what is needed or wanted
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  10. eye/ear etc drops a type of medicine that you put in your eye, ear etc, one drop at a time
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drop used in phrases

  • air-drop (verb)
    1. an object drop from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter
  • at the drop of a hat (adverb)
    1. informal without any hesitation; instantly; without any particularly good reason
  • cough drop (noun)
    1. a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat
  • dead drop (noun)
    1. a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information
  • drop a line (verb)
    1. with communicate in writing
  • drop anchor (verb)
    1. secure a vessel with an anchor
  • drop arch (noun)
    1. a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centres within the span
  • drop biscuit (noun)
    1. biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon
  • drop by the wayside (verb)
    1. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
  • drop cap (noun)
    1. the enlarged first letter of a paragraph, usually found at the beginning of a chapter
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drop used in phrasal verbs

  • drop away (phrasal verb)
    1. drop away or drop off to become weaker or smaller in amount
  • drop back (phrasal verb)
    1. drop back or drop behind to move into a lower position in a race or competition
    2. to move more slowly than other people so that you are behind them
  • drop behind (phrasal verb)
  • drop by (phrasal verb)
    1. to make a short visit somewhere
  • drop off (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] same as drop1 (sense 4)
    2. [transitive] same as drop1
  • drop out (phrasal verb)
    1. to leave something such as an activity, school, or competition before you have finished what you intended to do
    2. to decide not to have an ordinary job or life because you do not want to be part of society
  • drop round (phrasal verb)
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