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