Drop

English Meaning

The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as, a drop of water.

1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass. See Table at measurement.
2. A small quantity of a substance.
3. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
4. A trace or hint: not a drop of pity.
5. Something shaped or hanging like a drop.
6. A small globular piece of hard candy.
7. The act of falling; descent.
8. A swift decline or decrease, as in quality, quantity, or intensity.
9. The vertical distance from a higher to a lower level.
10. The distance through which something falls or drops.
11. A sheer incline, such as the face of a cliff.
12. A descent by parachute.
13. Personnel and equipment landed by means of parachute.
14. Something, such as a trapdoor on a gallows, that is arranged to fall or be lowered.
15. A drop curtain.
16. A slot through which something is deposited in a receptacle.
17. A central place or establishment where something, such as mail, is brought and subsequently distributed.
18. A predetermined location for the deposit and subsequent removal of secret communications or illicit goods, such as drugs.
19. The act of depositing such communications or materials.
20. Electronics A connection made available for an input or output unit on a transmission line.
21. To fall in drops.
22. To fall from a higher to a lower place or position.
23. To become less, as in number, intensity, or volume.
24. To descend from one level to another.
25. To fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death.
26. To pass or slip into a specified state or condition: dropped into a doze; drop out of sight.
27. Sports To fall or roll into a basket or hole. Used of a ball.
28. To let fall by releasing hold of.
29. To let fall in drops.
30. To cause to become less; reduce: drop the rate of production.
31. To cause to fall, as by hitting or shooting.
32. Sports To hurl or strike (a ball) into a basket or hole.
33. To give birth to. Used of animals.
34. To say or offer casually: drop a hint; drop a name.
35. To write at one's leisure: drop me a note.
36. To cease consideration or treatment of: dropped the matter altogether.
37. To terminate an association or a relationship with. See Synonyms at dismiss.
38. To leave unfinished: drop everything and help.
39. To leave out (a letter, for example) in speaking or writing.
40. To leave or set down at a particular place; unload.
41. Informal To spend, especially lavishly or rashly: "dropping $50,000 in an Atlantic City casino” ( George F. Will).
42. To parachute.
43. To lower the level of (the voice).
44. To lose (a game or contest, for example).
45. Slang To take, as a drug, by mouth: drop acid.
46. drop back Football To back away from the line of scrimmage.
47. drop behind To fall behind: dropped behind the rest of the class during her illness.
48. drop by To stop in for a short visit.
49. drop off To fall asleep.
50. drop off To decrease: Sales dropped off in the fourth quarter.
51. drop out To withdraw from participation, as in a game, club, or school.
52. drop out To withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values.
53. at the drop of a hat Immediately; without delay: would sign the contract at the drop of a hat.
54. at the drop of a hat With only the slightest provocation: ready to argue at the drop of a hat.
55. drop a dime Slang To make a telephone call, especially to the police to inform on or betray someone.
56. drop in the bucket A small, inadequate quantity.
57. get To achieve a distinct advantage over.