DROP
Scrabble letter values: D2R1O1P3 = 7
Definition
- noun a shape that is spherical and small. — synonyms: bead, pearl
- noun a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid). — synonyms: drib, driblet
- noun a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity. — synonyms: dip, fall, free_fall
- noun a steep high face of rock. — synonyms: cliff, drop-off
- noun a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property).
- noun a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity. — synonyms: fall
- noun a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies. — synonyms: drop_curtain, drop_cloth
- noun a central depository where things can be left or picked up.
- noun the act of dropping something.
- verb let fall to the ground.
- verb to fall vertically.
- verb go down in value.
- verb fall or descend to a lower place or level. — synonyms: sink, drop_down
- verb terminate an association with.
- verb utter with seeming casualness.
- verb stop pursuing or acting. — synonyms: knock_off
- verb remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave. — synonyms: drop_off, set_down, put_down, unload, discharge
- verb cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow. — synonyms: fell, strike_down, cut_down
- verb lose (a game).
- verb pay out. — synonyms: spend, expend
- verb lower the pitch of (musical notes). — synonyms: flatten
- verb hang freely. — synonyms: dangle, swing
- verb stop associating with. — synonyms: dismiss, send_packing, send_away
- verb let or cause to fall in drops. — synonyms: dribble, drip
- verb get rid of. — synonyms: shed, cast, cast_off, shake_off, throw, throw_off, throw_away
- verb take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth.
- verb omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing.
- verb leave undone or leave out. — synonyms: neglect, pretermit, omit, miss, leave_out, overlook, overleap
- verb change from one level to another.
- verb fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death.
- verb grow worse. — synonyms: devolve, deteriorate, degenerate
- verb give birth.
Examples
- “he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops”
- “beads of sweat on his forehead”
- “he had a drop too much to drink”