DROP
/dɹɒp/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 8
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
- “Put three drops of oil into the mixture.”
- “asked for just a drop more tea; she was thirsty and there wasn't a drop of water to be found”
- “It doesn't matter where you're from; anyone who enjoys the drop is a friend of mine.”
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