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To drop is defined as to fall down, to cause something to fall down to the ground or to become lower or less.

(verb)

An example of drop is when a spoon falls to the ground.
An example of drop is when you let a spoon slip out of your hands and it falls to the ground.
An example of drop is when you get a demotion and experience a decline in pay.

The definition of a drop is a small amount of something, especially a liquid.

(noun)

An example of drop is when you have a little bead of liquid on a glass.
An example of drop is a rain drop.
An example of drop is when you have only a tiny amount of shampoo left.
An example of drop is a little bit of alcohol.

See drop in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a small quantity of liquid that is somewhat spherical, as when falling
a very small quantity of liquid
liquid medicine taken or applied in drops
a very small quantity of anything
a thing like a drop in shape or size, as a pendent earring or a small piece of candy
the act or fact of dropping; a fall, descent, slump, or decrease: a drop in prices
the dropping of troops or supplies by parachute; airdrop
anything that drops or is used for dropping or covering something, as a drop curtain or piece of theater scenery, a drop hammer, or a trapdoor
a receptacle or slot into which something is dropped
the distance between a higher and lower level; distance through which anything falls or sinks
☆ Slang
1. a clandestine place or person that is used for depositing or holding messages, something stolen or illegal, etc.
2. a deposit made in such a place or with such a person

Origin: ME drope < OE dropa, akin to ON drūpa, droop, Ger triefen: for IE base see drip

intransitive verb dropped, dropping

to fall in drops
to fall; come down
to fall exhausted, wounded, or dead
to pass into a specified state, esp. into a less active or less desirable one: to drop off to sleep
to come to an end or to nothing: to let a matter drop
to become lower or less, as temperatures, prices, etc.
to move down with a current of water or air

transitive verb

to let or make fall; release hold of
to give birth to: said of animals
to utter (a suggestion, hint, etc.) casually
to send (a letter)
to cause to fall, as by wounding, killing, or hitting
1. to stop, end, or have done with
2. to dismiss
to make lower or less; lower or lessen
to make (the voice) less loud
to drop (troops or supplies) by parachute; airdrop
1. to omit (a letter or sound) in a word
2. to cut out; remove; omit: she dropped a chapter when she rewrote the book
Informal to leave (a person or thing) at a specified place: often with off
Slang
1. to lose (money or a game)
2. to spend (money)
Slang to take (a hallucinogenic drug, barbiturate, etc.) orally

See drop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass. See Table at measurement.
A small quantity of a substance.
drops Liquid medicine administered in drops.
A trace or hint: not a drop of pity.
a. Something shaped or hanging like a drop.
b. A small globular piece of hard candy.
The act of falling; descent.
A swift decline or decrease, as in quality, quantity, or intensity.
a. The vertical distance from a higher to a lower level.
b. The distance through which something falls or drops.
A sheer incline, such as the face of a cliff.
a. A descent by parachute.
b. Personnel and equipment landed by means of parachute.
Something, such as a trapdoor on a gallows, that is arranged to fall or be lowered.
A drop curtain.
A slot through which something is deposited in a receptacle.
A central place or establishment where something, such as mail, is brought and subsequently distributed.
a. A predetermined location for the deposit and subsequent removal of secret communications or illicit goods, such as drugs.
b. The act of depositing such communications or materials.
Electronics A connection made available for an input or output unit on a transmission line.

verb dropped dropped, drop·ping, drops

verb, intransitive

To fall in drops.
To fall from a higher to a lower place or position.
To become less, as in number, intensity, or volume.
To descend from one level to another.
To fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death.
To pass or slip into a specified state or condition: dropped into a doze; drop out of sight.
Sports To fall or roll into a basket or hole. Used of a ball.

verb, transitive

To let fall by releasing hold of.
To let fall in drops.
To cause to become less; reduce: drop the rate of production.
To cause to fall, as by hitting or shooting.
Sports To hurl or strike (a ball) into a basket or hole.
To give birth to. Used of animals.
To say or offer casually: drop a hint; drop a name.
To write at one's leisure: drop me a note.
To cease consideration or treatment of: dropped the matter altogether.
To terminate an association or a relationship with. See Synonyms at dismiss.
To leave unfinished: drop everything and help.
To leave out (a letter, for example) in speaking or writing.
To leave or set down at a particular place; unload.
Informal To spend, especially lavishly or rashly: “dropping $50,000 in an Atlantic City casino” (George F. Will).
To parachute.
To lower the level of (the voice).
To lose (a game or contest, for example).
Slang To take, as a drug, by mouth: drop acid.

Phrasal Verbs: drop back Football To back away from the line of scrimmage. drop behind To fall behind: dropped behind the rest of the class during her illness. drop by To stop in for a short visit. drop off To fall asleep. To decrease: Sales dropped off in the fourth quarter. drop out To withdraw from participation, as in a game, club, or school. To withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English droppe

Origin: , from Old English dropa; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots

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