Drop
/dษนษp/
The meaning and definition of Drop, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
verb
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Generally, to fall (straight down).
โA single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky.โ
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To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
โDon't drop that plate!ย ย The police ordered the men to drop their weapons.โ
noun
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A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
โPut three drops of oil into the mixture.โ
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A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
โasked for just a drop more tea; she was thirsty and there wasn't a drop of water to be foundโ
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Synonyms
drop off
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