drop

Noun

• the act of dropping something
  • they expected the drop would be successful
    

• a central depository where things can be left or picked up

• a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

• a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
  • it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height
    

• a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)

• a steep high face of rock
  • he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town
    
  • a steep drop
    

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
  • a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index
    
  • there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery
    
  • a dip in prices
    
  • when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall
    

• a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
  • he had a drop too much to drink
    
  • a drop of each sample was analyzed
    
  • there is not a drop of pity in that man
    
  • years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet--Kipling
    

• a shape that is spherical and small
  • he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
    
  • beads of sweat on his forehead
    

Verb

• give birth; used for animals
  • The cow dropped her calf this morning
    

• grow worse
  • Her condition deteriorated
    
  • Conditions in the slums degenerated
    
  • The discussion devolved into a shouting match
    

• fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
  • shop til you drop
    

• change from one level to another
  • She dropped into army jargon
    

• leave undone or leave out
  • How could I miss that typo?
    
  • The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
    

• omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
  • New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's
    

• take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
  • She dropped acid when she was a teenager
    

• get rid of
  • he shed his image as a pushy boss
    
  • shed your clothes
    

• let or cause to fall in drops
  • dribble oil into the mixture
    

• stop associating with
  • They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
    

• hang freely
  • the ornaments dangled from the tree
    
  • The light dropped from the ceiling
    

• lower the pitch of (musical notes)

• pay out
  • spend money
    

• lose (a game)
  • The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13
    

• cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
  • strike down a tree
    
  • Lightning struck down the hikers
    

• leave or unload
  • unload the cargo
    
  • drop off the passengers at the hotel
    

• stop pursuing or acting
  • drop a lawsuit
    
  • knock it off!
    

• utter with seeming casualness; drop names"
  • drop a hint
    

• terminate an association with
  • drop him from the Republican ticket
    

• fall or descend to a lower place or level
  • He sank to his knees
    

• go down in value
  • Stock prices dropped
    

• to fall vertically
  • the bombs are dropping on enemy targets
    

• let fall to the ground
  • Don't drop the dishes
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  drop curtain , drop cloth , fall , cliff , drop-off , dip , free fall , drib , driblet , bead , pearl , devolve , deteriorate , degenerate , neglect , pretermit , omit , miss , leave out , overlook , overleap , shed , cast , cast off , shake off , throw , throw off , throw away , dribble , drip , dismiss , send pack
• Antonyms: 
  recuperate , recover , convalesce , attend to , take to heart , sharpen