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an act or instance of dropping.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That was a long drop, but fortunately I didn't break any bones."},{"definition":"A release (of music, a vdeo game, etc).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A decline in quantity, quality, rate, or degree; a decline (when going from one value to another).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a drop in demand for oil resulted in a drop in prices"},{"definition":"A thing, person, etc which is dropped:","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An unsolicited credit card issue.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall; the distance to which someone or something drops; a steep slope.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"On one side of the road was a 50-foot drop."},{"definition":"The vertical length of a hanging curtain.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop) or secretly or illegaly (as in espionage or crime); a drop-off point.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I left the plans at the drop, like you asked."},{"definition":"A drop-back.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The Tiger quarterback took a one-step drop, expecting his tight end to be open."},{"definition":"(Rugby football) A drop-kick.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A drop target.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To fall in droplets (of a liquid).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To drip (a liquid).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The equipment shows how much the glacier has moved and the amount it dropped in height over the summer."},{"definition":"Generally, to fall (straight down).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky."},{"definition":"To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Don't drop that plate!   The police ordered the men to drop their weapons."},{"definition":"To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To lower; to move to a lower position.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To set down from a vehicle; to deliver or deposit by stopping.","synonyms":["drop off"],"antonyms":[],"example":"Could you drop me at the airport on your way to work tomorrow?"},{"definition":"To sink quickly to the ground.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Drop and give me thirty push-ups, private!"},{"definition":"To fall dead, or to fall in death.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The moderator would drop hints whenever the students struggled."},{"definition":"To part with or spend (money).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I'm tired of this subject. Will you just drop it?"},{"definition":"To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The stock dropped 1.5% yesterday.   We can take our vacation when the price of fuel drops.   Watch for the temperature to drop sharply, then you'll know the reaction is complete."},{"definition":"To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message) in an offhand manner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Drop me a note when you get to the city."},{"definition":"To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Make any sudden movements and I will drop you!"},{"definition":"To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Cockneys drop their aitches."},{"definition":"(of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have led to the batsman being out.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Warne dropped Tendulkar on 99. Tendulkar went on to get a century next ball"},{"definition":"To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"They had never dropped acid."},{"definition":"To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I dropped ten pounds and an obnoxious fiancée."},{"definition":"To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I've been dropped from the football team."},{"definition":"To drop out of the betting.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(rugby football) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To impart.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I drop knowledge wherever I go."},{"definition":"To release to the public.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That hacker has been threatening to drop my docs [i.e. publish my personal information]."},{"definition":"To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I love it when he drops his funky beats."},{"definition":"To enter public distribution.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"\"Hip-Hop Xmas\" dropped in time for the holidays."},{"definition":"To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I had to drop calculus because it was taking up too much of my time and I couldn't go anymore."},{"definition":"(fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Drop a basket of fries."},{"definition":"(of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Billy's voice dropped suddenly when he turned 12."},{"definition":"(of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"My synthesizer makes the notes sound funny when they drop below C2."},{"definition":"(of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Do drop by soon and I'll lend you that book."},{"definition":"To give birth to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to drop a lamb"},{"definition":"To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of the testicles) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["drop off"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drop","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drops"]}]