drops out


the quantity of liquid contained in such a globule.
Usually, drops.
an act or instance of dropping; fall; descent.
a steep slope: a short drop to the lake.
a pendant.
a descent by parachute.
something that drops or is used for dropping.
a gallows.
Furniture. an applied ornament resembling a pendant.
Architecture, gutta ( def 2 ).
Nautical. the vertical dimension amidships of any sail that is bent to a standing yard. Compare hoist ( def 6a ).
the newborn young of an animal.
verb (used without object), dropped or dropt, dropping.
to fall vertically; have an abrupt descent.
Slang. to ingest an illicit drug orally; swallow.
verb (used with object), dropped or dropt, dropping.
to let or cause to fall.
to cause or allow to sink to a lower position.
to write and send: Drop me a note.
to bring to the ground by a blow or shot.
to lower (the voice) in pitch or loudness.
to cease to keep up or have to do with: I dropped the subject. will you drop your old friends if you win the lottery?
to drop-kick (a ball).
to score with a drop kick.
Nautical. to pass out of sight of; outdistance.
Cookery. to poach (an egg).
Verb phrases
drop off,
to fall asleep.
to decrease; decline: Sales have dropped off drastically.
drop out,
to stop attending school or college.
drop in the bucket. bucket ( def 13 ).
get/have the drop on,
to get or have at a disadvantage.


droplike, adjective
undropped, adjective
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drop (drɒp)
2.  a very small quantity of liquid
3.  a very small quantity of anything
5.  the act or an instance of falling; descent
6.  a decrease in amount or value; slump: a drop in prices
7.  the vertical distance that anything may fall
8.  a steep or sheer incline or slope
9.  short for fruit drop
12.  theatre See drop curtain
13.  trap door another word for gallows
14.  chiefly (US), (Canadian) a slot or aperture through which an object can be dropped to fall into a receptacle
15.  nautical Compare hoist the midships height of a sail bent to a fixed yard
16.  slang (Austral) cricket a fall of the wicket: he came in at first drop
17.  See drop shot
18.  a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean an amount very small in relation to what is needed or desired
19.  at the drop of a hat without hesitation or delay
20.  have had a drop too much to be drunk
21.  (US), (NZ) have the drop on someone to have the advantage over someone
vb (sometimes foll by into) , drops, dropping, dropped
22.  (of liquids) to fall or allow to fall in globules
23.  to fall or allow to fall vertically
24.  (tr) to allow to fall by letting go of
27.  informal (intr; foll by in, by, etc) to pay a casual visit (to)
28.  to decrease or cause to decrease in amount or value: the cost of living never drops
29.  to sink or cause to sink to a lower position, as on a scale
30.  to make or become less in strength, volume, etc
31.  (intr) to sink or decline in health or condition
32.  to pass easily into a state or condition: to drop into a habit
33.  (intr) to move along gently as with a current of water or air
34.  (tr) to allow to pass casually in conversation: to drop a hint
35.  (tr) to leave out (a word or letter)
36.  (tr) to set down or unload (passengers or goods)
37.  (tr) to send or post: drop me a line
38.  (tr) to discontinue; terminate: let's drop the matter
39.  (tr) to cease to associate or have to do with
40.  slang chiefly (US) (tr) to cease to employ: he was dropped from his job
41.  informal (tr; sometimes foll by in, off, etc) to leave or deposit, esp at a specified place
42.  (of animals) to give birth to (offspring)
43.  slang chiefly (US), (Canadian) to lose (money), esp when gambling
44.  (tr) to lengthen (a hem, etc)
45.  (tr) to unload (troops, equipment, or supplies) by parachute
46.  (tr) nautical to leave behind; sail out of sight of
47.  (tr) sport to omit (a player) from a team
48.  (tr) to lose (a score, game, or contest): the champion dropped his first service game
49.  (tr) sport to hit or throw (a ball) into a goal: he dropped a 30 foot putt
50.  (tr) to hit (a ball) with a drop shot
51.  nautical drop astern to fall back to the stern (of another vessel)
52.  slang (tr) motor racing to spin (the car) and (usually) crash out of the race
53.  slang (tr) to swallow (a drug, esp a barbiturate or LSD)
54.  slang drop dead! an exclamation of contempt
n, —vb
55.  rugby short for drop kick or drop-kick
[Old English dropian; related to Old High German triofan to drip]

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Word Origin & History

O.E. dropa, from P.Gmc. drupon, from PIE *dhreub-. Meaning "lozenge, hard candy" is 1723. The verb (O.E.) originally meant "fall in drops;" transitive sense "allow to fall" is mid-14c. Related: Dropped; dropping. Drop in the bucket (late 14c.) is from Isa. ix.15 [K.J.V.]. Exclamation drop dead is from
1934; as an adj. meaning "stunning, excellent" it is first recorded 1970. At the drop of a hat "suddenly" is from 1854; drop-in "casual visit" is 1819; drop-kick is 1857.
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Medical Dictionary

drop (drŏp)


  2. A volume of liquid equal to 1/76 of a teaspoon and regarded as a unit of dosage for medication.


v. dropped, drop·ping, drops
To fall, be dispensed, or poured in drops.
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Slang Dictionary

drop definition

  1. tv.
    to kill someone or something. : Lefty tried to drop the leader of the gang.
  2. in.
    to get arrested. (Underworld.) : Sam dropped, but Mr. Gutman got him off.
  3. tv.
    to knock someone down. : Jim dropped Willard with a punch to the shoulder.
  4. n.
    a small drink of liquor; a small serving of liquor. : I'll take just another drop of that dew, if you don't mind.
  5. n.
    a place at which drugs, alcohol, or other contraband is left to be claimed by the recipient. : They switched drops constantly just in case of discovery.
  6. tv.
    to take a drug, specifically acid. (Drugs.) : Ted dropped some stuff and went on a trip.
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