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drop

/dɹˈɑp/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

  1. let fall to the ground
    “Don't drop the dishes”
  2. to fall vertically
    “the bombs are dropping on enemy targets”
  3. go down in value
    “Stock prices dropped”
  4. fall or descend to a lower place or level
    “He sank to his knees”
  5. terminate an association with
    “drop him from the Republican ticket”
  6. utter with seeming casualness
    “drop a hint”
  7. stop pursuing or acting
    “drop a lawsuit”
  8. remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
    “unload the cargo”
  9. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
    “strike down a tree”
  10. lose (a game)
    “The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13”
  11. pay out
    “spend money”
  12. lower the pitch of (musical notes)

noun

  1. a shape that is spherical and small
    “he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops”
  2. a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)--Kipling
    “he had a drop too much to drink”
  3. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
    “a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index”
  4. a steep high face of rock
    “he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town”
  5. a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
  6. a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
    “it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height”
  7. a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
  8. a central depository where things can be left or picked up
  9. the act of dropping something
    “they expected the drop would be successful”

Synonyms for drop

Words that rhyme with drop

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