:a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
:the quantity of liquid contained in such a globule.
:a very small quantity of liquid: I'll have a little more tea, just a drop.
:a minute quantity of anything: not even a drop of mercy.
:Usually drops. liquid medicine given in a dose or form of globules from a medicine dropper.a solution for dilating the pupils of the eyes, administered to the eyes in globules by a medicine dropper.
:a limited amount of an alcoholic beverage: He occasionally takes a drop after dinner.
:an act or instance of dropping; fall; descent.
:the distance or depth to which anything drops: a ten-foot drop to the ground.
:a steep slope: a short drop to the lake.
:a decline in amount, degree, quality, value, etc.: a drop in prices.
:a small, usually spherical, piece of candy; lozenge: a lemon drop.
:a central depository where items are left or transmitted: a mail drop.
What’s capping the upside, and threatening a drop, is the rampaging price that’s waxed three times as fast as profits.
Although the idea remains a long-shot in the vaccine race, an attenuated coronavirus could be formulated into inexpensive nose drops for use around the world.
The drop in labor participation from EU nationals suggests many workers went home during the pandemic, perhaps because of travel restrictions, Raja said.
If you notice a drop in traffic on Friday evening for a few hours, and your site is often in the Top Stories section in Google Search – this may be why.
I think one estimate is that they’ll only be able to produce 50 million phones next year, so there’s a huge drop.
During an emergency that ratio could be allowed to drop to 8.5 people per orbit.
But with the pipeline, transportation costs drop and production would be higher.
Then, depending on how urgent I think it is to get it, sometimes I have to go back home and drop it off.
Many times, victims drop out of school, while their alleged attackers graduate.
A Change.org petition asking A&E to drop the show is already making the rounds online.
Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
At a quarter past seven he took his leave and we let drop our anchor where we were, off Cape Tekke.
Now and then he touched one with his long and sallow fingers, lifted its cover, then let it drop mechanically.
In fact, on the palm a small drop of blood showed distinctly against the firm, pink flesh.
:a predesignated place where secret letters or packages can be left to be picked up by another person without attracting attention, as in espionage or drug dealing.
:something resembling or likened to a liquid globule, as certain ornaments, a spherical earring, etc.
:a pendant.
:a descent by parachute.
:an instance of dropping supplies by parachute or an amount of supplies so dropped.
:something that drops or is used for dropping.
:a group of persons dropped by parachute, as the personnel dropped by parachute during one military action.
:Theater. drop curtain. drop scene.
:trapdoor.
:a gallows.
:a slit or opening into which something can be dropped, as in a mailbox.
: the income from the sale of chips.
:Informal. music, software, etc., that has just been released to the public: his all-new music video drop.
:Also called dropped i·tem . an item acquired by a player character from a defeated nonplayer character: The mobs in this zone have pretty mediocre drops.
:a small flag, usually of enameled metal, that gives a visual signal in an annunciator.
:Furniture. an applied ornament resembling a pendant.
:Architecture. gutta.
:Nautical. the vertical dimension amidships of any sail that is bent to a standing yard.Compare hoist.
:Also called drop pan·el . a thickened portion of the ceiling around a column head.
:Horology. the free motion of an escape wheel between successive checks by the pallet.
:the newborn young of an animal.
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dropped or dropt, drop·ping.
:to fall in globules or small portions, as water or other liquid: Rain drops from the clouds.
:to fall vertically; have an abrupt descent.
:to sink or fall to the ground, floor, or bottom as if inanimate.
:to fall lower in condition, degree, value, etc.; diminish or lessen; sink: The prices dropped sharply.
:to come to an end; cease; lapse: There the matter dropped.
:to fall or move to a position that is lower, farther back, inferior, etc.: to drop back in line; to drop to the rear.
:to withdraw; quit: to drop out of a race; to drop from a game.
:to pass or enter without effort into some condition, activity, or the like: to drop into sleep; to drop into a habit.
:to make an unexpected or unannounced stop at a place; pay an informal visit or call: Since we're in the neighborhood, why don't we drop in at my brother's?
:to cease to appear or be seen; vanish: to drop from sight or notice.
:to fall wounded, dead, etc.: A thousand men dropped in the battle.
:to squat or crouch, as a dog at the sight of game.
:to move gently, as with the tide or a light wind.
:Informal. to be released to the public: When the app dropped, I decided to give it a test run.
:Slang. to ingest an illicit drug orally; swallow.
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dropped or dropt, drop·ping.
:to let fall in drops or small portions: to drop lemon juice into tea.
:to let or cause to fall.
:to cause or allow to sink to a lower position.
:to cause to decrease in value, amount, quality, etc.; reduce.
:to utter or express casually or incidentally: to drop a hint.
:to write and send: Drop me a note.
:to bring to the ground by a blow or shot.
:to set down or unload, as from a ship, car, etc.: Drop me at the corner.
:to omit in pronunciation or writing: He dropped his h's.
:to lower 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 cease to employ, admit as a member, or include, as on a list; dismiss: to drop an employee from the payroll; to drop three members of the club who have not paid their dues.
:to withdraw or cease to pursue: The police dropped the charges against the suspect.
:Sports. to throw, shoot, hit, kick, or roll through or into a basket, hole, or other goal: He dropped the ball through the basket for two points.to lose: They dropped two games in a row and were eliminated from the tournament.
:Football. to drop-kick.to score with a drop kick.
: to give birth to: The cat dropped a litter of six kittens.
:to parachute: The Marines dropped 300 combat troops into the jungle battlefield.
:to lengthen by lowering or letting out: to drop the hem of a skirt.
:to lower into position for landing an airplane.
:Informal. to release to the public: She dropped her second album in October.
:Informal. to spend or lose in an extravagant or wasteful way: He thought nothing of dropping $100 on a tie.
:Slang. to take by swallowing; ingest: to drop LSD.
:Nautical. to pass out of sight of; outdistance.
:Cooking. to poach.
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:drop behind, to fall short of the required pace or progress: Her long illness caused her to drop behind the rest of the class.
:drop off, to fall asleep.to decrease; decline: Sales have dropped off drastically.
:drop out, to withdraw from being a member or participant: to drop out of a club; to drop out of society and become a wanderer.to stop attending school or college.
wait for the other shoe to drop
In fact, on the Professor's right hand there showed a drop of blood, perceptibly larger this time than before.