drop

a very small quantity of liquid compared to a standard or typical portion: I'll have a little more tea, just a drop.

a minute quantity of anything: not even a drop of mercy.

Usually drops .

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.

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.

trapdoor.

a gallows.

a slit or opening into which something can be dropped, as in a mailbox.

(in a casino) the income from the sale of chips.

Informal. music, software, sneakers, or other highly anticipated consumer products newly released to the public, or the release itself of such an item:Her latest music video drop created a lot of buzz.We don’t know for certain why the drop was postponed.

Also called dropped i·tem . (in a video game) an item acquired by a player character from a defeated nonplayer character: The mobs in this zone have pretty mediocre drops.

Informal. (in EDM and other dance music)

a small flag, usually of enameled metal, that is a visual indicator in an annunciator or other device meant to signal or alert.

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).

Also called drop pan·el . (in reinforced-concrete-slab construction) 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.

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 (often followed by out or from): 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 (usually followed by in, by, or over): 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 carried by the tide or a light wind (usually followed by down).

Informal. (of consumer products) to be released to the public, sometimes at an announced time or as a limited edition to stoke interest; launch: When the app dropped, I decided to give it a test run.New patterns and designs drop every six weeks, ensuring their bamboo baby clothes remain a hot ticket.

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. (often followed by off): Drop me at the corner.

to omit (a letter or syllable) in pronunciation or writing: He dropped his h's.

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 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.

Football.

(of animals) to give birth to: The cat dropped a litter of six kittens.

to parachute (persons, supplies, etc.): 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 (the wheels) into position for landing an airplane.

Informal. to release (music, software, sneakers, etc.) to the public; launch: She dropped her second album in October.

Informal. to spend or lose (money) in an extravagant or wasteful way: He thought nothing of dropping $100 on a tie.

Slang. to take (especially an illicit drug) by swallowing; ingest: Did you know that your uncle dropped acid in college?

Nautical. to pass out of sight of; outdistance.

Cooking. to poach (an egg).

a very small quantity of anything

something resembling a drop in shape or size, such as a decorative pendant or small sweet

the act or an instance of falling; descent

a decrease in amount or value; slump: a drop in prices

the vertical distance that anything may fall

a steep or sheer incline or slope

short for fruit drop

the act of unloading troops, equipment, or supplies by parachute

(in cable television) a short spur from a trunk cable that feeds signals to an individual house

theatre See drop curtain

another word for trap door, gallows

mainly US and Canadian a slot or aperture through which an object can be dropped to fall into a receptacle

nautical the midships height of a sail bent to a fixed yard: Compare hoist (def. 6a)

Australian cricket slang a fall of the wicket: he came in at first drop

See drop shot

a drop in the bucket or a drop in the ocean an amount very small in relation to what is needed or desired

at the drop of a hat without hesitation or delay

have had a drop too much to be drunk

have the drop on someone US and NZ to have the advantage over someone

(tr) to allow to fall by letting go of

to sink or fall or cause to sink or fall to the ground, as from a blow, wound, shot, weariness, etc

(intr; foll by back, behind, etc) to fall, move, or go in a specified manner, direction, etc

(intr; foll by in, by, etc) informal to pay a casual visit (to)

to decrease or cause to decrease in amount or value: the cost of living never drops

to sink or cause to sink to a lower position, as on a scale

to make or become less in strength, volume, etc

(intr) to sink or decline in health or condition

(intr sometimes foll by into) to pass easily into a state or condition: to drop into a habit

(intr) to move along gently as with a current of water or air

(tr) to allow to pass casually in conversation: to drop a hint

(tr) to leave out (a word or letter)

(tr) to set down or unload (passengers or goods)

(tr) to send or post: drop me a line/text/email

(tr) to discontinue; terminate: let's drop the matter

(tr) to cease to associate or have to do with

(tr) slang, mainly US to cease to employ: he was dropped from his job

(tr; sometimes foll by in, off, etc) informal to leave or deposit, esp at a specified place

(of animals) to give birth to (offspring)

slang, mainly US and Canadian to lose (money), esp when gambling

(tr) to lengthen (a hem, etc)

(tr) to unload (troops, equipment, or supplies) by parachute

(tr) nautical to leave behind; sail out of sight of

(tr) sport to omit (a player) from a team

(tr) to lose (a score, game, or contest): the champion dropped his first service game

(tr) sport to hit or throw (a ball) into a goal: he dropped a 30 foot putt

(tr) to hit (a ball) with a drop shot

drop astern nautical to fall back to the stern (of another vessel)

(tr) motor racing slang to spin (the car) and (usually) crash out of the race

(tr) slang to swallow (a drug, esp a barbiturate or LSD)

drop dead! slang an exclamation of contempt