drop
- 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.
- Also called beat drop . a point of release in a song when, after a buildup of tension during which pitch and pace increase and the bass diminishes or disappears, the bass beat resumes.
- a climactic section of a song which begins with the resumption of the bass beat after a buildup section during which the bass has receded or diminished.
- to throw, shoot, hit, kick, or roll (a ball, puck, etc.) through or into a basket, hole, or other goal: He dropped the ball through the basket for two points.
- to lose (a game or contest): They dropped two games in a row and were eliminated from the tournament.
- to drop-kick (a ball).
- to score with a drop kick.
- to fall asleep.
- to decrease; decline: Sales have dropped off drastically.
- 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.
Idioms about drop
- to aim and be ready to shoot a gun at an antagonist before the other person's gun can be drawn.
- to get or have at a disadvantage.
Origin of drop
OTHER WORDS FROM drop
drop·like, adjectiveun·dropped, adjectiveWords nearby drop
How to use drop in a sentence
What’s capping the upside, and threatening a drop, is the rampaging price that’s waxed three times as fast as profits.
Will tech stocks stumble or slide? What the fundamentals tell us|Shawn Tully|September 16, 2020|FortuneAlthough 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.
Synthetic biologists have created a slow-growing version of the coronavirus to give as a vaccine|David Rotman|September 16, 2020|MIT Technology ReviewThe drop in labor participation from EU nationals suggests many workers went home during the pandemic, perhaps because of travel restrictions, Raja said.
European workers are fleeing the UK economy during the pandemic|John Detrixhe|September 16, 2020|QuartzIf 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.
More Google Search bugs: Top stories indexing snag, coverage report delays|Barry Schwartz|September 14, 2020|Search Engine Land
I think one estimate is that they’ll only be able to produce 50 million phones next year, so there’s a huge drop.
‘A real uphill battle’: Why China will struggle to counter U.S.’s attack on Huawei|Veta Chan|September 10, 2020|FortuneDuring an emergency that ratio could be allowed to drop to 8.5 people per orbit.
Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says|Dave Majumdar|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEASTBut 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.
Jameis Winston Cleared of Rape Like Every Other College Sports Star|Robert Silverman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEASTA Change.org petition asking A&E to drop the show is already making the rounds online.
To Catch a Sex Worker: A&E’s Awful, Exploitative Ambush Show|Samantha Allen|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEASTBefore he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. CarrylAt a quarter past seven he took his leave and we let drop our anchor where we were, off Cape Tekke.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian HamiltonNow and then he touched one with his long and sallow fingers, lifted its cover, then let it drop mechanically.
Bella Donna|Robert HichensIn fact, on the palm a small drop of blood showed distinctly against the firm, pink flesh.
Uncanny Tales|VariousIn fact, on the Professor's right hand there showed a drop of blood, perceptibly larger this time than before.
Uncanny Tales|Various
British Dictionary definitions for drop
Word Origin for drop
Other Idioms and Phrases with drop
In addition to the idioms beginning with drop
- drop a bombshell
- drop a brick
- drop a dime
- drop a line
- drop back
- drop behind
- drop by
- drop dead
- drop in one's tracks
- drop in someone's lap
- drop in the bucket
- drop like a hot potato
- drop like flies
- drop names
- drop off
- drop out
- drop the ball
also see:
- at the drop of a hat
- bottom drops out of
- get the drop on
- hear a pin drop
- let drop
- wait for the other shoe to drop