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drop > 29 senses
NOUN	1	drop, driblet	A small quantity (especially of a liquid)
	2	drop, bead, pearl	A shape that is small and round
	3	drop, dip, fall, free fall	A sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
	4	drop, cliff, drop-off	A steep high face of rock
	5	drop	A predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
	6	drop, fall	A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
	7	drop, drop curtain, drop cloth	A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies
	8	drop	A central depository where things can be left or picked up
	9	drop	The act of dropping something
VERB	1	drop	Let fall to the ground
	2	drop	To fall vertically
	3	drop	Go down in value
	4	drop, sink, drop down	Fall or drop to a lower place or level
	5	drop	Terminate an association with
	6	drop	Utter casually
	7	drop, knock off	Stop pursuing or acting
	8	drop, set down, put down, unload, discharge	Leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;
	9	drop, fell, strike down, cut down	Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
	10	drop	Lose (a game)
	11	drop, spend, expend	Pay out
	12	drop, flatten	Lower the pitch of (musical notes)
	13	drop, dangle, swing	Hang freely
	14	drop, dismiss, send packing, send away	Stop associating with
	15	drop, dribble, drip	Let or cause to fall in drops
	16	drop, shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away	Get rid of
	17	drop, neglect, pretermit, omit, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap	Leave undone or leave out
	18	drop	Change from one level to another
	19	drop, devolve, deteriorate, degenerate	Grow worse
	20	drop	Give birth

drop > pronunciation
Sounds	draa'p; drao'p
Rhymes	Aesop, airdrop, atop, and 44 more rhymes in aap at the HyperDic website...
Rhymes	fop, top, treetop

drop > noun 1, quantity
Meaning	A small quantity (especially of a liquid).
Examples	"one drop of each sample was analyzed"; "any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"
Synonyms	driblet
Narrower	tear, teardrop; raindrop; droplet; eyedrop, eye-drop
Broader	small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Verbs	drop

drop > noun 2, shape
Meaning	A shape that is small and round.
Examples	"he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"
Synonyms	bead, pearl
Narrower	teardrop; dewdrop
Broader	round shape

drop > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	A sudden sharp decrease in some quantity.
Examples	"a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"
Synonyms	dip, fall, free fall
Narrower	correction; voltage drop
Broader	decrease, decrement
Verbs	drop

drop > noun 4, object
Meaning	A steep high face of rock.
Examples	"a steep drop"
Synonyms	cliff, drop-off
Narrower	crag; precipice
Broader	geological formation, formation

drop > noun 5, location
Meaning	A predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property).
Category	drug
Narrower	dead drop
Broader	hiding place

drop > noun 6, event
Meaning	A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity.
Examples	"it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
Synonyms	fall
Narrower	free fall; plunge; precipitation
Broader	gravitation; descent
Verbs	drop; drop

drop > noun 7, artifact
Meaning	A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies. Often used as background scenery.
Synonyms	drop curtain, drop cloth
Broader	curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall
Verbs	drop

drop > noun 8, artifact
Meaning	A central depository where things can be left or picked up.
Narrower	maildrop
Broader	depository, deposit, repository
Verbs	drop

drop > noun 9, act
Meaning	The act of dropping something.
Examples	"they expected the drop would be successful"
Broader	descent
Verbs	drop

drop > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Let fall to the ground.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	The girls drop the wooden sticks
Examples	"Don't drop the dishes"
Narrower	plop; dump; hang; plonk down, plump down, plank down
Broader	move, displace
Similar to	drop; sink, drop, drop down
Nouns	drop; drop

drop > verb 2, motion
Meaning	To fall vertically.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Model	The branches drop from the trees
Examples	"the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
Narrower	plunge, dump; plummet, plump; flump, flump down; decline
Broader	descend, fall, go down, come down
Similar to	drop
Nouns	drop

drop > verb 3, change
Meaning	Go down in value.
Pattern	Something ----s
Model	The stock market is going to drop
Examples	"Stock prices dropped"
Narrower	slump, fall off, sink; tumble
Broader	decline, go down, wane
Nouns	drop

drop > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Fall or drop to a lower place or level.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	sink, drop down
Narrower	drop open, fall open; sag, droop, swag, flag; sag, sag down
Broader	change posture
Similar to	slump, fall off, sink; drop
Nouns	drop

drop > verb 5, social
Meaning	Terminate an association with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Examples	"drop him from the Republican ticket"
Broader	remove
Similar to	dismiss, send packing, send away, drop

drop > verb 6, communication
Meaning	Utter casually.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"drop a hint"
Broader	express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to

drop > verb 7, change
Meaning	Stop pursuing or acting.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"drop a lawsuit"
Synonyms	knock off
Narrower	nolle pros
Broader	discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off

drop > verb 8, contact
Meaning	Leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	set down, put down, unload, discharge
Narrower	wharf; air-drop
Broader	deliver
Nouns	drop

drop > verb 9, contact
Meaning	Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Model	They drop the trees
Synonyms	fell, strike down, cut down
Cause to	descend, fall, go down, come down
Entailed by	undercut
Narrower	chop down; poleax, poleaxe; log, lumber; cut
Broader	cut

drop > verb 10, competition
Meaning	Lose (a game).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
Category	sport, athletics
Broader	lose

drop > verb 11, possession
Meaning	Pay out.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something on somebody
Synonyms	spend, expend
Narrower	consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out; consume, squander, waste, ware; afford; blow; wanton, wanton away, trifle away; underspend; misspend; penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime; invest, put, commit, place; save, economize, economise
Broader	pay

drop > verb 12, change
Meaning	Lower the pitch of (musical notes).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	flatten
Category	music
Broader	change, alter, modify
Contrary	sharpen

drop > verb 13, stative
Meaning	Hang freely.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Model	The lights drop from the ceiling
Examples	"The light dropped from the ceiling"
Synonyms	dangle, swing
Narrower	droop, loll
Broader	hang

drop > verb 14, social
Meaning	Stop associating with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
Synonyms	dismiss, send packing, send away
Broader	fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
Similar to	drop

drop > verb 15, contact
Meaning	Let or cause to fall in drops.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	dribble, drip
Broader	pour
Similar to	drip
Nouns	dropper; drop

drop > verb 16, contact
Meaning	Get rid of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away
Narrower	shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough; abscise; exfoliate; autotomize, autotomise
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw

drop > verb 17, cognition
Meaning	Leave undone or leave out.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Synonyms	neglect, pretermit, omit, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
Narrower	forget; jump, pass over, skip, skip over
Contrary	attend to, take to heart

drop > verb 18, change
Meaning	Change from one level to another.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"She dropped into army jargon"
Broader	change

drop > verb 19, body
Meaning	Grow worse.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	devolve, deteriorate, degenerate
Narrower	tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade; languish, fade; waste, rot
Broader	worsen, decline
Contrary	recuperate, recover, convalesce

drop > verb 20, body
Meaning	Give birth. Used for animals.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"The cow dropped her calf this morning"
Broader	give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have