26984 words

drop

34 definitions • 66 examples
1
to fall or to allow something to fall:

Examples:

She dropped her keys.
I'm always dropping things.
drop something in something Amanda dropped her sunglasses in the fountain.
drop something into something She dropped her keys into her bag.
drop off The book dropped off the shelf.
drop from He let the letter drop from his hand.
Don't drop it!/Don't let it drop!
2
to die suddenly and unexpectedly:

Examples:

He dropped dead on the squash court at the age of 43.
3
to write someone a letter, especially a short informal one:

Examples:

Just drop me a line when you decide on a date.
4
to tell someone something in a way that is not direct:

Examples:

She dropped a hint that she'd like to come to the party.
5
to move the anchor (= heavy metal object) of a ship down into the water in order to stop the ship from moving away:

Examples:

The ship managed to drop anchor in a sheltered cove while divers inspected the damage.
The yacht arrived and dropped anchor about half a mile from the shore.
6
to not pronounce the letter h at the beginning of words in which it should be pronounced:

Examples:

He drops his aitches and it really annoys my parents.
7
to move to a lower level, or cause something to move to a lower level:

Examples:

The water level in the flooded region has finally begun to drop.
drop away The land drops away (= slopes down) sharply behind the barrier.
We had to drop our prices because of the recession.
drop sharply Oil prices have dropped sharply from their highs of last year.
8
to stop doing or planning something, especially an activity:

Examples:

I'm going to drop yoga and do aerobics instead.
Can you drop what you're doing and help me with this report?
9
to stop including someone in a group or team:

Examples:

be dropped from He's been dropped from the team because of injury.
10
to take someone to a particular place, usually in a car, and leave them there:

Examples:

drop someone off They dropped me off at the main entrance.
drop someone at something I dropped him at the library and went shopping.
I'll drop you home.
11
to become available for people to buy, listen to, or watch, especially using the internet; to make something available like this:

Examples:

It's an exciting time for her, with the tour starting and the record about to drop.
We heard that rapper Dave was about to drop a new album.
12
a small round-shaped amount of liquid:

Examples:

drop of I thought I felt a drop of rain.
There were little drops of paint on the kitchen floor.
13
a small amount of liquid you can drink:

Examples:

a drop more I'll have a drop more juice, please.
just a drop "Would you like some milk?" "Just a drop, please."
14
15
a small piece of sweet food made of sugar:
16
the distance from one thing to something lower:

Examples:

drop of There's a drop of two metres from the window to the ground.
17
a reduction in the amount or level of something:

Examples:

drop in The recent drop in magazine subscriptions is causing some concern.
18
the act of delivering things such as supplies, medicine, etc., often by dropping them from an aircraft:

Examples:

a food drop
make a drop The helicopter made a drop of much-needed supplies to the stranded hikers.
19
the situation in which something is left in a place and later collected by someone else, usually a spy
20
to fall intentionally or unintentionally, or to let something fall:

Examples:

[ T ] She dropped her keys on a table beside the door.
[ I ] The book dropped to the floor.
[ I ] fig. I was so exhausted that I was ready to drop (= to fall down).
21
to move or change to a lower level, or to make something lower or less:

Examples:

[ I ] The temperature dropped nearly 50 degrees in 24 hours.
[ T ] We are going to have to drop our prices.
22
to stop something you were doing or planning to do:

Examples:

After winning a pay raise, the union dropped its other demands.
He was dropped from (= taken off) the team because of his grades.
23
a very small amount of a liquid:

Examples:

I just felt a drop of rain.
24
the act of falling:

Examples:

the airplane's sudden drop
25
a reduction in the amount or level of something:

Examples:

a drop in prices
26
A drop is also the distance from one thing to something lower:

Examples:

It’s a drop of over 150 feet from the top of the Niagara Falls.
27
to become lower in level, value, price, etc.:

Examples:

In November, prices continued to drop while property sale times lengthened.
drop 10%/10 points/10p, etc. Like-for-like sales dropped 8%.
drop by sth The cost of the technology is still high but has dropped by half in the last 6 months.
drop to sth The total volume of the country's crude exports dropped to 10.3 million barrels.
drop below sth Unemployment may drop below the symbolic 1 million mark before long.
28
to reduce something such as a price:

Examples:

Many companies will drop prices in order to get your business.
drop sth by £10/10%, etc. The supermarket is dropping the price of its milk by 1p per pint.
drop sth to sth After the house had been on the market for six months, the asking price was dropped to £750,000.
29
to stop doing or planning something:

Examples:

drop a plan/idea
30
to stop using, making, or providing something:

Examples:

A spokesperson for the airline said that it will drop its flights from Denver to Detroit.
31
to lose a sum of money in a business or game:

Examples:

One medium-sized investment bank is known to have dropped $10 million on a single over-the-counter derivative trade.
32
to put text, a file, a picture, etc. in a particular place on a computer screen using your mouse:

Examples:

Just drag and drop the images into your presentation.
33
to make a mistake, especially by doing something in a careless or stupid way:

Examples:

The staffer responsible for finding the right location had dropped the ball.
34
a reduction in the level, value, price, etc. of something:

Examples:

a drop in sth Major supermarket chains experienced a drop in sales.
a dramatic/major/sharp drop He warned that stocks could take a sharp drop today.
a 10%/10 point/10p, etc. drop

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