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A shape that is spherical and small He studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops Beads of sweat on his forehead |
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A small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) He had a drop too much to drink A drop of each sample was analyzed There is not a drop of pity in that man Years afterward |
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They would pay the blood-money |
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Driblet by driblet--Kipling |
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A sudden sharp decrease in some quantity A drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index There was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery A dip in prices When that became known the price of their stock went into free fall |
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A steep high face of rock He stood on a high cliff overlooking the town A steep drop |
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A predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) |
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A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity It was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height |
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A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies Often used as background scenery |
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A central depository where things can be left or picked up |
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The act of dropping something They expected the drop would be successful |
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Let fall to the ground Don't drop the dishes |
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To fall vertically The bombs are dropping on enemy targets |
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Go down in value Stock prices dropped |
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Fall or descend to a lower place or level He sank to his knees |
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Terminate an association with Drop him from the Republican ticket |
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Utter with seeming casualness Drop a hint Drop names |
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Stop pursuing or acting Drop a lawsuit Knock it off! |
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Leave or unload Unload the cargo Drop off the passengers at the hotel |
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Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow Strike down a tree Lightning struck down the hikers |
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Lose (a game) The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13 |
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Pay out Spend money |
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Lower the pitch of (musical notes) |
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Hang freely The ornaments dangled from the tree The light dropped from the ceiling |
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Stop associating with They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock |
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Let or cause to fall in drops Dribble oil into the mixture |
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Get rid of He shed his image as a pushy boss Shed your clothes |
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Take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth She dropped acid when she was a teenager |
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Omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's |
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Leave undone or leave out How could I miss that typo? The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten |
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Change from one level to another She dropped into army jargon |
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Fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death Shop til you drop |
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Grow worse Her condition deteriorated Conditions in the slums degenerated The discussion devolved into a shouting match |
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Give birth Used for animals The cow dropped her calf this morning |
noun | driblet, small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
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noun | bead, pearl, round shape
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noun | dip, fall, free fall, decrease, decrement |
noun | cliff, drop-off, geological formation, formation |
noun | hiding place
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noun | fall, descent, gravitation |
noun | drop curtain, drop cloth, curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall |
noun | depository, deposit, repository |
noun | descent |
verb | move, displace |
verb | descend, fall, go down, come down
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verb | decline, go down, wane |
verb | sink, drop down, change posture
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verb | remove |
verb | express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
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verb | knock off, discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
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verb | set down, put down, unload, discharge, deliver |
verb | fell, strike down, cut down, cut |
verb | lose |
verb | spend, expend, pay |
verb | flatten, change, alter, modify |
verb | dangle, swing, hang |
verb | dismiss, send packing, send away, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate |
verb | dribble, drip, pour |
verb | shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, remove, take, take away, withdraw |
verb | neglect, pretermit, omit, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap |
verb | change |
verb | devolve, deteriorate, degenerate, worsen, decline |
verb | give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have |