Dropped

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Drop \Drop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dropped}or {Dropt}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Dropping}.] [OE. droppen, AS. dropan, v. i. See
     {Drop}, n.]
     1. To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules;
        to distill. "The trees drop balsam." --Creech.
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              The recording angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a
              tear upon the word and blotted it out forever.
                                                    --Sterne.
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     2. To cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a
        drop; to let fall; as, to drop a line in fishing; to drop
        a courtesy.
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     3. To let go; to dismiss; to set aside; to have done with; to
        discontinue; to forsake; to give up; to omit.
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              They suddenly drop't the pursuit.     --S. Sharp.
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              That astonishing ease with which fine ladies drop
              you and pick you up again.            --Thackeray.
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              The connection had been dropped many years. -- Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
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              Dropping the too rough H in Hell and Heaven.
                                                    --Tennyson.
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     4. To bestow or communicate by a suggestion; to let fall in
        an indirect, cautious, or gentle manner; as, to drop hint,
        a word of counsel, etc.
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     5. To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc.
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     6. To send, as a letter; as, please drop me a line, a letter,
        word.
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     7. To give birth to; as, to drop a lamb.
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     8. To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
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              Show to the sun their waved coats dropped with gold.
                                                    --Milton.
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     {To drop a vessel} (Naut.), to leave it astern in a race or a
        chase; to outsail it.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  dropped \dropped\ adj.
     born; -- used of an animal. Opposite of {unborn}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  drop
       n 1: a small quantity (especially of a liquid); "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" [syn: {driblet}]
       2: a shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of
          low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
          [syn: {bead}, {pearl}]
       3: 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" [syn: {dip}, {fall}, {free fall}]
       4: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff
          overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: {cliff}, {drop-off}]
       5: a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and
          distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen
          property)
       6: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a
          miracle that he survived the drop from that height" [syn:
          {fall}]
       7: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from
          the flies; often used as background scenery [syn: {drop
          curtain}, {drop cloth}]
       8: a central depository where things can be left or picked up
       9: the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would
          be successful"
       v 1: let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
       2: to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy
          targets"
       3: go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
       4: fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his
          knees" [syn: {sink}, {drop down}]
       5: terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican
          ticket"
       6: utter casually; "drop a hint"
       7: stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"
          [syn: {knock off}]
       8: leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo; [syn: {set
          down}, {put down}, {unload}, {discharge}]
       9: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down
          a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: {fell},
          {strike down}, {cut down}]
       10: lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
       11: pay out; "spend money" [syn: {spend}, {expend}]
       12: lower the pitch of (musical notes) [syn: {flatten}] [ant: {sharpen}]
       13: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The
           light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {dangle}, {swing}]
       14: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a
           child out of wedlock" [syn: {dismiss}, {send packing}, {send
           away}]
       15: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the
           mixture" [syn: {dribble}, {drip}]
       16: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
           clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw},
            {throw off}, {throw away}]
       17: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?";
           "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
           [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {omit}, {miss}, {leave out},
            {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}]
       18: change from one level to another; "She dropped into army
           jargon"
       19: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the
           slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a
           shouting match" [syn: {devolve}, {deteriorate}, {degenerate}]
           [ant: {recuperate}]
       20: give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this
           morning"
       [also: {dropping}, {dropped}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dropped
       adj : (used of a mammal) born

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dropped
       See {drop}