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. [1913 Webster] The recording angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a tear upon the word and blotted it out forever. --Sterne. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. To let go; to dismiss; to set aside; to have done with; to discontinue; to forsake; to give up; to omit. [1913 Webster] They suddenly drop't the pursuit. --S. Sharp. [1913 Webster] That astonishing ease with which fine ladies drop you and pick you up again. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] The connection had been dropped many years. -- Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Dropping the too rough H in Hell and Heaven. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 5. To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc. [1913 Webster] 6. To send, as a letter; as, please drop me a line, a letter, word. [1913 Webster] 7. To give birth to; as, to drop a lamb. [1913 Webster] 8. To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop. [1913 Webster] Show to the sun their waved coats dropped with gold. --Milton. [1913 Webster] {To drop a vessel} (Naut.), to leave it astern in a race or a chase; to outsail it. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dropping \Drop"ping\, n. 1. The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of animals; -- often used in the plural. [1913 Webster] {Dropping bottle}, an instrument used to supply small quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel. {Dropping fire}, a continued irregular discharge of firearms. {Dropping tube}, a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops. [1913 Webster] 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]: dropping adj 1: falling rapidly; "dropping prices"; "dropping rate of production" 2: coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain" [syn: {falling}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dropping See {drop}
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