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drop

(dr/A/p )

noun (n)

a shape that is spherical and small(noun.shape)

Example:
He studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops.

Synonym:
bead, pearl

source: wordnet30
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)(noun.quantity)

Example:
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.

Synonym:
drib, driblet

source: wordnet30
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity(noun.attribute)

Example:
A drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index.
There was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery.

Synonym:
dip, fall, free fall

source: wordnet30
a steep high face of rock(noun.object)

Example:
A steep drop.

Synonym:
cliff, drop-off

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a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)(noun.location)

source: wordnet30
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity(noun.event)

Example:
It was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height.

Synonym:
fall

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a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
drop cloth, drop curtain

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a central depository where things can be left or picked up(noun.artifact)

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the act of dropping something(noun.act)

Example:
They expected the drop would be successful.

source: wordnet30
The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as, a drop of water.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

let fall to the ground(verb.motion)

Example:
Don't drop the dishes.

source: wordnet30
to fall vertically(verb.motion)

Example:
The bombs are dropping on enemy targets.

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go down in value(verb.change)

Example:
Stock prices dropped.

Synonym:
correct, decline, slump

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fall or descend to a lower place or level(verb.motion)

Synonym:
drop down, sink

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terminate an association with(verb.social)

Example:
Drop him from the Republican ticket.

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utter with seeming casualness(verb.communication)

Example:
Drop a hint.
Drop names.

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stop pursuing or acting(verb.change)

Example:
Drop a lawsuit.

Synonym:
knock off

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leave or unload(verb.contact)

Example:
Drop off the passengers at the hotel.

Synonym:
discharge, drop off, put down, set down, unload

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cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow(verb.contact)

Synonym:
cut down, fell, strike down

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lose (a game)(verb.competition)

Example:
The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13.

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pay out(verb.possession)

Synonym:
expend, spend

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lower the pitch of (musical notes)(verb.change)

Synonym:
flatten
Antonym:
sharpen

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hang freely(verb.stative)

Example:
The light dropped from the ceiling.

Synonym:
dangle, suspend, swing

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stop associating with(verb.social)

Example:
They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock.

Synonym:
dismiss, send away, send packing

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let or cause to fall in drops(verb.contact)

Synonym:
dribble, drip

source: wordnet30
get rid of(verb.contact)

Synonym:
cast, cast off, escape from, shake, shake off, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off, throw off, waste

source: wordnet30
take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth(verb.consumption)

Example:
She dropped acid when she was a teenager.

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omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing(verb.cognition)

Example:
New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's.

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leave undone or leave out(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit
Antonym:
attend to, take to heart

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change from one level to another(verb.change)

Example:
She dropped into army jargon.

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fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death(verb.change)

Example:
Shop til you drop.

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grow worse(verb.body)

Synonym:
decline, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, worsen
Antonym:
convalesce, recover, recuperate

source: wordnet30
give birth; used for animals(verb.body)

Example:
The cow dropped her calf this morning.

source: wordnet30
To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to distill.(verb)

source: webster1913
To fall in drops.(verb)

source: webster1913

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