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a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"

stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"

the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"

a central depository where things can be left or picked up

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

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

leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"

go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"

change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"

utter casually; "drop a hint"

lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"

leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;

to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket"

a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"

stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"

the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"

a central depository where things can be left or picked up

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"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

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

leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.

Any small pendent ornament.

Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering something

A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.

A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.

A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.

A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc.

A drop press or drop hammer.

The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.

Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops; as, lavender drops.

Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.

To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to distill.

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.

To let go; to dismiss; to set aside; to have done with; to discontinue; to forsake; to give up; to omit.

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.

To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc.

To give birth to; as, to drop a lamb.

To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.

To fall in drops.

To fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe fruit drops from a tree; wise words drop from the lips.

To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.

To fall dead, or to fall in death.

To come to an end; to cease; to pass out of mind; as, the affair dropped.

To fall or be depressed; to lower; as, the point of the spear dropped a little.

To fall short of a mark.

To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards.

To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to spend; as, they expend money for food or in charity; to expend time labor, and thought; to expend hay in feeding cattle, oil in a lamp, water in mechanical operations.

The depth of a square sail; - generally applied to the courses only.

To come unexpectedly; - with in or into; as, my old friend dropped in a moment.

That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.

Any small pendent ornament.

Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering something

A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.

A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.

A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.

A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc.

A drop press or drop hammer.

The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.

Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops; as, lavender drops.

Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.

To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to distill.

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.

To let go; to dismiss; to set aside; to have done with; to discontinue; to forsake; to give up; to omit.

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.

To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc.

To give birth to; as, to drop a lamb.

To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.

To fall in drops.

To fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe fruit drops from a tree; wise words drop from the lips.

To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.

To fall dead, or to fall in death.

To come to an end; to cease; to pass out of mind; as, the affair dropped.

To fall or be depressed; to lower; as, the point of the spear dropped a little.

To fall short of a mark.

To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards.

To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to spend; as, they expend money for food or in charity; to expend time labor, and thought; to expend hay in feeding cattle, oil in a lamp, water in mechanical operations.

The depth of a square sail; - generally applied to the courses only.

To come unexpectedly; - with in or into; as, my old friend dropped in a moment.

To fall in small round masses of fluid; sink to a lower position; become lower in sound; as, her voice dropped; fall in death; visit informally with in; to move easily over the water: as, the ship drops down to sea; to be left behind; as, the tired soldier dropped out of ranks.

To let fall; to let fall in small globules; to have done with; utter in an indirect or cautious manner; send off (a hasty note); to lower, as the eyes.

A small round mass of moisture; something that hangs like a drop.

Dropper.

Dropped.

Dropping.

A small particle of liquid which falls at one time: a very small quantity of liquid: anything hanging like a drop: anything arranged to drop.

To fall in small particles: to let drops fall: to fall suddenly: to come to an end: to fall or sink lower.

To let fall in drops: to let fall: to let go, or dismiss: to utter casually: to lower:-pr.p. dropping; pa.p. dropped'.

A globule of liquid; anything hanging like a drop.

To fall in drops; fall suddenly; come to an end.

To let fall in drops; to let fall.

To fall, or let fall, in drops.

To fall, or let fall, in any way; give up; dismiss; subside; sink.

A globule of liquid; anything hanging down; a pendant.

A fall; descent.

Gutta -d. Ague, tasteless, Liquor arsenicalis -d. Black, Guttae nigrae -d. Red, Wards, see Vinum antimonii tartarizati -d. Serene, Amaurosis.

Same as Gutta.

Less correctly, a minim.

The smallest quantity of a liquid that becomes detached and falls in a single drop from a suitable vessel. The volume of the drop varies widely, dependent on many different conditions, hence "drop" should not be confused with "minim" as a measure.

The falling of a part, as from paralysis.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical moss; a globule about to fall; hence, the smallest measurable quantity; a sip; a taste;—that which resembles a liquid drop;—a door or platform opening downward; a trap-door; part of a gallows;—a machine for lowering heavy weights to a ship’s deck:—a curtain which drops in front of the stage of a theatre, &c.; —pl. Medicine measured by drops.

A globule of moisture, as much liquor as falls at once when there is not a continued stream; diamond hanging in the ear.