drop

let fall to the ground

• “Don”

to fall vertically

• “the bombs are dropping on enemy targets”

go down in value

• “Stock prices dropped”

fall or drop to a lower place or level

• “He sank to his knees”

terminate an association with

• “drop him from the Republican ticket”

utter casually

• “drop a hint”

stop pursuing or acting

• “drop a lawsuit”
• “knock it off!”

leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

• “strike down a tree”
• “Lightning struck down the hikers”

lose (a game)

• “The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13”

pay out

• “spend money”

lower the pitch of (musical notes)

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”

let or cause to fall in drops

• “dribble oil into the mixture”

get rid of

• “he shed his image as a pushy boss”
• “shed your clothes”

leave undone or leave out

• “How could I miss that typo?”
• “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”

change from one level to another

• “She dropped into army jargon”

grow worse

• “Her condition deteriorated”
• “Conditions in the slums degenerated”
• “The discussion devolved into a shouting match”

give birth; used for animals

• “The cow dropped her calf this morning”

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”

a shape that is small and round

• “he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops”
• “beads of sweat on his forehead”

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”

a steep high face of rock

• “he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town”
• “a steep drop”

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

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

• “it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height”

a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

a central depository where things can be left or picked up

the act of dropping something

• “they expected the drop would be successful”