Drop | Mean of drop in English Dictionary

/ˈdrɑːp/

• Noun
• a very small amount of liquid that falls in a rounded shape
1. He squeezed the bottle until a few drops came out.
2. She knew rain was coming when she felt a drop [=raindrop] land on her arm.
3. Drops of water fell from the leaky faucet.
4. a drop of blood
• a small amount of a drink
1. I didn't have a drop of your orange juice.
2. I'd just like a drop of brandy, please.
3. He used to have a drinking problem but he hasn't touched a drop [=hasn't drunk any alcohol] in years.
• a small amount of something (such as a quality)
1. She doesn't have a single drop of selfishness in her.
2. The poet wrings the last drop of meaning from every word.

• liquid medicine that is measured in drops and put into your eyes, ears, or nose
1. The doctor prescribed daily drops for the child's ears.
2. eye/ear drops
• a usually small, round piece of candy with a particular flavor
1. We sucked on lemon drops.
• the distance from a higher to a lower level
1. It is a 50-foot drop from the cliff to the ground below.
• an area that goes downward suddenly
1. A steep drop in the river forms a waterfall.
• a decrease in amount or quality
1. His income took a sudden drop.
2. He had a sudden drop in income.
3. The patient experienced a sharp drop in blood pressure.
4. a drop [=decline] in prices/sales
5. a four percent drop in body weight
• the act of taking something (such as something secret or illegal) to a place and leaving it there
1. He made the drop.
• a place where something is taken to and left to be picked up
1. I left the package at the drop.
• a move back from the line of scrimmage
1. The quarterback made a quick three-step drop.
• an amount that is so small that it does not make an important difference or have much effect
1. They need to raise thousands of dollars for this project, so our 20-dollar donation is just a drop in the bucket.
• very quickly and immediately
1. He says he's ready to help us at the drop of a hat.
2. She loses her temper at the drop of a hat.
• Verb
• to let (something) fall
1. Be careful not to drop the chair on your foot.
2. She dropped the apple core into the trash can.
3. They dropped bombs on the city.
4. He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces.
5. The player dropped the ball.
6. The trees drop their needles in the winter. [=the needles fall off the trees in the winter]
• to fall
1. The pen rolled to the edge of the table and dropped to the floor.
2. The book dropped from my hand.
3. The ball dropped between the right and center fielders.
• to lie down or fall down suddenly
1. He dropped (down) to the floor and hid under the bed.
• to lie down or become unconscious because you are sick or exhausted
1. She was so tired she felt she would drop.
2. He worked until he dropped.
3. (informal) We're going to the mall to shop till we drop.
• to go down suddenly and form a steep slope
1. The road drops into the valley.
2. The cliff drops almost vertically.
• to change to a lower level, amount, position, etc.
1. The temperature dropped (to 50 degrees).
2. His voice dropped [=became quieter] as he told us the secret.
3. Increased competition has caused prices to drop. [=decline, go down]
4. Production has dropped. [=decreased]
5. The team has dropped [=fallen] to third place.
6. He dropped [=fell] behind the other runners when he hurt his ankle.
• to cause (something) to lessen or decrease in level or amount
1. He dropped [=lowered] his voice.
2. She dropped [=reduced] her speed when she saw the patrol car.
• to send (someone) a letter, note, etc.
1. I'll drop you an e-mail when I know my schedule.
2. Drop me a line [=write me a letter] sometime.
• to stop talking or thinking about (something)
1. You can drop that idea right now.
2. Let's just drop the subject.
3. Just drop it. I don't want to talk about it any more.
• to stop being talked about
1. Please let the matter drop.
2. Once he starts talking about a subject he just won't let it drop.
• to stop doing or continuing with (something)
1. I'm going to drop my calculus class and take a biology course instead.
2. New evidence was found and the case was dropped.
3. The prosecutors dropped the charges against her.
4. I dropped everything [=stopped what I was doing] and ran to the window to see what was going on.
• to not include (someone or something)
1. You should drop [=cut, omit] this sentence from your essay.
2. The newspaper decided to drop the story.
3. He was dropped from the team.
• to suddenly end a relationship or connection with (someone)
1. They dated for a while, but then she suddenly dropped him.
2. She moved away and dropped her old friends.
• to take (someone or something) to a place and then leave
1. She dropped him in front of the library.
2. He dropped the package at the post office this morning.
3. I drop the kids off at school in the morning.
4. I'll drop off the paperwork as soon as it's all filled out.
• to make a brief social visit
1. His sister dropped by unexpectedly.
2. They dropped in for a chat.
3. Drop over sometime!
4. We were in the neighborhood and thought we would drop in on you.
• to say (something) in an informal or casual way
1. He casually dropped the news that they are getting married.
2. She's always dropping names. [=saying the names of famous people she knows to try to impress others]
3. She has been dropping hints that she is looking for another job.
• to lose (a game)
1. They dropped the first game but won the next two.
• to spend (an amount of money)
1. She dropped $300 on a new suit.
• to lose (an amount of weight)
1. Through diet and exercise, I managed to drop 20 pounds in a year.
• to move down
1. When the teacher became angry at her, she dropped her eyes/head. [=she looked down]
2. His gaze dropped to the floor in embarrassment.
• to let (a loop of yarn) fall off a knitting needle
1. Count the stitches on the needle to make sure you didn't drop one.
2. Be careful you don't drop a stitch.
• to not pronounce (a letter) when you speak
1. When she spoke quickly, she dropped the “g” in “running.”
• to take (a drug) by swallowing it
1. They dropped acid. [=they took LSD]
• to make a very bad or embarrassing mistake
• to move straight back from the line of scrimmage
1. The quarterback dropped back and threw a long pass down the field.
• to decrease in amount
1. After the holidays, business usually drops off.
• to fall asleep
1. The baby tends to drop off after he eats.
2. She lay down and dropped off to sleep.
• to stop attending a school or university before you have completed your studies
1. He dropped out after 10th grade.
2. He dropped out of [=quit] college/school and began working full-time.
• to stop being part of a group
1. She was the first to drop out of the band.
• to stop being involved in regular society because you do not agree with or support its rules, customs, and values
1. Back in the sixties he dropped out and lived as a hippie for several years.
• to stop being seen
1. The house dropped out of sight as we drove over the hill.
2. a famous and successful actor who suddenly dropped out of sight