drop


Meanings

  • a shape that is spherical and small;
    • "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"
  • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); --Kipling
    • "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"
  • 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 steep high face of rock;
    • "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"
  • let fall to the ground;
    • "Don't drop the dishes"
  • to fall vertically;
    • "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
  • go down in value;
    • "Stock prices dropped"
  • fall or descend to a lower place or level;
  • terminate an association with;
    • "drop him from the Republican ticket"
  • utter with seeming casualness;
    • "drop a hint"
    • drop names"
  • stop pursuing or acting;
    • "drop a lawsuit"
  • leave or unload;
    • "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
  • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow;
  • lose (a game);
    • "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
  • pay out;
  • lower the pitch of (musical notes)
  • hang freely;
    • "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;
  • get rid of;
  • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth;
    • "She dropped acid when she was a teenager"
  • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing;
    • " New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's"
  • leave undone or leave out;
  • change from one level to another;
    • "She dropped into army jargon"
  • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death;
    • "shop til you drop"
  • grow worse;
  • give birth; used for animals;
    • "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
  • DROP v DROPPED or DROPT, DROPPING, DROPS to fall in drops (globules)


Scrabble Score: 7

drop is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

drop is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

drop is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

drop is a valid Words With Friends word