to drop
- verb
- /drɑp/
- The next morning, Edwin dropped his coffee cup when he saw me.
- accidentally drop
- drop to the ground
- drop bombs
That was a big puzzle piece that he dropped into that jigsaw puzzle, right?
- That was a big puzzle piece that he dropped into that jigsaw puzzle, right?
- They they get a hold of the neck and hold until the animal drops, plus claws.
- OK, please don't drop that on yourself or anyone else.
- For example, suppose you drop a billiard ball.
- And so my response sort of made her jaw drop and that was that.
- And my mouth dropped and I hugged you.
- It's like your heart drops and you get that sort of, yeah, what?
- I was, I, my jaw dropped when I saw the name of that song.
Examples
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I think you dropped this.
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You dropped it outside the church.
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As in, if I drop this pen, what's going to happen?
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You dropped this.
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Before we climb back up the bluff, Smith drops a coin at the water's edge.
Academic text (2008) -
She accidentally dropped her phone on the pavement.
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As I was reaching for the shelf, I dropped the book I was holding.
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He dropped the ball when I called his name unexpectedly.
Synonyms
Move or drop down from a higher to a lower place
To move down physically or emotionally, often when tired
Suddenly move from a standing position to the ground or a lower level
To let liquid fall in small drops
To fall from the sky, as rain, snow, or ash
Fall suddenly and steeply from a high place or in amount
To fall over or make something fall over, often suddenly when it loses balance
Lose your balance and drop down from something like a ladder
To fall or drop suddenly from a higher to a lower place
To let something fall or spill out by accident
Touch the ground after falling or being dropped
To fall from a higher place to a lower place
To let liquid or saliva fall in small drops
Liquid falls in small drops down a surface
To fall suddenly, for example by tripping or by losing value
To move apart by itself suddenly because of surprise or gravity
To fall quickly and steeply, like a plane or stocks
To fall from where it is fixed or held
To have the mouth or jaw suddenly fall open because of surprise
Drop to the ground quickly to avoid danger
Drop supplies from a plane by parachute
To become less over time
To handle something clumsily so you nearly drop it
To drop into a hole by accident
To drop something or yourself down heavily, often making a noise
To drop supplies or equipment from an aircraft by parachute
To put something down hard, often making a loud sound
To fall or put something down heavily so it makes a dull sound
To drop suddenly onto the floor and lie face down or stretched out
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A very small amount that does not help with a much larger problem
- Offensive
Become vulnerable to sexual attack in prison, often used as a grim joke or warning
- Texting
Finish speaking or performing in a confident, impressive way that needs no reply
- Offensive
Say the rude word 'fuck', often in a situation where it surprises or offends people
- Informal
To prepare for a real fight or, informally, to stop fighting and start working together
Phrasal Verbs
To move to a position behind other players, for example to prepare a pass or to help defend
- Specialized
To stop using some parts of a machine learning model at random during training so it learns better
- Slang
To end a speech or comment with an impressive move to show nothing more is needed
Compounds
- Specialized
An area where supplies or soldiers are dropped from a plane by parachute
- Jargon
A secret place where people leave messages or items for others to collect without meeting
- Specialized
A list of options that appears below a menu item so you can choose one
- Specialized
A soft shot in tennis that lands just over the net and drops quickly, hard to reach
- Specialized
A loss of electrical pressure when current goes through a wire or part of a circuit
- Slang
An impressive ending to a speech or performance that shows nothing more needs saying
- Australian
A fake dangerous animal Australians joke about that falls from trees onto people to scare tourists
- Specialized
A fin under a sailboat that you raise or lower to stop the boat sliding sideways
- Specialized
A large curtain that people lower from above to make a background on a stage
- Specialized
A large curtain hung above the stage that lowers to make background scenery
- Jargon
A moment when a song starts in a film or show that makes the scene more powerful
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Drop comes from an old idea of something small falling, like a tiny bit of water, and is related to the simple word drip; so to drop something is to let it fall down, often quickly or by accident.