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to drop

to drop

602 1.0
To fall to a lower amount or level
  • verb
  • /drɑp/
: caer
  • The company's profits have started to drop as sales decline.
  • prices dropped
  • dropped 56 percent
  • the rate dropped

And blood pressure drops, heart rate drops to critical level.

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Examples

  • Following the announcement, the stock prices began to drop rapidly.

  • 'And utilities dropped very slightly.

  • And they go, OK, what if we drop the price of this bond?

  • And now the stock market's starting to drop again quite sharply.

  • In 2012, the survey indicated that teachers' job satisfaction had dropped to the lowest level in 25 years.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Print-only subscriptions dropped from 64 percent to 30 percent during the same period.

    Academic text (2012)
  • When Japan's long-term interest rate dropped to below 1 percent, bank lending screeched to a halt.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Many students saw their grades drop significantly after the difficult tests.

Synonyms

to come down
vsto drop
∞ 2.8

To become lower, for example temperature or prices

is limited to numeric or price decreases rather than moods or movement
to fall
vsto drop
592 1.0

Become less in number or amount

is the same idea but used specifically for prices values or levels
to go down
vsto drop
389 1.9

To become less in amount, size, or value

is focused on changes in prices values or levels rather than anything
to slip
vsto drop
99 3.5

To become worse or fall to a lower level

focuses on numeric decreases in price value or measurable levels
to plummet
vsto drop
97 5.8

Fall suddenly and steeply from a high place or in amount

is the general decrease term that does not require sudden steep change
to drop down
vsto drop
90 1.8

To fall from a higher place to a lower place

applies specifically to decreases in amount value or price rather than position
to fall off
vsto drop
24 2.6

Become less in number, amount, or quality

is the neutral term for decreases in values prices or levels
to fall away
vsto drop
22 4.3

To become less in amount or quality

is used mainly for numeric or market levels rather than general loss
to drop off
vsto drop
21 3.5

To become less in number or amount

refers specifically to decreases in monetary or measured levels
to dive
vsto drop
11 3.9

To fall quickly to a much lower level

is the neutral term without implying rapid or steep movement
to drop away
vsto drop
4 3.3

To become less over time

is neutral about speed and applies broadly to price or value drops
to correct
vsto drop
  • Specialized
2 6.6

To fall in value after a period of rapid rise

is the ordinary term for decreases in prices values or levels regardless of cause
1 6.3

To fall suddenly to a much lower level

is a plain decrease that does not imply dramatic collapse

Antonyms

630 1.0

To become greater in amount or strength

Idioms

to drop the ball
  • Informal
38 6.1

Fail to do something you are responsible for

To tell people shocking news suddenly

15 4.9

A very small amount that does not help with a much larger problem

drop-dead
  • Informal
15 6.7

Very attractive or impressive

13 4.2

Immediately and without delay

9 6.9

A lot of people suddenly fall ill or collapse

6 9.8

To tell the police about someone's crime, often secretly

To suddenly tell people something very surprising that shocks them

to drop a deuce
  • Offensive
4 9.9

To go to the toilet to poop in informal speech

to drop the mic
  • Texting
2 8.8

Finish speaking or performing in a confident, impressive way that needs no reply

2 3.8

A very small amount compared with what is needed

to drop the soap
  • Offensive
2 9.9

Become vulnerable to sexual attack in prison, often used as a grim joke or warning

to drop the f-bomb
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Say the rude word 'fuck', often in a situation where it surprises or offends people

To surprise someone very much

1 8.6

To prepare for a real fight or, informally, to stop fighting and start working together

To fall suddenly to a much lower level

drop in the pond
  • Informal
1 5.8

A very small amount compared with what is needed

drop in the sea
  • Informal
1 5.5

A very small amount compared with what is needed

to drop a bollock
  • Offensive
9.9

To make a serious, embarrassing mistake by being careless

9.9

To let food fall by accident or make an embarrassing mistake

9.7

To use the F-word to shock people

9.7

To suddenly and completely stop supporting something

To suddenly lose control of your feelings because you feel overwhelmed

4.4

Open your mouth wide in surprise

9.9

Suddenly bring up a shocking topic to change the tone of a discussion

A sudden end that causes death or total ruin

Delay acting until an important event happens

Phrasal Verbs

579 3.0

To take someone or something to a place and leave them there

304 3.0

To leave a course, competition or group before finishing

to drop by
  • Informal
197 2.5

To visit someone or a place for a short time without planning

to drop in
  • Informal
93 3.6

Visit someone without arranging it first

90 1.8

To fall from a higher place to a lower place

to drop dead
  • Informal
87 8.4

Die suddenly, often from shock or extreme tiredness

29 2.9

To fall from where it is fixed or held

22 3.6

To move to a position behind other players, for example to prepare a pass or to help defend

21 3.5

To become less in number or amount

To send a short message to keep in touch

9 4.0

To move back from a place or position, often to a safer spot

To lower an anchor to hold a boat in one place

4 3.7

To have the mouth or jaw suddenly fall open because of surprise

4 3.3

To become less over time

To suggest something in a quiet, indirect way

2 4.4

To leave normal society and live a much simpler life

to drop off
  • Informal
2 3.0

To fall asleep for a short time, often without meaning to

2 7.5

To stop being seen or heard from by others

To decide not to continue with a plan or suggestion

To fall behind others because you move or work more slowly

To leave someone at a swimming pool after giving them a ride

Officially stop attending a class before it ends

to mic drop
  • Slang
1 8.1

To end a speech or comment with an impressive move to show nothing more is needed

to drop a load
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To poop and get rid of solid waste from your body

1 7.5

Stop taking part because it becomes too difficult

1 2.3

To visit someone informally to have coffee and chat

To stop talking about a subject

1 6.9

Lose a game in tennis when you are the player who starts the point

To wash some clothes at one time

To stop a court case by canceling the official paper that starts it

to drop out
  • Specialized
5.9

To stop using some parts of a machine learning model at random during training so it learns better

Compounds

29 2.2

A place to leave people or things

15 1.7

A small sweet with medicine that helps a sore throat and stops coughing

drop zone
  • Specialized
10 6.0

An area where supplies or soldiers are dropped from a plane by parachute

10 3.9

A sudden decrease in amount, quality or rate

drop-down
  • Specialized
10 3.9

A list of choices that appears below when you click it

9 3.4

A small drop of medicine put into the eye to help it feel better

dead drop
  • Jargon
7 9.3

A secret place where people leave messages or items for others to collect without meeting

drop-down menu
  • Specialized
5 3.2

A list of options that appears below a menu item so you can choose one

4 3.0

A large cloth that you put over floors or furniture during painting

3 1.3

A small hard candy with lemon flavor, usually yellow and shaped like a lemon

3 5.5

A very steep edge of land or rock

drop-in
  • Specialized
3 3.7

Designed to fit and work without changes

2 1.0

A small round piece of water that hangs on leaves after rain

1 3.2

An earring that hangs below the earlobe with a small decoration

1 7.4

A car with a roof that you can fold down or remove

voltage drop
  • Specialized
1 4.7

A loss of electrical pressure when current goes through a wire or part of a circuit

drop shot
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A soft shot in tennis that lands just over the net and drops quickly, hard to reach

drop forge
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A heavy machine that shapes hot metal by dropping a large hammer

mic drop
  • Slang
1 8.0

An impressive ending to a speech or performance that shows nothing more needs saying

1 3.5

A small soft biscuit you make by dropping dough from a spoon and baking

drop bear
  • Australian
1 9.9

A fake dangerous animal Australians joke about that falls from trees onto people to scare tourists

1 7.8

A hinged part of a table you lift to make more space

A table with sides that fold down to save space and lift up to make it larger

A fee you pay for returning a rented car to a different place

1 4.6

A small, thick pancake made by dropping spoonfuls of batter onto a hot pan

drop curtain
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A large curtain hung above the stage that lowers to make background scenery

drop hammer
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A large machine that shapes metal by dropping a heavy weight onto it

drop zone
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A place on a screen where you drag files to upload or move them

potential drop
  • Specialized
1 7.0

The difference in electric voltage between two points in a circuit

drop arch
  • Specialized
8.7

An arch with a gently pointed, shallow curve used in buildings

drop keel
  • Specialized
8.3

A fin under a sailboat that you raise or lower to stop the boat sliding sideways

drop line
  • Jargon
7.5

A headline where each line after the first is indented more to the right

drop cloth
  • Specialized
4.8

A large curtain that people lower from above to make a background on a stage

drop press
  • Specialized
8.8

A machine that shapes metal by dropping a heavy weight onto it

drop-seed
  • Specialized
9.4

A grass with very small seeds that fall off easily

needle drop
  • Jargon
7.9

A moment when a song starts in a film or show that makes the scene more powerful

How Much

to plummet
97 5.8
to drop
602 1.0
to dip
29 2.5

Surface Forms

drop infinitive
dropped past
dropped past participle
dropping present participle
drops third person singular

Etymology

To drop (a value) keeps the basic idea of 'falling' — numbers move down to a lower level, so to drop means to become less or go down.