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drop

drop

123 8.8
A secret place where illegal goods are left for pick up
  • noun
  • /drɑp/
  • NSFW
translation icon : punto de entrega
  • The camera follows a cash drop box being lifted from the stack by a clerk.
  • drop-off site
  • drop-off center
  • curbside drop

This is when the, the, the term dead drop first was coined back in those days.

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Examples

  • After parking the car and leaving the keys in a drop box, he began searching for the purse.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • We met at the designated drop to exchange the package safely.

  • Ten a. m. tomorrow we set up the drop and by noon we get paid.

  • The drop is behind seat 32.

  • Twelve Apostle Church always was your favorite drop spot.

  • Peter went to the mail drop, took the envelope out of his thin overcoat pocket.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Rahmani's Counterintelligence boys stake out the drop and roll up Jericho himself.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I've made over 490 drops, 23 over hostile territory.

  • The courier delivered the goods to a secure drop hidden behind the warehouse.

  • They agreed on a drop location where they could meet without being seen.

Synonyms

drop-off
vsdrop
35 2.2

A place to leave people or things

is a secret place for illicit goods rather than a general delivery area
dead drop
vsdrop
  • Jargon
5 9.3

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

is used to hide illicit goods for later pickup rather than swap information
maildrop
vsdrop
  • US
4.4

A box where people put letters or small packages for someone to collect

is for secret delivery of illicit items rather than routine postal collection

Idioms

to drop the ball
  • Informal
38 6.1

Fail to do something you are responsible for

15 4.9

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

13 4.2

Immediately and without delay

drop-dead
  • Informal
11 6.7

Very attractive or impressive

8 6.9

A lot of people suddenly fall ill or collapse

7 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
3 9.9

To go to the toilet to poop in informal speech

To tell people shocking news suddenly

2 3.8

A very small amount compared with what is needed

to drop the soap
  • Offensive
1 9.9

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

to drop the mic
  • Texting
1 8.8

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

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

drop in the pond
  • Informal
5.8

A very small amount compared with what is needed

drop in the sea
  • Informal
5.5

A very small amount compared with what is needed

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

To fall suddenly to a much lower level

to drop the f-bomb
  • Offensive
9.9

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

8.6

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

9.9

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

To surprise someone very much

A sudden end that causes death or total ruin

Delay acting until an important event happens

Compounds

35 2.2

A place to leave people or things

drop-in
  • Specialized
19 3.7

Designed to fit and work without changes

12 1.7

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

10 3.9

A sudden decrease in amount, quality or rate

drop-down
  • Specialized
9 3.9

A list of choices that appears below when you click it

drop zone
  • Specialized
9 6.0

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

6 3.4

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

dead drop
  • Jargon
5 9.3

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

5 5.5

A very steep edge of land or rock

drop-down menu
  • Specialized
4 3.2

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

3 1.3

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

2 3.0

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

1 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

drop shot
  • Specialized
1 3.8

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

voltage drop
  • Specialized
1 4.7

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

1 3.5

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

1 4.6

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

mic drop
  • Slang
1 8.0

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

drop arch
  • Specialized
8.7

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

drop bear
  • Australian
9.9

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

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 curtain
  • Specialized
5.1

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

drop forge
  • Specialized
9.1

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

drop hammer
  • Specialized
8.2

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

drop zone
  • Specialized
3.8

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

drop press
  • Specialized
8.8

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

7.8

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

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

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

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

potential drop
  • Specialized
7.0

The difference in electric voltage between two points in a circuit

How Secret

safe house
106 4.8
stash
  • Informal
134 4.3
drop
  • NSFW
123 8.8
spot
1.0

Surface Forms

drop singular
drops plural

Etymology

A drop meaning a secret place comes from where people 'drop' goods to be picked up later — a hidden spot to leave things, so a drop is a place for delivery or exchange.