drop
- noun
- /drɑp/
- The roller coaster had a steep drop that thrilled the riders.
- a large drop
- vertical drop
- detection of a drop
Examples
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The sudden drop in temperature surprised everyone at the picnic.
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Two and a half minutes before we hit the drop site.
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At the top, there's a 300-foot drop straight down.
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You've got one parachute drop to make, and it better be perfect, or you get left where you fall.
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And then there was more swaying and a huge drop like freefall, bam.
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I walked twenty paces south; there was a slow drop-off before I found myself up to my waist in water.
Fiction book (1995) -
Monty lets his fork drop and wipes his mouth with his napkin.
Fiction book (2002) -
Preston has slipped on some lichen and is sliding towards the drop-off; Torie grabs his elbow.
Fiction book (1999) -
During the hike, we reached the edge of a cliff with a breathtaking drop into the valley below.
Synonyms
A drop from a higher to a lower level
An act of dropping from a higher place
A movement down from a higher place to a lower place or a slope that goes down
A rolling fall or gymnastic turn of the body
A sudden large drop in value, often of stocks or prices
A sudden fall of rocks from a cliff or steep slope
A sudden fast downward movement, often of people or things
A sudden slide of earth or rocks down a slope
To move something to a lower position
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
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
This sense of drop — a sudden movement down — is simply the action of letting something fall from a higher place to a lower one, like supplies released to help people below.