drop
- noun
- /drɑp/
- Specialized
- -I'll get some of these drop cloths.
Examples
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Rolled up in a large drop cloth, Gina is asleep on the floor.
Fiction book (1996) -
The drop cloth hanging from the scaffolding behind it would work much better.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's just that I have a little drop sheet.
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You give new meaning to the word "drop cloth".
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Sure, as long as no one throws a drop cloth over me.
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- That's a lot of money for a drop cloth.
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Now I wish we could duplicate the drop curtain in every area, but it isn't that easy.
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The bed was roped in and veiled with a blue plastic drop cloth.
Fiction book (1995) -
I wrapped my mattress in a plastic drop cloth, taped it, and threw it out.
Blog text (3) -
The stage was beautifully set, framed by a stunning drop that depicted a sunset over the ocean.
Synonyms
A large curtain hung above the stage that lowers to make background scenery
A large curtain that people lower from above to make a background on a stage
A large heavy cloth that hides the stage and opens or closes for a show
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
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Etymology
A theatre drop is a large cloth that is let down from above onto the stage, so it is called a drop because it is lowered into place.