to drop
- verb
- /drɑp/
- Informal
- Thought l'd drop by, see if you wanted to go to the house.
- drop a hint
- drop someone's name
He is extremely close to dropping the N word.
- He is extremely close to dropping the N word.
- Santa Claus is coming and I'm going to drop the bomb.
- Like, after a few things, he said he did drop a few truth bombs.
- You name drop your PT so often.
- The New York Times's Ezra Klein dropped this bombshell.
Examples
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"Otherwise, I could just drop in on you once every week or every two weeks."
Fiction book (1993) -
If your answer's not there, drop me a comment below.
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In which case you just drop the I.
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Do you mind if I drop around in the morning just to see if you are alright?
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If you are doing something special one day, drop them a line and invite them to stop by.
Academic text (2008) -
Really sweet of you to drop by, Shawn.
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-We thought we'd drop in on you, just so you know we're thinking of you.
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Hey, drop me a line next time you're in Vegas.
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I'd like to drop by and check on her, just to see how she's doing.
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During the meeting, she casually dropped a hint about the upcoming changes in the policy.
Synonyms
Suggest something without saying it directly
To suggest something in a quiet way without saying it directly
To suggest something bad about someone without saying it directly
To add a small comment quietly to a conversation or text
To suggest something indirectly without saying it
To add a short comment during a conversation
Accidentally tell someone something you want to keep secret
To suggest something in a quiet, indirect way
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
How Direct
- Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
To drop a remark is like letting a small thing fall into a conversation — a quick, casual comment — so to drop a hint is to put a small idea into talk without making a big point.