to drop down

Examples

• All

• The bird will drop down from the tree when it sees a predator.

• Smoke starts streaming from its belly, its nose drops down, and it starts a slow fall to the right.

  Fiction book (1990)

• All right, so now we are officially about to drop down into the hole.

• There you go All right, so drop down, shoulders back.

• Drop down to 20 miles an hour.

  Ambulance (2022)

• Later in the week, the heat drops down over the city like a net.

  Fiction book (1990)

• If this is challenging for you, drop down onto that bottom knee.

• And we just dropped down off the side of the mountain, descending on the shortest line possible, which is the most direct line down.

  Ocean to Sky (2019)

• He decided to drop down onto the ground to avoid the falling branches.

• You need to drop down to a lower level before you can access the basement.

Synonyms

F

to fall

vsto drop down

∞ 1.0

Move or drop down from a higher to a lower place

is the same motion but can be gradual as well

D

to drop

vsto drop down

∞ 1.0

To let something fall suddenly or by accident

is about downward movement itself, not only accidental letting go

C

to come down

vsto drop down

∞ 2.8

To become lower, for example temperature or prices

is similar but also includes deliberate or sudden physical moves

G

to go down

vsto drop down

389 1.9

To become less in amount, size, or value

covers physical movement down as well as decreases in amount

S

to sink

vsto drop down

378 1.0

To move down physically or emotionally, often when tired

focuses on physical downward movement without emotional meaning

F

to fall down

vsto drop down

326 1.0

Suddenly move from a standing position to the ground or a lower level

includes any downward movement, not only loss of balance or posture

D

to descend

vsto drop down

169 2.7

Move from a higher to a lower place

is more general and includes sudden or gradual downward moves

S

to slip

vsto drop down

99 3.5

To become worse or fall to a lower level

is physical movement downwards and may be sudden or neutral

P

to plummet

vsto drop down

97 5.8

Fall suddenly and steeply from a high place or in amount

allows both sudden and gradual downward moves, not only steep drops

P

to plunge

vsto drop down

81 3.8

To fall or drop suddenly from a higher to a lower place

is broader, covering gentle or sudden movement without steepness only

D

to dip

vsto drop down

59 2.7

To move down at an angle

describes general downward movement without the brief or slight sense

R

to run down

vsto drop down

32 2.5

To flow down a surface like water on a window

is about general downward movement for any object or amount

D

to drip down

vsto drop down

15 1.4

Liquid falls in small drops down a surface

is broader and applies to many kinds of downward motion

T

to take a tumble

vsto drop down

9 5.4

To fall suddenly, for example by tripping or by losing value

covers simple downward movement as well as both sudden and slow cases

C

to cascade down

vsto drop down

6 4.2

To fall or flow quickly in large amounts like a waterfall

is the same downward idea but not limited to large rapid flows

D

to drop away

vsto drop down

4 3.3

To become less over time

can be sudden or gradual physical movement, not only slow decrease

D

to decline

vsto drop down

1 3.4

To slope downward toward a lower level

refers to actual movement down rather than just surface slope

Antonyms

R

to rise

410 1.0

To move upward into the air, like smoke or mist

A

to ascend

51 4.0

To move upward to a higher place, for example up a hill or into the sky

How Fast

to plummet

97 5.8

to fall

∞ 1.0

to drop down

90 1.8

to descend

169 2.7

to sink

104 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology