To Drop
- (intransitive) To fall in droplets (of a liquid). [from 11th c.]
- (transitive) To drip (a liquid). [form 14th c.]
- (intransitive) Generally, to fall (straight down). [from 14th c.]
- A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky.
- (transitive, ergative) To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
- (intransitive, obsolete) To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
- (transitive) To lower; to move to a lower position.
- (transitive) To set down from a vehicle; to deliver or deposit by stopping.
Synonym: drop off
- (intransitive) To sink quickly to the ground. [from 15th c.]
- (intransitive) To fall dead, or to fall in death.
- (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop. [from 17th c.]
- (transitive) To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation. [from 17th c.]
- (transitive, slang) To part with or spend (money). [from 17th c.]
- (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.). [from 17th c.]
- (intransitive) To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc. [from 18th c.]
- (transitive) To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message) in an offhand manner. [from 18th c.]
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down. [from 18th c.]
- (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.). [from 19th c.]
- (cricket, of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have led to the batsman being out.
- (transitive, slang) To swallow (a drug)
- (transitive) To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.
- (transitive) To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
- (gambling, intransitive) To drop out of the betting.
- (rugby football) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- (transitive, slang) To impart.
- (transitive, music, computing, television, colloquial) To release to the public.
- (transitive, music) To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
- (intransitive, music, television, colloquial) To enter public distribution.
- (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- (transitive) To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.
- (transitive, fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
- (intransitive, of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.
- (intransitive, of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.
- To give birth to.
- To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
- (informal, of the testicles) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.