[drop] 
noun, verb, dropped or dropt, drop⋅ping.| 1. | a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule. |
| 2. | the quantity of liquid contained in such a globule. |
| 3. | a very small quantity of liquid: I'll have a little more tea, just a drop. |
| 4. | a minute quantity of anything: not even a drop of mercy. |
| 5. | Usually, drops.
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| 6. | a limited amount of an alcoholic beverage: He occasionally takes a drop after dinner. |
| 7. | an act or instance of dropping; fall; descent. |
| 8. | the distance or depth to which anything drops: a ten-foot drop to the ground. |
| 9. | a steep slope: a short drop to the lake. |
| 10. | a decline in amount, degree, quality, value, etc.: a drop in prices. |
| 11. | a small, usually spherical, piece of candy; lozenge: a lemon drop. |
| 12. | a central depository where items are left or transmitted: a mail drop. |
| 13. | a predesignated place where secret letters or packages can be left to be picked up by another person without attracting attention, as in espionage or drug dealing. |
| 14. | something resembling or likened to a liquid globule, as certain ornaments, a spherical earring, etc. |
| 15. | a pendant. |
| 16. | a descent by parachute. |
| 17. | an instance of dropping supplies by parachute or an amount of supplies so dropped. |
| 18. | something that drops or is used for dropping. |
| 19. | a group of persons dropped by parachute, as the personnel dropped by parachute during one military action. |
| 20. | Theater.
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| 21. | trap door. |
| 22. | a gallows. |
| 23. | a slit or opening into which something can be dropped, as in a mailbox. |
| 24. | (in a casino) the income from the sale of chips. |
| 25. | a small flag, usually of enameled metal, that gives a visual signal in an annunciator. |
| 26. | Furniture. an applied ornament resembling a pendant. |
| 27. | Architecture. gutta (def. 2). |
| 28. | Nautical. the vertical dimension amidships of any sail that is bent to a standing yard. Compare hoist (def. 6a). |
| 29. | Also called drop panel. (in reinforced-concrete-slab construction) a thickened portion of the ceiling around a column head. |
| 30. | Horology. the free motion of an escape wheel between successive checks by the pallet. |
| 31. | the newborn young of an animal. |
| 32. | to fall in globules or small portions, as water or other liquid: Rain drops from the clouds. |
| 33. | to fall vertically; have an abrupt descent. |
| 34. | to sink or fall to the ground, floor, or bottom as if inanimate. |
| 35. | to fall lower in condition, degree, value, etc.; diminish or lessen; sink: The prices dropped sharply. |
| 36. | to come to an end; cease; lapse: There the matter dropped. |
| 37. | to fall or move to a position that is lower, farther back, inferior, etc.: to drop back in line; to drop to the rear. |
| 38. | to withdraw; quit (often fol. by out or from): to drop out of a race; to drop from a game. |
| 39. | to pass or enter without effort into some condition, activity, or the like: to drop into sleep; to drop into a habit. |
| 40. | to make an unexpected or unannounced stop at a place; pay an informal visit or call (usually fol. by in, by, or over): Since we're in the neighborhood, why don't we drop in at my brother's? |
| 41. | to cease to appear or be seen; vanish: to drop from sight or notice. |
| 42. | to fall wounded, dead, etc.: A thousand men dropped in the battle. |
| 43. | to squat or crouch, as a dog at the sight of game. |
| 44. | to move gently, as with the tide or a light wind (usually fol. by down). |
| 45. | Slang. to ingest an illicit drug orally; swallow. |
| 46. | to let fall in drops or small portions: to drop lemon juice into tea. |
| 47. | to let or cause to fall. |
| 48. | to cause or allow to sink to a lower position. |
| 49. | to cause to decrease in value, amount, quality, etc.; reduce. |
| 50. | to utter or express casually or incidentally: to drop a hint. |
| 51. | to write and send: Drop me a note. |
| 52. | to bring to the ground by a blow or shot. |
| 53. | to set down or unload, as from a ship, car, etc. (often fol. by off): Drop me at the corner. |
| 54. | to omit (a letter or syllable) in pronunciation or writing: He dropped his h's. |
| 55. | to lower (the voice) in pitch or loudness. |
| 56. | to cease to keep up or have to do with: I dropped the subject. Will you drop your old friends if you win the lottery? |
| 57. | to cease to employ, admit as a member, or include, as on a list; dismiss: to drop an accountant from the payroll; to drop three members of the club who have not paid their dues. |
| 58. | to withdraw or cease to pursue: The police dropped the charges against the suspect. |
| 59. | Sports.
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| 60. | Football.
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| 61. | (of animals) to give birth to: The cat dropped a litter of six kittens. |
| 62. | to parachute (persons, supplies, etc.): The Marines dropped 300 combat troops into the jungle battlefield. |
| 63. | to lengthen by lowering or letting out: to drop the hem of a skirt. |
| 64. | to lower (the wheels) into position for landing an airplane. |
| 65. | Slang. to take (esp. an illicit drug) by swallowing; ingest: to drop LSD. |
| 66. | Nautical. to pass out of sight of; outdistance. |
| 67. | Cookery. to poach (an egg). |
| 68. | drop behind, to fall short of the required pace or progress: Her long illness caused her to drop behind the rest of the class. |
| 69. | drop off,
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| 70. | drop out,
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| 71. | at the drop of a hat, at the slightest provocation or without delay: He's ready to fight at the drop of a hat. |
| 72. | drop dead, (used as an expression of contempt, disgust, impatience, etc.): If that's the way you feel about it, drop dead! |
| 73. | drop in the bucket. bucket (def. 13). |
| 74. | get or have the drop on,
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drop (drŏp)
n.
The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
A volume of liquid equal to 1/76 of a teaspoon and regarded as a unit of dosage for medication.
A small globular piece of candy, usually readily dissolved in the mouth.
