What is the meaning of drop?

noun

• A shape that is spherical and small.
  • usage: "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
  • synonyms: bead, pearl
• A small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid. ) "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet-Kipling
  • synonyms: drib, driblet
• A sudden sharp decrease in some quantity.
  • usage: "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
  • synonyms: dip, fall, free fall
• A steep high face of rock.
  • usage: "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
  • synonyms: cliff, drop-off
• A predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property. )
• A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity.
  • usage: "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
  • synonyms: fall
• A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery.
  • synonyms: drop curtain, drop cloth
• A central depository where things can be left or picked up.
• The act of dropping something.
  • usage: "they expected the drop would be successful"

verb

• Let fall to the ground.
  • usage: "Don't drop the dishes"
• To fall vertically.
  • usage: "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
• Go down in value.
  • usage: "Stock prices dropped"
• Fall or descend to a lower place or level.
  • usage: "He sank to his knees"
  • synonyms: sink, drop down
• Terminate an association with.
  • usage: "drop him from the Republican ticket"
• Utter with seeming casualness.
  • usage: "drop a hint"; drop names"
• Stop pursuing or acting.
  • usage: "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off"
  • synonyms: knock off
• Leave or unload.
  • usage: "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
  • synonyms: drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge
• Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow.
  • usage: "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
  • synonyms: fell, strike down, cut down
• Lose (a game. )
  • usage: "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
• Pay out.
  • usage: "spend money"
  • synonyms: spend, expend
• Lower the pitch of (musical notes.
  • synonyms: flatten
• Hang freely.
  • usage: "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
  • synonyms: dangle, swing
• Stop associating with.
  • usage: "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
  • synonyms: dismiss, send packing, send away
• Let or cause to fall in drops.
  • usage: "dribble oil into the mixture"
  • synonyms: dribble, drip
• Get rid of.
  • usage: "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
  • synonyms: shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away
• Take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth.
  • usage: "She dropped acid when she was a teenager"
• Omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing.
  • usage: " New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's"
• Leave undone or leave out.
  • usage: "How could I miss that typo"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
  • synonyms: neglect, pretermit, omit, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
• Change from one level to another.
  • usage: "She dropped into army jargon"
• Fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death.
  • usage: "shop til you drop"
• Grow worse.
  • usage: "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
  • synonyms: devolve, deteriorate, degenerate
• Give birth; used for animals.
  • usage: "The cow dropped her calf this morning"