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English noun: drop | |||
| 1. | drop (shape) a shape that is spherical and small | ||
| Samples | He studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops. Beads of sweat on his forehead. | ||
| Synonyms | bead, pearl | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sphere | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dewdrop, teardrop | ||
| 2. | drop (quantity) a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | drib, driblet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | droplet, eye-drop, eyedrop, raindrop, tear, teardrop | ||
| 3. | drop (attribute) a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, decrement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | correction, voltage drop | ||
| 4. | drop (object) a steep high face of rock | ||
| Samples | He stood on a high cliff overlooking the town. A steep drop. | ||
| Synonyms | cliff, drop-off | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | formation, geological formation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crag, precipice | ||
| 5. | drop (location) a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hiding place | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dead drop | ||
| Domain category | drug | ||
| 6. | drop (event) a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity | ||
| Samples | It was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height. | ||
| Synonyms | fall | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | descent, gravitation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | free fall, plunge, precipitation | ||
| 7. | drop (artifact) a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery | ||
| Synonyms | drop cloth, drop curtain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall | ||
| 8. | drop (artifact) a central depository where things can be left or picked up | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deposit, depositary, depository, repository | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | maildrop | ||
| 9. | drop (act) the act of dropping something | ||
| Samples | They expected the drop would be successful. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | descent | ||
English verb: drop | |||
| 1. | drop (motion) let fall to the ground | ||
| Samples | Don't drop the dishes. | ||
| Examples | The girls drop the wooden sticks | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dump, hang, plank down, plonk down, plop, plump down | ||
| Verb group | drop, drop, drop down, sink | ||
| 2. | drop (motion) to fall vertically | ||
| Samples | The bombs are dropping on enemy targets. | ||
| Examples | The branches drop from the trees | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | decline, dump, flump, flump down, plummet, plump, plunge | ||
| Verb group | drop | ||
| 3. | drop (change) go down in value | ||
| Samples | Stock prices dropped. | ||
| Examples | The stock market is going to drop | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, go down, wane | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fall off, sink, slump, tumble | ||
| 4. | drop (motion) fall or descend to a lower place or level | ||
| Samples | He sank to his knees. | ||
| Synonyms | drop down, sink | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change posture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | droop, drop open, fall open, flag, sag, sag, sag down, swag | ||
| Verb group | drop, fall off, sink, slump | ||
| 5. | drop (social) terminate an association with | ||
| Samples | Drop him from the Republican ticket. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove | ||
| Verb group | dismiss, drop, send away, send packing | ||
| 6. | drop (communication) utter with seeming casualness | ||
| Samples | Drop a hint. Drop names. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| 7. | drop (change) stop pursuing or acting | ||
| Samples | Drop a lawsuit. Knock it off!. | ||
| Synonyms | knock off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | nol.pros., nolle pros, nolle prosequi | ||
| 8. | drop (contact) leave or unload | ||
| Samples | Unload the cargo. Drop off the passengers at the hotel. | ||
| Synonyms | discharge, drop off, put down, set down, unload | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deliver | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air-drop, wharf | ||
| 9. | drop (contact) cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow | ||
| Samples | Strike down a tree. Lightning struck down the hikers. | ||
| Examples | They drop the trees | ||
| Synonyms | cut down, fell, strike down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chop down, cut, log, lumber, poleax, poleaxe | ||
| Cause | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| 10. | drop (competition) lose (a game) | ||
| Samples | The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lose | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
| 11. | drop (possession) pay out | ||
| Samples | Spend money. | ||
| Synonyms | expend, spend | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something on somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | afford, blow, commit, consume, consume, deplete, eat, eat up, economise, economize, exhaust, invest, lay out, misspend, misspend, nickel-and-dime, penny-pinch, piddle, piddle away, place, put, run through, save, squander, trifle, trifle away, underspend, use up, wanton, wanton, wanton away, wanton away, ware, waste, wipe out | ||
| 12. | drop (change) lower the pitch of (musical notes) | ||
| Synonyms | flatten | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| Antonyms | sharpen | ||
| 13. | drop (stative) hang freely | ||
| Samples | The ornaments dangled from the tree. The light dropped from the ceiling. | ||
| Examples | The lights drop from the ceiling | ||
| Synonyms | dangle, swing | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hang | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | droop, loll | ||
| 14. | drop (social) stop associating with | ||
| Samples | They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock. | ||
| Synonyms | dismiss, send away, send packing | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate | ||
| Verb group | drop | ||
| 15. | drop (contact) let or cause to fall in drops | ||
| Samples | Dribble oil into the mixture. | ||
| Synonyms | dribble, drip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pour | ||
| Verb group | drip | ||
| 16. | drop (contact) get rid of | ||
| Samples | He shed his image as a pushy boss. Shed your clothes. | ||
| Synonyms | cast, cast off, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abscise, autotomise, autotomize, exfoliate, exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough | ||
| 17. | drop (consumption) take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth | ||
| Samples | She dropped acid when she was a teenager. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do drugs, drug | ||
| 18. | drop (cognition) omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing | ||
| Samples | New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elide | ||
| 19. | drop (cognition) leave undone or leave out | ||
| Samples | How could I miss that typo?. The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten. | ||
| Synonyms | leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | forget, jump, pass over, skip, skip over | ||
| Antonyms | attend to, take to heart | ||
| 20. | drop (change) change from one level to another | ||
| Samples | She dropped into army jargon. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| 21. | drop (change) fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death | ||
| Samples | Shop til you drop. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fall | ||
| 22. | drop (body) grow worse | ||
| Samples | Her condition deteriorated. Conditions in the slums degenerated. The discussion devolved into a shouting match. | ||
| Synonyms | degenerate, deteriorate, devolve | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, worsen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fade, fatigue, jade, languish, pall, rot, tire, waste, weary | ||
| Antonyms | convalesce, recover, recuperate | ||
| 23. | drop (body) give birth; used for animals | ||
| Samples | The cow dropped her calf this morning. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have | ||
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