Drop definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

If a level or amount drops or if someone or something drops it, it quickly becomes less. ... Drop is also a noun. ... The poll indicates a drop in support for the ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'drop'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× drop (drɒp ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensedrops ,presentparticipledropping ,pasttense,pastparticipledropped 1. verb Ifaleveloramountdropsorifsomeoneorsomethingdropsit,itquicklybecomesless. Temperaturescandroptofreezingatnight.[VERBpreposition/adverb] Oncetheraterisesitneverdropsbacktoitspreviouslevel.[VERBpreposition/adverb] Hisbloodpressurehaddroppedseverely.[VERB] HehaddroppedthepriceofhisLondonhomeby£1.25m.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:fall,lower,sink,decline MoreSynonymsofdrop Dropisalsoanoun. Hewaspreparedtotakeadropinwages.[+in] ThepollindicatesadropinsupportfortheConservatives. 2. verb Ifyoudropsomething,youaccidentallyletitfall. Idroppedmyglassesandbrokethem.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:letgoof,release,letfall,loseyourgripon MoreSynonymsofdrop 3. verb Ifsomethingdropsontosomethingelse,itfallsontothatthing.Ifsomethingdropsfromsomewhere,itfallsfromthatplace. Hefelthottearsdroppingontohisfingers.[VERBpreposition/adverb] Burningembersstarteddroppingfromtheceiling.[VERBpreposition/adverb] Histoupeedroppedoff,revealinghisbaldhead.[VERBpreposition/adverb] Synonyms:drip,run,flow,leak MoreSynonymsofdrop 4. verb Ifyoudropsomethingsomewhereorifitdropsthere,youdeliberatelyletitfallthere. Dropthenoodlesintothewater.[VERBnounpreposition/adverb] Hedroppedhisplateintothesink.[VERBnounpreposition/adverb] ...shapedpotsthatsimplydropintotheirowncontainer.[VERBpreposition/adverb] Bombsdroproundusandthefloorshudders.[VERB] dropping uncountablenoun...thedroppingofthefirstatomicbomb.[+of] 5. verb Ifapersonorapartoftheirbodydropstoalowerposition,oriftheydropapartoftheirbodytoalowerposition,theymovetothatposition,ofteninatiredandlifelessway. Nancydroppedintoanearbychair.[VERBpreposition/adverb] Sheletherheaddrop.[VERB] Hedroppedhishandsontohisknees.[VERBnounpreposition/adverb] Synonyms:sink,fall,godown,descend MoreSynonymsofdrop 6. verb[nocont] Todropisusedinexpressionssuchastobeabouttodropandtodanceuntilyoudroptoemphasizethatyouareexhaustedandcannolongercontinuedoingsomething. [emphasis]Shelookedabouttodrop.[VERB] Youhavetorununtilyoudrop.[VERB] Synonyms:collapse,fall,faint,falldown MoreSynonymsofdrop 7. verb Ifsomeonedropstheirtrousers,theypullthemdown,usuallyasajokeortoberude. Acoupleofboozyrevellersdroppedtheirtrousers.[VERBnoun] 8. verb Ifyourvoicedropsorifyoudropyourvoice,youspeakmorequietly. Hervoicewilldroptoadismissivewhisper.[VERB+to] Hedroppedhisvoiceandglancedroundatthedoor.[VERBnoun] [AlsoV,Vnton] 9. verb Ifyoudropsomeoneorsomethingsomewhere,youtakethemsomewhereandleavethemthere,usually inacarorothervehicle. Hedroppedmeoutsidethehotel.[VERBnounpreposition/adverb] Manychildrenhadbeendroppedatthestadiumbytheirparents.[VERBnounpreposition/adverb] Timhaddroppedtheletterinearlier.[VERBnounpreposition/adverb] Synonyms:setdown,leave,deposit,unload MoreSynonymsofdrop Dropoffmeansthesameasdrop. Justdropmeoffattheairport.[VnPprep/adv] Hewasdroppingoffalatebirthdaypresent.[VERBPARTICLEnoun] 10. verb Ifyoudropanidea,courseofaction,orhabit,youdonotcontinuewithit. Hewastoldtodroptheidea.[VERBnoun] Theprosecutionwasforcedtodropthecase.[VERBnoun] Thechargesweredropped.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:quit,giveup,abandon,cease MoreSynonymsofdrop dropping uncountablenounThiswasoneofthefactorsthatledtothePresident'sdroppingofhisprevious objections.[+of] 11. verb[usuallypassive] Ifsomeoneisdroppedbyasportsteamororganization,theyarenolongerincludedinthatteamoremployed bythatorganization. Thecountry'scaptainwasdroppedfromthetourpartytoEngland.[beVERB-ed] Synonyms:eject,dismiss,throwout,exclude MoreSynonymsofdrop 12. verb Ifyoudropagameorpartofagameinasportscompetition,youloseit. Oremanshasyettodropaset.[VERBnoun] 13. verb Ifyoudroptoalowerpositioninasportscompetition,youmovetothatposition. Britainhasdroppedfromsecondtothirdplaceintheleague.[VERBpreposition/adverb] 14. verb Ifarecordingartistdropsanewsong,album,orvideo,theyreleaseittothepublic.Youcanalsosaythatanewsong,album,orvideodrops. They'vejustdroppedtheirfirstalbumsince2015.[VERBnoun] Theirnewstar-studdedvideodroppedthisweek.[V] 15. verb Ifsomeonedropsmoney,theyspenditinlargeamounts,orinacarelessway. [informal]Shethoughtnothingofdropping$100,000inasingledayinherfavouritestores.[VERBnoun] 16. countablenoun Adropofaliquidisaverysmallamountofitshapedlikealittleball.IninformalEnglish, youcanalsousedropwhenyouarereferringtoaverysmallamountofsomethingsuchasadrink. ...adropofblueink.[+of] Addthecreamafewdropsatatime. I'llhaveanotherdropofthatItalianmilk. Synonyms:droplet,bead,globule,bubble MoreSynonymsofdrop 17. pluralnoun[oftnounNOUN] Dropsareakindofmedicinewhichyouputdropbydropintoyourears,eyes,ornose. ...eyedrops. 18. countablenoun[usuallyplural,nounNOUN]Fruitorchocolatedropsaresmallroundsweetswithafruitorchocolateflavour. 19. countablenoun Youusedroptotalkaboutverticaldistances.Forexample,athirty-footdropisadistanceofthirtyfeetbetweenthetopofaclifforwallandthebottomofit. Therewasasheerdropjustoutsidemywindow. It'sonlyafour-footdrop. Synonyms:fall,plunge,descent,abyss MoreSynonymsofdrop 20. Seedropahint 21. Seedropthesubject/dropit/letitdrop 22. Seealsoairdrop 23. drop(down)dead 24. atthedropofahat 25. todropsomeonealine 26. adropintheocean Phrasalverbs: Seedropaway Seedropby Seedropin Seedropoff Seedropout MoreSynonymsofdrop COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof drop Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'drop' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'drop' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'amoretto' HindiTranslationof'drop' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency dropinBritishEnglish (drɒp ) noun1. asmallquantityofliquidthatformsorfallsinasphericalorpear-shapedmass;globule 2. averysmallquantityofliquid 3. averysmallquantityofanything 4. somethingresemblingadropinshapeorsize,suchasadecorativependantorsmallsweet 5. theactoraninstanceoffalling;descent 6. adecreaseinamountorvalue;slump adropinprices 7. theverticaldistancethatanythingmayfall 8. asteeporsheerinclineorslope 9. shortforfruitdrop 10. theactofunloadingtroops,equipment,orsuppliesbyparachute 11. (incabletelevision)ashortspurfromatrunkcablethatfeedssignalstoanindividualhouse 12. theatreSeedropcurtain 13. anotherwordfortrapdoor,gallows 14. mainlyUSandCanadian aslotoraperturethroughwhichanobjectcanbedroppedtofallintoareceptacle 15. nautical themidshipsheightofasailbenttoafixedyardComparehoist(sense6a) 16. Australiancricketslang afallofthewicket hecameinatfirstdrop 17. Seedropshot 18. Seeadropinthebucket 19. Seeatthedropofahat 20. Seehavehadadroptoomuch 21. Seehavethedroponsomeone verbWordforms:drops,droppingordropped22. (ofliquids)tofallorallowtofallinglobules 23. tofallorallowtofallvertically 24. (transitive) toallowtofallbylettinggoof 25. tosinkorfallorcausetosinkorfalltotheground,asfromablow,wound,shot,weariness, etc 26. (intr;follbyback,behind,etc) tofall,move,orgoinaspecifiedmanner,direction,etc 27. (intr;follbyin,by,etc)informal topayacasualvisit(to) 28. todecreaseorcausetodecreaseinamountorvalue thecostoflivingneverdrops 29. tosinkorcausetosinktoalowerposition,asonascale 30. tomakeorbecomelessinstrength,volume,etc 31. (intransitive) tosinkordeclineinhealthorcondition 32. (intransitive;sometimesfollbyinto) topasseasilyintoastateorcondition todropintoahabit 33. (intransitive) tomovealonggentlyaswithacurrentofwaterorair 34. (transitive) toallowtopasscasuallyinconversation todropahint 35. (transitive) toleaveout(awordorletter) 36. (transitive) tosetdownorunload(passengersorgoods) 37. (transitive) tosendorpost dropmealine/text/email 38. (transitive) todiscontinue;terminate let'sdropthematter 39. (transitive) toceasetoassociateorhavetodowith 40. (transitive)slang,mainlyUS toceasetoemploy Iwasdroppedfrommyjob 41. (tr;sometimesfollbyin,off,etc)informal toleaveordeposit,espataspecifiedplace 42. (ofanimals)togivebirthto(offspring) 43. (transitive)slang tomake(avideo,song,etc)availableforsaleorcirculation;release 44. (transitive)slang,mainlyUSandCanadian tolose(money),espwhengambling 45. (transitive)slang tospend(money),espcasuallyorinlargeamounts 46. (transitive) tolengthen(ahem,etc) 47. (transitive) tounload(troops,equipment,orsupplies)byparachute 48. (transitive)nautical toleavebehind;sailoutofsightof 49. (transitive)sport toomit(aplayer)fromateam 50. (transitive) tolose(ascore,game,orcontest) thechampiondroppedhisfirstservicegame 51. (transitive)sport tohitorthrow(aball)intoagoal shedroppeda30footputt 52. (transitive) tohit(aball)withadropshot 53. Seedropastern 54. (transitive)motorracingslang tospin(thecar)and(usually)crashoutoftherace 55. (transitive)slang toswallow(adrug,espabarbiturateorLSD) 56. Seedropdead! noun,verb57. rugby shortfordropkickordrop-kick CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginOldEnglishdropian;relatedtoOldHighGermantriofantodrip WordFrequency dropinAmericanEnglish (drɑp ) noun1.  asmallquantityofliquidthatissomewhatspherical,aswhenfalling 2.  averysmallquantityofliquid 3. [pl.] liquidmedicinetakenorappliedindrops 4.  averysmallquantityofanything 5.  athinglikeadropinshapeorsize,asapendentearringorasmallpieceofcandy 6.  theactorfactofdropping;afall,descent,slump,ordecrease adropinprices 7.  thedroppingoftroopsorsuppliesbyparachute;airdrop 8.  anythingthatdropsorisusedfordroppingorcoveringsomething,asadropcurtainorpieceoftheaterscenery,adrophammer,oratrapdoor 9.  areceptacleorslotintowhichsomethingisdropped 10.  thedistancebetweenahigherandlowerlevel;distancethroughwhichanythingfalls orsinks 11. US,Slanga.  aclandestineplaceorpersonthatisusedfordepositingorholdingmessages,somethingstolen orillegal,etc. b.  adepositmadeinsuchaplaceorwithsuchaperson verbintransitiveWordforms:droppedorˈdropping12.  tofallindrops 13.  tofall;comedown 14.  tofallexhausted,wounded,ordead 15.  topassintoaspecifiedstate,esp.intoalessactiveorlessdesirableone todropofftosleep 16.  tocometoanendortonothing toletamatterdrop 17.  tobecomelowerorless,astemperatures,prices,etc. 18.  tomovedownwithacurrentofwaterorair verbtransitive19.  toletormakefall;releaseholdof 20.  togivebirthtosaidofanimals 21.  toutter(asuggestion,hint,etc.)casually 22.  tosend(aletter) 23.  tocausetofall,asbywounding,killing,orhitting 24. a.  tostop,end,orhavedonewith b.  todismiss 25.  tomakelowerorless;lowerorlessen 26.  tomake(thevoice)lessloud 27.  todrop(troopsorsupplies)byparachute;airdrop 28. a.  toomit(aletterorsound)inaword b.  tocutout;remove;omit shedroppedachapterwhensherewrotethebook 29. Informal toleave(apersonorthing)ataspecifiedplaceoftenwithoff 30. Slanga.  tolose(moneyoragame) b.  tospend(money) 31. Slang totake(ahallucinogenicdrug,barbiturate,etc.)orally Idioms: adropinthebucket atthedropofahat dropback dropbehind dropin dropoff dropout get(orhave)thedropon Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. 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