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drop

noun

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Sense 1 noun

a shape that is spherical and small

he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops

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Sense 2 verb

let fall to the ground

Don't drop the dishes

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Sense 3 noun

a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

he had a drop too much to drink

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Sense 4 verb

to fall vertically

the bombs are dropping on enemy targets

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Sense 5 noun

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index

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Sense 6 verb

go down in value

Stock prices dropped

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Sense 7 noun

a steep high face of rock

he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town

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Sense 8 verb

fall or descend to a lower place or level

He sank to his knees

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Sense 9 noun

a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)

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Sense 10 verb

terminate an association with

drop him from the Republican ticket

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Sense 11 noun

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height

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Sense 12 verb

utter with seeming casualness

drop a hint

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Sense 13 noun

a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

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Sense 14 verb

stop pursuing or acting

drop a lawsuit

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Sense 15 noun

a central depository where things can be left or picked up

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Sense 16 verb

leave or unload

unload the cargo

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Sense 17 noun

the act of dropping something

they expected the drop would be successful

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Sense 18 verb

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

strike down a tree

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Sense 19 verb

lose (a game)

The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13

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Sense 20 verb

pay out

spend money

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Sense 21 verb

lower the pitch of (musical notes)

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Sense 22 verb

hang freely

the ornaments dangled from the tree

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Sense 23 verb

stop associating with

They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock

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Sense 24 verb

let or cause to fall in drops

dribble oil into the mixture

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Sense 25 verb

get rid of

he shed his image as a pushy boss

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Sense 26 verb

take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth

She dropped acid when she was a teenager

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Sense 27 verb

omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing

New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's

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Sense 28 verb

leave undone or leave out

How could I miss that typo?

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Sense 29 verb

change from one level to another

She dropped into army jargon

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Sense 30 verb

fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death

shop til you drop

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Sense 31 verb

grow worse

Her condition deteriorated

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Sense 32 verb

give birth; used for animals

The cow dropped her calf this morning

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 derivation Related & opposite droplet
1 derivation Related & opposite bead
1 derivation Related & opposite beady
1 hypernym Types & categories sphere
1 hyponym Types & categories dewdrop
1 hyponym Types & categories teardrop
2 derivation Related & opposite drop
2 derivation Related & opposite drop
2 verb group Related & opposite drop
2 verb group Related & opposite sink
2 hypernym Types & categories move
2 hyponym Types & categories plop
2 hyponym Types & categories dump
2 hyponym Types & categories hang
2 hyponym Types & categories plump down
3 derivation Related & opposite droplet
3 derivation Related & opposite dribble
3 hypernym Types & categories small indefinite quantity
3 hyponym Types & categories tear
3 hyponym Types & categories raindrop
3 hyponym Types & categories droplet
3 hyponym Types & categories eyedrop
4 derivation Related & opposite drop
4 verb group Related & opposite drop
4 hypernym Types & categories come down
4 hyponym Types & categories dump
4 hyponym Types & categories plummet
4 hyponym Types & categories flump
4 hyponym Types & categories decline
5 derivation Related & opposite decrease
5 derivation Related & opposite drop
5 hypernym Types & categories decrement
5 hyponym Types & categories correction
5 hyponym Types & categories voltage drop
6 derivation Related & opposite free fall
6 hypernym Types & categories wane
6 hyponym Types & categories fall off
6 hyponym Types & categories tumble
7 hypernym Types & categories geological formation
7 hyponym Types & categories crag
7 hyponym Types & categories precipice
8 derivation Related & opposite drop cloth
8 verb group Related & opposite fall off
8 verb group Related & opposite drop
8 hypernym Types & categories change posture
8 hyponym Types & categories drop open
8 hyponym Types & categories swag
8 hyponym Types & categories sag down
9 domain topic Related & opposite drug
9 hypernym Types & categories hiding place
9 hyponym Types & categories dead drop
10 verb group Related & opposite send away
10 hypernym Types & categories remove
11 derivation Related & opposite fall
11 derivation Related & opposite drop
11 derivation Related & opposite drop
11 derivation Related & opposite fall down
11 hypernym Types & categories gravitation
11 hypernym Types & categories descent
11 hyponym Types & categories free fall
11 hyponym Types & categories plunge
11 hyponym Types & categories precipitation
12 hypernym Types & categories utter
13 derivation Related & opposite sink
13 hypernym Types & categories curtain
14 hypernym Types & categories cease
14 hyponym Types & categories nolle prosequi
15 derivation Related & opposite unload
15 hypernym Types & categories depository
15 hyponym Types & categories maildrop
16 derivation Related & opposite drop
16 hypernym Types & categories deliver
16 hyponym Types & categories wharf
16 hyponym Types & categories air-drop
17 derivation Related & opposite drop
17 hypernym Types & categories descent
18 causes Related & opposite come down
18 derivation Related & opposite fell
18 derivation Related & opposite lumberjack
18 hypernym Types & categories cut
18 hyponym Types & categories chop down
18 hyponym Types & categories poleax
18 hyponym Types & categories lumber
18 hyponym Types & categories cut
19 domain topic Related & opposite sport
19 hypernym Types & categories lose
20 derivation Related & opposite spending
20 derivation Related & opposite expending
20 derivation Related & opposite disburser
20 derivation Related & opposite expenditure
20 derivation Related & opposite expensive
20 hypernym Types & categories pay
20 hyponym Types & categories wipe out
20 hyponym Types & categories ware
20 hyponym Types & categories afford
20 hyponym Types & categories blow
20 hyponym Types & categories trifle away
20 hyponym Types & categories underspend
20 hyponym Types & categories misspend
20 hyponym Types & categories nickel-and-dime
20 hyponym Types & categories invest
20 hyponym Types & categories economise
20 hyponym Types & categories lay out
20 hyponym Types & categories trifle
20 hyponym Types & categories misspend
21 antonym Related & opposite sharpen
21 domain topic Related & opposite music
21 hypernym Types & categories change
22 derivation Related & opposite swinging
22 derivation Related & opposite swing
22 hypernym Types & categories hang
22 hyponym Types & categories loll
23 verb group Related & opposite drop
23 hypernym Types & categories give the axe
24 derivation Related & opposite dropper
24 derivation Related & opposite dribble
24 derivation Related & opposite drib
24 verb group Related & opposite drip
24 hypernym Types & categories pour
25 hypernym Types & categories remove
25 hyponym Types & categories slough
25 hyponym Types & categories abscise
25 hyponym Types & categories exfoliate
25 hyponym Types & categories autotomize
26 hypernym Types & categories do drugs
27 hypernym Types & categories elide
28 antonym Related & opposite attend to
28 derivation Related & opposite omission
28 derivation Related & opposite negligence
28 derivation Related & opposite omission
28 derivation Related & opposite pretermission
28 derivation Related & opposite neglecter
28 derivation Related & opposite omissible
28 derivation Related & opposite omissive
28 hyponym Types & categories forget
28 hyponym Types & categories skip
29 hypernym Types & categories change
30 hypernym Types & categories fall
31 antonym Related & opposite convalesce
31 derivation Related & opposite devolution
31 derivation Related & opposite worsening
31 derivation Related & opposite degeneracy
31 derivation Related & opposite deterioration
31 derivation Related & opposite degenerative
31 hypernym Types & categories decline
31 hyponym Types & categories fatigue
31 hyponym Types & categories languish
31 hyponym Types & categories rot
32 hypernym Types & categories birth