Drop Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of drop is the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass. How to use drop in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut drop noun,oftenattributive SaveWord \ˈdräp \ Definitionofdrop (Entry1of2) 1a(1) :thequantityoffluidthatfallsinonesphericalmass adropofrain (2) dropsplural :adoseofmedicinemeasuredbydrops eyedropsfordilatingthepupiloftheeye b :aminutequantityordegreeofsomethingnonmaterialorintangible notadropofmeannessinher c :asmallquantityofdrink hasn'ttouchedadropofalcoholinthreeyears d :thesmallestpracticalunitofliquidmeasure 2 :somethingthatresemblesaliquiddrop:suchas a :apendentornamentattachedtoapieceofjewelry also :anearringwithsuchapendant b :asmallglobularcookieorcandy suckingonlemondrops 3 [dropentry2] a :theactoraninstanceofdropping:fall asudden,shortdropinanelevator b :adeclineinquantityorquality Hisincometookasuddendrop.adropindemand c :adescentbyparachute also :thepeopleorequipmentdroppedbyparachute expectinganotherdropthisweek d :aplaceorcentraldepositorytowhichsomething(suchasmail,money,orstolenproperty)isbroughtfordistributionortransmission leftthepackageatthedrop also :theactofdepositingsomethingatsuchaplace madethedrop 4a :thedistancefromahighertoalowerlevelorthroughwhichsomethingdrops It'satwenty-footdropfromthetopofthefence.asteepdrop b electricalengineering :adecreaseinelectricpotential(seepotentialentry2sense2b) 5 :aslotintowhichsomethingistobedropped 6 [dropentry2] :somethingthatdrops,hangs,orfalls:suchas a :amovableplatethatcoversthekeyholeofalock b :anunframedpieceofclothstagescenery also :dropcurtain c :ahingedplatformonagallows d :afallenfruit 7 :theadvantageofhavinganopponentcovered(seecoverentry1sense1b(2))withafirearm broadly :advantage,superiority —usuallyusedinthephrasegetthedroponwaitingtogetthedroponme 8 :amovebackfromthelineofscrimmage(asinpreparationformakingaforwardpass) aquickdrop atthedropofahat :assoonastheslightestprovocationisgiven:immediately loseshertemperatthedropofahat dropinthebucket :apartsosmallastobenegligible drop verb dropped;dropping Definitionofdrop (Entry2of2) intransitiveverb 1 :tofallindrops 2a(1) :tofall(seefallentry1sense1a)unexpectedlyorsuddenly Thebookdroppedfromherhand. (2) :todescend(seedescendsense1)fromonelineorleveltoanother thelanddropstosealevel b :tofallinastateofcollapse(seecollapseentry2sense1b)ordeath droppedfromexhaustion c ofaplayingcard :tobecomeplayedbyreasonoftheobligationtofollowsuit d :tofallorrollintoaholeorbasket 3 :toenterorpassasifwithoutconsciouseffortofwill(seewillentry2sense4a)intosomestate,condition,oractivity droppedintosleep 4a :toceasetobeofconcern:lapse letthematterdrop b :topassfromviewornotice:disappear —oftenusedwithoutdropoutofsight c :tobecomeless productiondropped —oftenusedwithoff 5 nautical :tomovewithafavoringwindorcurrent —usuallyusedwithdownWedroppeddowntheharbor. 6 informal :tobereleasedtothepublic HislatestsoloalbumdroppedinAugust…—EdRampellThesecondPodcastdropsNov.14andcanbedownloadedfree…—LangstonWertzJr.There'salsosomethingtobesaidforjumpingonasubscriptionforamonthortwo,saywhenabig,newgamedrops.—AdamRosenberg transitiveverb 1 :toletfall:causetofall droppedtheballdroppingbombsonthecity 2a :giveupsense2,abandon dropanideadropthecharges b :discontinue droppedwhatshewasdoing c :tobreakoffanassociationorconnectionwith:dismiss dropheroldfriendswasdroppedbyhissponsorsstudentswhodroppedtheclass 3a :toutterormentioninacasualway dropasuggestiondropnames b :write dropusalinesoon 4a :tolowerorcausetodescendfromonelevelorpositiontoanother dropthehemtwoinchesdropthewaterlevel b :tocausetolessenordecrease:reduce droppedhisspeed 5 ofananimal :togivebirthto 6a :lose droppedthreegamesdropped$50inapokergame b :spend drop$20forlunch c :togetridof dropped20pounds 7a :tobringdownwithashotorablow droppedthebuckwithoneshotdroppingtheworldchampioninthering b cardgames :tocauseacardholdertounwillinglyplay(ahighcard) droppedherace c :totossorrollintoaholeorbasket dropaputt 8a :todepositordeliverduringausuallybriefstop —usuallyusedwithoffdropthekidsoffatschool b :air-drop dropthesuppliestothemedicalteam 9 :tocause(thevoice)tobelessloud 10a linguistics :toleave(aletterrepresentingaspeechsound)unsounded droptheginrunning b :toleaveoutinwriting:omit accidentallydroppedawholeline 11 :todrawfromanexternalpoint dropaperpendiculartotheline 12 :totake(adrug)orally:swallow dropacid dropadime :toinformauthorities(suchasthepolice)ofanother'swrongdoing dropbehind :tofailtokeepup droptheball :tomakeamistakeespeciallybyfailingtotaketimely,effective,orproperaction OtherWordsfromdrop Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutdrop OtherWordsfromdrop Verb droppable \ ˈdrä-​pə-​bəl \ adjective Synonyms&Antonymsfordrop Synonyms:Noun bead, blob, driblet, drip, droplet, glob, globule Synonyms:Verb depress, lower, throw, throwdown Antonyms:Verb lift, pickup, raise VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofdropinaSentence Noun Hesqueezedthebottleuntilafewdropscameout. Shedoesn'thaveasingledropofselfishnessinher. Thepoetwringsthelastdropofmeaningfromeveryword. Verb Becarefulnottodropthechaironyourfoot. Shedroppedtheapplecoreintothetrashcan. Theydroppedbombsonthecity. Hedroppedthevaseanditshatteredintopieces. Theplayerdroppedtheball. Thepenrolledtotheedgeofthetableanddroppedtothefloor. Thebookdroppedfrommyhand. Theballdroppedbetweentherightandcenterfielders. Shewassotiredshefeltshewoulddrop. Heworkeduntilhedropped. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Throughthreegames,therehasn'tbeenatonofdrop-offfromstarterstoreserves. — ZachOsterman,TheIndianapolisStar,19Nov.2021 ScientistsestimatethemonarchpopulationintheeasternU.S.hasfallenabout80%sincethemid-1990s,butthedrop-offintheWesternU.S.hasbeenevensteeper. — NBCNews,17Nov.2021 Whelchelsaidshiftchangesforthestaffandvisitinghoursfortheresidentsandtheirfamiliescanbetightlycontrolledsothetrafficdoesn’tinterferewithpickupanddrop-offattheschool. — AustenErblat,sun-sentinel.com,16Nov.2021 SomeFunScenarios,FAQs&MakingSenseofRocheStockMovements:Question1:IstheaveragereturnforRochestockhigherafteradrop? — TrefisTeam,Forbes,15Nov.2021 Nonetheless,thepollingshowstherewasnotabigdrop-offinthevoterexperience. — RobertGehrke,TheSaltLakeTribune,15Nov.2021 Theviewtotheeastshowsthecratervalleyfloor,howsteepthatdrop-offis. — DennisPillion|[email protected],al,15Nov.2021 Thehighpricesindicatethatsellerscontinuetofarewelldespitethedrop-offindemand,whichcouldbeattributedtoseasonality. — HallieMiller,baltimoresun.com,11Nov.2021 Thisdrop-offinveteranparticipationinhighereducationcouldhaveanegative,compoundingeffectonveterans'financialfuture,ifleftunaddressed. — AnthonyNotoForCnnBusinessPerspectives,CNN,11Nov.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Downtownmaydropto32degreesorlower,whichwouldbethefirstofficialfreezeoftheseason. — WashingtonPost,19Nov.2021 Newepisodes—featuringLosAngelesTimesentertainmentreportersYvonneVillarrealandMarkOlseninconversationwiththelikesofHalleBerry,JenniferCoolidgeandAdamMcKay—willdropeveryTuesday. — LosAngelesTimes,19Nov.2021 Waveswilldropfrom4feetFridaymorningtolessthanafootformostoftherestoftheweekend. — MikeRose,cleveland,18Nov.2021 WhenAnnaLamwasayounggirlgrowinguponthePacificislandofNauru,hermotherwouldsometimesdropapieceofcool-greenjadeintoacupofherbalteatocalmherchildhoodfears. — WillEvans,Wired,18Nov.2021 ManytimesFireCorpsmembersgoouttotheschoolstoteachchildrenthestop,drop,androllfiresafetytechniqueifclothescatchonfire. — TheEnquirer,17Nov.2021 DealsonpressurecookersliketheInstapot,airfryersandblendersliketheNutriBulletandVitamix,candropaslowas50%offduringBlackFridaysales. — KirbyAdams,TheCourier-Journal,17Nov.2021 Thisisthekindofseizurewheresomeonemaycryout,droptotheground,shake,andloseconsciousness,thoughexactsymptomscanvaryfrompersontoperson. — PattiGreco,Health.com,17Nov.2021 ThespecialwilldroponthestreamingplatformonJanuary1andwillalsoaironTBSandCartoonNetworkinSpring2022,accordingtoWarnerMedia. — CaitlinO'kane,CBSNews,17Nov.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'drop.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofdrop Noun beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a(1)Verb beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatintransitivesense1 HistoryandEtymologyfordrop NounandVerb MiddleEnglish,fromOldEnglishdropa;akintoOldHighGermantropfodrop LearnMoreAboutdrop Sharedrop PosttheDefinitionofdroptoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofdroponTwitter TimeTravelerfordrop Thefirstknownuseofdropwas beforethe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNeardrop droopy drop dropabomb SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtodrop adropintheocean abandon/dropallpretenseat drop(someone)aline Statisticsfordrop LastUpdated 21Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Drop.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop.Accessed2Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfordrop drop noun EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofdrop (Entry1of2) :averysmallamountofliquidthatfallsinaroundedshape :asmallamountofadrink :asmallamountofsomething(suchasaquality) drop verb EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofdrop (Entry2of2) :tolet(something)fall :tofall :toliedownorfalldownsuddenly SeethefulldefinitionfordropintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary drop noun \ˈdräp \ KidsDefinitionofdrop (Entry1of2) 1 :asmallamountofliquidthatfallsinaroundedshape 2 dropsplural :liquidmedicinemeasuredbydrops eardrops 3 :something(asasmallroundcandy)thatisshapedlikealiquiddrop 4 :asmallamount I'llhavejustadropoftea. 5 :thedistanceofafall a20-footdrop 6 :adecreaseinamountorquality adropinsales 7 :anactofdeliveringsomething:aplacewheresomethingislefttobepickedup amaildrop drop verb dropped;dropping KidsDefinitionofdrop (Entry2of2) 1 :tofallorletfalloftenbyaccident Idroppedmyicecreamcone! 2 :togodownsuddenly Thecliffdropsstraightdown. 3 :togoormakelower Thetemperaturedropped.Hedroppedhisvoice. 4 :tobecomelessormakeless Businesshasdropped. 5 :losesense5 6 :disappearsense1 Theydroppedoutofsight. 7 :tostoporletend Letthematterdrop. 8 :quit Don'tdropoutofschool. 9 :tomakeabriefvisit Wedroppedinonafriend. 10 :todeliverwithaquickstop Momdroppedusoffatschool. 11 :sendsense1 Dropmeanote. dropoff :tofallasleep drop noun \ˈdräp \ Medical Definitionofdrop (Entry1of2) 1a :thequantityoffluidthatfallsinonesphericalmass b dropsplural :adoseofmedicinemeasuredbydrops eyedropsfordilatingthepupiloftheeye 2 :thesmallestpracticalunitofliquidmeasurethatvariesinsizeaccordingtothespecificgravityandviscosityoftheliquidandtotheconditionsunderwhichitisformed—compareminim drop verb dropped;dropping Medical Definitionofdrop (Entry2of2) intransitiveverb :tofallindrops transitiveverb 1 ofananimal :togivebirthto lambsdroppedinJune 2 :totake(adrug)orally dropacid MorefromMerriam-Websterondrop Nglish:TranslationofdropforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofdropforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutdrop WORDOFTHEDAY smarmy SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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