"drop" | Definition and Related Words

drop

Noun

is a type of: sphere - a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
subtypes:
- dewdrop - a drop of dew
- teardrop - anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
same as: bead, pearl
is a type of: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
subtypes:
- tear, teardrop - a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
- raindrop - a drop of rain
- droplet - a tiny drop
- eye-drop, eyedrop - a drop from an eye dropper
same as: drib, driblet
is a type of: decrease, decrement - the amount by which something decreases
subtypes:
- correction - a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
- voltage drop - a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing
same as: dip, fall, free fall
is a type of: formation, geological formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
subtypes:
- crag - a steep rugged rock or cliff
- precipice - a very steep cliff
same as: cliff, drop-off
referred to in: drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

is a type of: hiding place - a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)

subtypes: dead drop - a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information
is a type of:
- gravitation - movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
- descent - a movement downward
subtypes:
- free fall - the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field
- plunge - a steep and rapid fall
- precipitation - the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
same as: fall
is a type of: curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

same as: drop cloth, drop curtain
is a type of: deposit, depositary, depository, repository - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

subtypes: maildrop - a drop where mail can be deposited
is a type of: descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction

Verb

is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
subtypes:
- plop - drop something with a plopping sound
- dump - drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
- hang - let drop or droop
- plank down, plonk down, plump down - drop heavily
verb group:
- drop - to fall vertically
- drop, drop down, sink - fall or descend to a lower place or level
is a type of: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
subtypes:
- dump, plunge - fall abruptly
- plummet, plump - drop sharply
- flump, flump down - fall heavily
- decline - go down
verb group: drop - let fall to the ground
is a type of: decline, go down, wane - grow smaller
subtypes:
- fall off, sink, slump - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- tumble - fall suddenly and sharply
is a type of: change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture
subtypes:
- drop open, fall open - open involuntarily
- droop, flag, sag, swag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- sag, sag down - cause to sag
same as: drop down, sink
verb group:
- fall off, sink, slump - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- drop - let fall to the ground
is a type of: remove - remove from a position or an office

verb group: dismiss, drop, send away, send packing - stop associating with
is a type of: express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
is a type of: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop - put an end to a state or an activity

subtypes: nol.pros., nolle pros, nolle prosequi - drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records

same as: knock off
is a type of: deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery
subtypes:
- wharf - discharge at a wharf
- air-drop - drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter
same as: discharge, drop off, put down, set down, unload
causes: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
subtypes:
- chop down - cut down
- poleax, poleaxe - fell with or as if with a poleax
- log, lumber - cut lumber, as in woods and forests
- cut - fell by sawing; hew
same as: cut down, fell, strike down
referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

is a type of: lose - fail to win
is a type of: pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
subtypes:
- consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out - use up (resources or materials)
- consume, squander, ware, waste - spend extravagantly
- afford - be able to spare or give up
- blow - spend lavishly or wastefully on
- trifle away, wanton, wanton away - spend wastefully
- underspend - spend at less than the normal rate
- misspend - spend (money or other resources) unwisely
- nickel-and-dime, penny-pinch - spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
- commit, invest, place, put - make an investment
- economise, economize, save - spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- lay out - spend or invest
- piddle, piddle away, trifle, wanton, wanton away - waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
- misspend - spend time badly or unwisely
same as: expend, spend
referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

same as: flatten
is a type of: hang - be suspended or hanging

subtypes: droop, loll - hang loosely or laxly

same as: dangle, swing
is a type of: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

same as: dismiss, send away, send packing

verb group: drop - terminate an association with
is a type of: pour - cause to run

same as: dribble, drip

verb group: drip - fall in drops
is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
subtypes:
- exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
- abscise - shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
- exfoliate - cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
- autotomise, autotomize - cause a body part to undergo autotomy
same as: cast, cast off, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off
is a type of: do drugs, drug - use recreational drugs
is a type of: elide - leave or strike out
subtypes:
- forget - forget to do something
- jump, pass over, skip, skip over - bypass
same as: leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit
is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
is a type of: fall - pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
is a type of: decline, worsen - grow worse
subtypes:
- fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
- fade, languish - become feeble
- rot, waste - become physically weaker
same as: degenerate, deteriorate, devolve
is a type of: bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have - cause to be born

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