drop




drop - noun

  • a shape that is spherical and small
  • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
  • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
  • a steep high face of rock
  • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods
  • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
  • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
  • a central depository where things can be left or picked up
  • the act of dropping something

    • drop - verb

    • let fall to the ground
    • to fall vertically
    • go down in value
    • fall or descend to a lower place or level
    • terminate an association with
    • utter with seeming casualness
    • stop pursuing or acting
    • leave or unload
    • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
    • lose (a game)
    • pay out
    • lower the pitch of (musical notes)
    • hang freely
    • stop associating with
    • let or cause to fall in drops
    • get rid of
    • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
    • leave undone or leave out
    • change from one level to another
    • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
    • grow worse
    • give birth; used for animals

    drop - thesaurus

    bead   cast   cliff   dangle   degenerate   deteriorate   devolve   dip   discharge   dismiss   drib   dribble   driblet   drip   expend   fall   fell   flatten   miss   neglect   omit   overleap   overlook   pearl   pretermit   shed   sink   spend   swing   throw   unload  


    View spelling list Starter Course: Unit 5: Section 4 and learn about the word drop in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit Starter course: Initial consonant blends.

    Scrabble score for drop

    d is 2 r is 1 o is 1 p is 3
    Scrabble score = 7

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