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Noun

A small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that falls from a source of liquid.
The space or distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall.
A fall, descent; an act of dropping.
A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, sometimes associated with criminal activity; a drop-off point.
An instance of dropping supplies or making a delivery, sometimes associated with delivery of supplies by parachute.
(chiefly Britain) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage
(definite article) alcoholic spirits in general.
(Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
A small, round, sweet piece of hard candy, e.g. a lemon drop; a lozenge.
(American football) A dropped pass.
(American football) Short for drop-back or drop back.
(Rugby football) A drop-kick.
In a woman, the difference between bust circumference and hip circumference; in a man, the difference between chest circumference and waist circumference.
(sports, usually with definite article "the") relegation from one division to a lower one
(video game) Any item dropped by defeated enemies.
(music) A point in a song, usually electronic-styled music such as dubstep, house, trance or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in tempo, bass, and/or overall tone; also known as the highlight or climax.
(US, banking, dated) An unsolicited credit card issue.
The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
That which resembles or hangs like a liquid drop: a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
(architecture) A gutta.
A mechanism for lowering something, such as: a trapdoor; a machine for lowering heavy weights onto a ship's deck; a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet; a curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; etc.
(slang) (With definite article) A gallows; a sentence of hanging.
A drop press or drop hammer.
(engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
(nautical) The depth of a square sail; generally applied to the courses only.

Verb

(intransitive) To fall in droplets (of a liquid). [from 11th c.]
(transitive) To drip (a liquid). [form 14th c.]
(intransitive) Generally, to fall (straight down). [from 14th c.]
(transitive, ergative) To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
(intransitive, obsolete) To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
(intransitive) To sink quickly to the ground. [from 15th c.]
(intransitive) To fall dead, or to fall in death.
(intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop. [from 17th c.]
(transitive) To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation. [from 17th c.]
(transitive, slang) To part with or spend (money). [from 17th c.]
(transitive) To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.). [from 17th c.]
(intransitive) To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc. [from 18th c.]
(transitive) To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message). [from 18th c.]
(transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down. [from 18th c.]
(linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.). [from 19th c.]
(cricket, of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have lead to the batsman being out.
(transitive, slang) To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD. [from 20th c.]
(transitive) To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.
(transitive) To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
(Rugby football) To score [a goal] by means of a drop-kick.
(transitive, slang) To impart.
(music) To release to the public.
(music) To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
(music) To enter public distribution.
(music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
(transitive) To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.
(transitive, fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
(intransitive, of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
(intransitive, of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.
(intransitive, of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.
To give birth to.
To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
(testicle) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.

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