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dropped

/dɹɒpt/ /dɹɑpt/

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To fall in droplets (of a liquid).

Examples :

"The leaky faucet dropped water onto the counter all night. "

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To drip (a liquid).

Examples :

"The equipment shows how much the glacier has moved and the amount it dropped in height over the summer."

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Generally, to fall (straight down).

Examples :

"A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky."

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To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).

Examples :

"She accidentally dropped her keys in the parking lot. "

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To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.

Examples :

"The leaky faucet dropped water onto the sink all night. "

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To lower; to move to a lower position.

Examples :

"She dropped her pen on the floor. "

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To set down from a vehicle; to deliver or deposit by stopping.

Examples :

"Could you drop me at the airport on your way to work tomorrow?"

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To sink quickly to the ground.

Examples :

"Drop and give me thirty push-ups, private!"

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To fall dead, or to fall in death.

Examples :

"The old dog dropped suddenly in the park, and his owner rushed to his side. "

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To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.

Examples :

"The rain stopped; the outdoor picnic was dropped. "

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To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.

Examples :

"The moderator would drop hints whenever the students struggled."

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To part with or spend (money).

Examples :

"He dropped fifty dollars on new headphones. "

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To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).

Examples :

"After realizing they weren't going to agree, they dropped the argument about politics. "

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To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.

Examples :

"The temperature dropped suddenly last night. "

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To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message) in an offhand manner.

Examples :

"Drop me a note when you get to the city."

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To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.

Examples :

"Make any sudden movements and I will drop you!"

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To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).

Examples :

"Cockneys drop their aitches."

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(of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have led to the batsman being out.

Examples :

"Warne dropped Tendulkar on 99. Tendulkar went on to get a century next ball"

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To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.

Examples :

"They had never dropped acid."

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To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.

Examples :

"I dropped ten pounds and an obnoxious fiancée."

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To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.

Examples :

"Because of his poor attendance, the teacher dropped Michael from the soccer team roster. "

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To drop out of the betting.

Examples :

"After the horse stumbled at the first turn, many gamblers dropped out of the betting. "

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(rugby football) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.

Examples :

"The fly-half dropped a beautiful goal from 40 meters out, securing the win for his team. "

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Examples :

"I drop knowledge wherever I go."

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To release to the public.

Examples :

"That hacker has been threatening to drop my docs [i.e. publish my personal information]."

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To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.

Examples :

"I love it when he drops his funky beats."

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To enter public distribution.

Examples :

""Hip-Hop Xmas" dropped in time for the holidays."

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To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.

Examples :

"The guitarist dropped the low E string to D for a heavier sound. "

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To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.

Examples :

"Maria dropped her math class because it was too difficult. "

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(fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.

Examples :

"Drop a basket of fries."

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(of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.

Examples :

"Since starting high school, his voice has noticeably dropped, making him sound much older. "

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(of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.

Examples :

"My synthesizer makes the notes sound funny when they drop below C2."

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(of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.

Examples :

""My sister dropped by the house for coffee this morning." "

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To give birth to.

Examples :

"to drop a lamb"

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To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.

Examples :

"The baker carefully dropped the cake with streaks of bright pink icing to create a marbled effect. "

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(of the testicles) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.

Examples :

"The vet explained that the young bull's testicles had finally dropped, meaning he was now fertile and ready for breeding. "

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