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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: drop n 1: a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" [syn: {drop}, {bead}, {pearl}] 2: a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling [syn: {drop}, {drib}, {driblet}] 3: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: {drop}, {dip}, {fall}, {free fall}] 4: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: {cliff}, {drop}, {drop-off}] 5: a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) 6: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" [syn: {drop}, {fall}] 7: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery [syn: {drop curtain}, {drop cloth}, {drop}] 8: a central depository where things can be left or picked up 9: the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful" v 1: let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes" 2: to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets" 3: go down in value; "Stock prices dropped" 4: fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" [syn: {sink}, {drop}, {drop down}] 5: terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket" 6: utter with seeming casualness; "drop a hint"; drop names" 7: stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!" [syn: {drop}, {knock off}] 8: leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" [syn: {drop}, {drop off}, {set down}, {put down}, {unload}, {discharge}] 9: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: {fell}, {drop}, {strike down}, {cut down}] 10: lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13" 11: pay out; "spend money" [syn: {spend}, {expend}, {drop}] 12: lower the pitch of (musical notes) [syn: {flatten}, {drop}] [ant: {sharpen}] 13: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {dangle}, {swing}, {drop}] 14: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: {dismiss}, {send packing}, {send away}, {drop}] 15: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" [syn: {dribble}, {drip}, {drop}] 16: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}] 17: take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth; "She dropped acid when she was a teenager" 18: omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing; " New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's" 19: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}, {take to heart}] 20: change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon" 21: fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death; "shop til you drop" 22: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" [syn: {devolve}, {deteriorate}, {drop}, {degenerate}] [ant: {convalesce}, {recover}, {recuperate}] 23: give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"