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Adjective dropping has 2 senses

dropping - falling rapidly; "dropping prices"; "dropping rate of production"
Antonym: rising (indirect, via falling)
dropping, falling - coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain"
Antonym: ascending (indirect, via descending)

Verb drop has 20 senses

drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
--₁ is one way to move, displace

Derived forms: noun drop₉, noun drop₆
Sample sentence:
The girls drop the wooden sticks
drop - to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
--₂ is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down

Derived form: noun drop₆
Sample sentence:
The branches drop from the trees
drop - go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
--₃ is one way to decline, go down, wane

Derived form: noun drop₃
Sample sentence:
The stock market is going to drop
sink, drop, drop down - fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
--₄ is one way to change posture

Derived form: noun drop₇
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
drop - terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket"
--₅ is one way to remove
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
drop - utter casually; "drop a hint"
--₆ is one way to express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
drop, knock off - stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"
--₇ is one way to discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
drop, set down, put down, unload, discharge - leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;
--₈ is one way to deliver

Derived form: noun drop₈
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
fell, drop, strike down, cut down - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
--₉ is one way to cut
Sample sentence:
They drop the trees
drop - lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
--₁₀ is one way to lose
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
spend, expend, drop - pay out; "spend money"
--₁₁ is one way to pay
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something on somebody
flatten, drop - lower the pitch of (musical notes)
--₁₂ is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
dangle, swing, drop - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
--₁₃ is one way to hang
Sample sentence:
The lights drop from the ceiling
dismiss, send packing, send away, drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
--₁₄ is one way to fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
dribble, drip, drop - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
--₁₅ is one way to pour

Derived forms: noun drop₁, noun dropper₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
--₁₆ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
drop - change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"
--₁₈ is one way to change
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
--₁₉ is one way to worsen, decline
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
drop - give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
--₂₀ is one way to give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something