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drops
Noundrop has 9 senses
drop, driblet - a small quantity (especially of a liquid); "one drop of each sample was analyzed"; "any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man" --1is a kind ofsmall indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount --1has particulars:
drop, bead, pearl - a shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" --2is a kind ofround shape --2has particulars: teardrop; dewdrop
drop, dip, fall, free fall - 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" --3is a kind ofdecrease, decrement --3has particulars: correction; voltage drop
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" --9is one way tocut Sample sentence: They drop the trees
spend, expend, drop - pay out; "spend money" --11is one way topay Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Somebody ----s something on somebody
flatten, drop - lower the pitch of (musical notes) --12is one way tochange, alter, modify Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something
dangle, swing, drop - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" --13is one way tohang Sample sentence: The lights drop from the ceiling
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
devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" --19is one way toworsen, decline Sample sentences: Something ----s Somebody ----s