drop
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                    Noun
                    
                a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
                
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                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
                
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                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"
                
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                a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
                
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                a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
                
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                a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
                
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                a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
                
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                a central depository where things can be left or picked up
                
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                the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"
                
                    Verb
                    
                let fall to the ground; "Don''t drop the dishes"
                
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                to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
                
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                go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
                
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                fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
                
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                terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket"
                
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                utter with seeming casualness; "drop a hint"; drop names"
                
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                stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"
                
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                leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
                
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                cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
                
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                lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
                
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                pay out; "spend money"
                
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                lower the pitch of (musical notes)
                
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                hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
                
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                stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
                
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                let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
                
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                get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
                
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                take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth; "She dropped acid when she was a teenager"
                
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                omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing; " New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r''s"
                
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                leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
                
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                change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"
                
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                fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death; "shop til you drop"
                
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                grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
                
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            give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
                Synonyms
                    bead
                    cast
                    cast off
                    cliff
                    cut down
                    dangle
                    degenerate
                    deteriorate
                    devolve
                    dip
                    discharge
                    dismiss
                    drib
                    dribble
                    driblet
                    drip
                    drop cloth
                    drop curtain
                    drop down
                    drop off
                    drop-off
                    expend
                    fall
                    fell
                    flatten
                    free fall
                    knock off
                    leave out
                    miss
                    neglect
                    omit
                    overleap
                    overlook
                    pearl
                    pretermit
                    put down
                    send away
                    send packing
                    set down
                    shake off
                    shed
                    sink
                    spend
                    strike down
                    swing
                    throw
                    throw away
                    throw off
                    unload
            
            More General Terms
                    alter
                    bear
                    birth
                    can
                    cease
                    change
                    change posture
                    come down
                    curtain
                    cut
                    decline
                    decrease
                    decrement
                    deliver
                    deposit
                    depositary
                    depository
                    descend
                    descent
                    discontinue
                    dismiss
                    displace
                    do drugs
                    drape
                    drapery
                    drug
                    elide
                    express
                    fall
                    fire
                    force out
                    formation
                    geological formation
                    give birth
                    give notice
                    give the axe
                    give the sack
                    give tongue to
                    give up
                    go down
                    gravitation
                    hang
                    have
                    hiding place
                    lay off
                    lose
                    mantle
                    modify
                    move
                    pall
                    pay
                    pour
                    quit
                    remove
                    repository
                    sack
                    send away
                    small indefinite amount
                    small indefinite quantity
                    sphere
                    stop
                    take
                    take away
                    terminate
                    utter
                    verbalise
                    verbalize
                    wane
                    withdraw
                    worsen
            
            More Specific Terms
                    abscise
                    afford
                    air-drop
                    autotomise
                    autotomize
                    blow
                    chop down
                    commit
                    consume
                    correction
                    crag
                    cut
                    dead drop
                    decline
                    deplete
                    dewdrop
                    droop
                    drop open
                    droplet
                    dump
                    eat
                    eat up
                    economise
                    economize
                    exfoliate
                    exhaust
                    exuviate
                    eyedrop
                    eye-drop
                    fade
                    fall off
                    fall open
                    fatigue
                    flag
                    flump
                    flump down
                    forget
                    free fall
                    hang
                    invest
                    jade
                    jump
                    languish
                    lay out
                    log
                    loll
                    lumber
                    maildrop
                    misspend
                    molt
                    moult
                    nickel-and-dime
                    nol.pros.
                    nolle pros
                    nolle prosequi
                    pall
                    pass over
                    penny-pinch
                    piddle
                    piddle away
                    place
                    plank down
                    plonk down
                    plop
                    plummet
                    plump
                    plump down
                    plunge
                    poleax
                    poleaxe
                    precipice
                    precipitation
                    put
                    raindrop
                    rot
                    run through
                    sag
                    sag down
                    save
                    shed
                    sink
                    skip
                    skip over
                    slough
                    slump
                    squander
                    swag
                    tear
                    teardrop
                    tire
                    trifle
                    trifle away
                    tumble
                    underspend
                    use up
                    voltage drop
                    wanton
                    wanton away
                    ware
                    waste
                    weary
                    wharf
                    wipe out