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noun

A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
"Put three drops of oil into the mixture."
A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
"asked for just a drop more tea; she was thirsty and there wasn't a drop of water to be found"
(now especially with "the") Alcoholic spirits in general.
"It doesn't matter where you're from; anyone who enjoys the drop is a friend of mine."
That which resembles or hangs like a liquid globule: a hanging diamond ornament or earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
A thing which drops or hangs down:
A fall, descent; an act or instance of dropping.
"That was a long drop, but fortunately I didn't break any bones."
A release (of music, a vdeo game, etc).
A decline in quantity, quality, rate, or degree; a decline (when going from one value to another).
"a drop in demand for oil resulted in a drop in prices"
A thing, person, etc which is dropped:
An unsolicited credit card issue.
The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
The distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall; the distance to which someone or something drops; a steep slope.
"On one side of the road was a 50-foot drop."
The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop) or secretly or illegaly (as in espionage or crime); a drop-off point.
"I left the plans at the drop, like you asked."
A drop-back.
"The Tiger quarterback took a one-step drop, expecting his tight end to be open."
(Rugby football) A drop-kick.
A drop target.

verb

To fall in droplets (of a liquid).
To drip (a liquid).
"The equipment shows how much the glacier has moved and the amount it dropped in height over the summer."
Generally, to fall (straight down).
"A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky."
To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
"Don't drop that plate! The police ordered the men to drop their weapons."
To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
To lower; to move to a lower position.
To set down from a vehicle; to deliver or deposit by stopping.
"Could you drop me at the airport on your way to work tomorrow?"
To sink quickly to the ground.
"Drop and give me thirty push-ups, private!"
To fall dead, or to fall in death.
To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.
To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
"The moderator would drop hints whenever the students struggled."
To part with or spend (money).
To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).
"I'm tired of this subject. Will you just drop it?"
To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.
"The stock dropped 1.5% yesterday. We can take our vacation when the price of fuel drops. Watch for the temperature to drop sharply, then you'll know the reaction is complete."
To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message) in an offhand manner.
"Drop me a note when you get to the city."
To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.
"Make any sudden movements and I will drop you!"
To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).
"Cockneys drop their aitches."
(of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have led to the batsman being out.
"Warne dropped Tendulkar on 99. Tendulkar went on to get a century next ball"
To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.
"They had never dropped acid."
To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.
"I dropped ten pounds and an obnoxious fiancée."
To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
"I've been dropped from the football team."
To drop out of the betting.
(rugby football) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
To impart.
"I drop knowledge wherever I go."
To release to the public.
"That hacker has been threatening to drop my docs [i.e. publish my personal information]."
To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
"I love it when he drops his funky beats."
To enter public distribution.
""Hip-Hop Xmas" dropped in time for the holidays."
To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.
"I had to drop calculus because it was taking up too much of my time and I couldn't go anymore."
(fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
"Drop a basket of fries."
(of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
"Billy's voice dropped suddenly when he turned 12."
(of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.
"My synthesizer makes the notes sound funny when they drop below C2."
(of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.
"Do drop by soon and I'll lend you that book."
To give birth to.
"to drop a lamb"
To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
(of the testicles) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.