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drop  (drp)

n.

1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass. See Table at measurement.

2. A small quantity of a substance.

3. drops Liquid medicine administered in drops.

4. A trace or hint: not a drop of pity.

5.

a. Something shaped or hanging like a drop.

b. A small globular piece of hard candy.

6. The act of falling; descent.

7. A swift decline or decrease, as in quality, quantity, or intensity.

8.

a. The vertical distance from a higher to a lower level.

b. The distance through which something falls or drops.

9. A sheer incline, such as the face of a cliff.

10.

a. A descent by parachute.

b. Personnel and equipment landed by means of parachute.

11. Something, such as a trapdoor on a gallows, that is arranged to fall or be lowered.

12. A drop curtain.

13. A slot through which something is deposited in a receptacle.

14. A central place or establishment where something, such as mail, is brought and subsequently distributed.

15.

a. A predetermined location for the deposit and subsequent removal of secret communications or illicit goods, such as drugs.

b. The act of depositing such communications or materials.

16. Electronics A connection made available for an input or output unit on a transmission line.

v. dropped, drop·ping, drops

v.intr.

1. To fall in drops.

2. To fall from a higher to a lower place or position.

3. To become less, as in number, intensity, or volume.

4. To descend from one level to another.

5. To fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death.

6. To pass or slip into a specified state or condition: dropped into a doze; drop out of sight.

7. Sports To fall or roll into a basket or hole. Used of a ball.

v.tr.

1. To let fall by releasing hold of.

2. To let fall in drops.

3. To cause to become less; reduce: drop the rate of production.

4. To cause to fall, as by hitting or shooting.

5. Sports To hurl or strike (a ball) into a basket or hole.

6. To give birth to. Used of animals.

7. To say or offer casually: drop a hint; drop a name.

8. To write at one's leisure: drop me a note.

9. To cease consideration or treatment of: dropped the matter altogether.

10. To terminate an association or a relationship with. See Synonyms at dismiss.

11. To leave unfinished: drop everything and help.

12. To leave out (a letter, for example) in speaking or writing.

13. To leave or set down at a particular place; unload.

14. Informal To spend, especially lavishly or rashly: "dropping $50,000 in an Atlantic City casino" George F. Will.

15. To parachute.

16. To lower the level of (the voice).

17. To lose (a game or contest, for example).

18. Slang To take, as a drug, by mouth: drop acid.

Phrasal Verbs:

drop back

Football To back away from the line of scrimmage.

drop behind

To fall behind: dropped behind the rest of the class during her illness.

drop by

To stop in for a short visit.

drop off

1. To fall asleep.

2. To decrease: Sales dropped off in the fourth quarter.

drop out

1. To withdraw from participation, as in a game, club, or school.

2. To withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values.

Idioms:

at the drop of a hat

1. Immediately; without delay: would sign the contract at the drop of a hat.

2. With only the slightest provocation: ready to argue at the drop of a hat.

drop a dime Slang

To make a telephone call, especially to the police to inform on or betray someone.

drop in the bucket

A small, inadequate quantity.

get/have the drop on

To achieve a distinct advantage over.

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[Middle English droppe, from Old English dropa; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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drop

Verb

[dropping, dropped]

1. to fall or allow (something) to fall vertically

2. to decrease in amount, strength, or value

3. to fall to the ground, as from exhaustion

4. to sink to a lower position, as on a scale

5. to mention casually: he dropped a hint

6. to set down (passengers or goods): can you drop me at the hotel?

7. Informal to send: drop me a letter

8. to discontinue: can we drop the subject?

9. Informal to be no longer friendly with: I dropped him when I discovered his political views

10. to leave out in speaking: he has a tendency to drop his h's

11. (of animals) to give birth to (offspring)

12. Sport to omit (a player) from a team

13. to lose (a game or point)

14. drop back to progress more slowly than other people going in the same direction

15. drop in or by Informal to pay someone a casual visit

Noun

1. a small quantity of liquid forming a round shape

2. a small quantity of liquid

3. a small round sweet: a lemon drop

4. a decrease in amount, strength, or value

5. the vertical distance that anything may fall

6. the act of unloading troops or supplies by parachute

See also drop off, dropout, drops [Old English dropian]

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Drop a small quantity of liquid; a minute quantity, portion, or particle.

Examples: drops of bounty, 1597; of consolation, 1576; of kindness, 1413; of light, 1687; of modesty, 1596; of my riches, 1398; of time, 1813; of words, 1607.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drop - a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" bead, pearl sphere - a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) dewdrop - a drop of dew teardrop - anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
	2.	drop - 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 drib, driblet tear, teardrop - a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes" raindrop - a drop of rain small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude droplet - a tiny drop eye-drop, eyedrop - a drop from an eye dropper
	3.	drop - 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" free fall, dip, fall decrement, decrease - the amount by which something decreases correction - a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction" voltage drop - a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing
	4.	drop - a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" cliff, drop-off crag - a steep rugged rock or cliff geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth precipice - a very steep cliff
	5.	drop - a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic dead drop - a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information; "a dead drop avoids the need for an intelligence officer and a spy to be present at the same time" hiding place - a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)
	6.	drop - a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" fall free fall - the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field gravitation - movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps" descent - a movement downward plunge - a steep and rapid fall precipitation - the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
	7.	drop - a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery drop cloth, drop curtain curtain, drape, drapery, pall, mantle - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
	8.	drop - a central depository where things can be left or picked up depositary, depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping maildrop - a drop where mail can be deposited
	9.	drop - the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful" descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction
Verb	1.	drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" drop - to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets" plop - drop something with a plopping sound dump - drop (stuff) in a heap or mass; "The truck dumped the garbage in the street" hang - let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame" plank down, plonk down, plump down - drop heavily drop down, sink, drop - fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
	2.	drop - to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets" come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" dump, plunge - fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well" drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes" plummet, plump - drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" flump, flump down - fall heavily decline - go down; "The roof declines here"
	3.	drop - go down in value; "Stock prices dropped" wane, go down, decline - grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" fall off, slump, sink - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" tumble - fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
	4.	drop - fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" drop down, sink fall off, slump, sink - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes" drop open, fall open - open involuntarily; "His mouth dropped open"; "Her jaw dropped" change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture droop, sag, swag, flag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness sag down, sag - cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably"
	5.	drop - terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket" remove - remove from a position or an office send away, send packing, dismiss, drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
	6.	drop - utter with seeming casualness; "drop a hint"; drop names" give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
	7.	drop - stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!" knock off nol.pros., nolle pros, nolle prosequi - drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records; "They nolle prossed the charge" cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop, give up - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
	8.	drop - leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" unload, drop off, put down, set down, discharge deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers" wharf - discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers" air-drop - drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter
	9.	drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" fell, strike down, cut down chop down - cut down; "George chopped down the cherry tree" poleax, poleaxe - fell with or as if with a poleax log, lumber - cut lumber, as in woods and forests cut - fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	10.	drop - lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13" athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition lose - fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
	11.	drop - pay out; "spend money" expend, spend deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" ware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" afford - be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person" pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" blow - spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" trifle away, wanton away, wanton - spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away" underspend - spend at less than the normal rate misspend - spend (money or other resources) unwisely nickel-and-dime, penny-pinch - spend money frugally; spend as little as possible invest, commit, put, place - make an investment; "Put money into bonds" economise, economize, save - spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now" lay out - spend or invest; "lay out thousands on gold"; "he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit" piddle, piddle away, trifle, wanton, wanton away - waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently misspend - spend time badly or unwisely; "He misspent his youth"
	12.	drop - lower the pitch of (musical notes) flatten music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	13.	drop - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" dangle, swing hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall" loll, droop - hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"
	14.	drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" send away, send packing, dismiss give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" drop - terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket"
	15.	drop - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" dribble, drip pour - cause to run; "pour water over the floor" drip - fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
	16.	drop - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" cast off, shed, throw off, throw away, shake off, throw, cast exuviate, molt, moult, slough, shed - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" abscise - shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue exfoliate - cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters autotomise, autotomize - cause a body part to undergo autotomy
	17.	drop - take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth; "She dropped acid when she was a teenager" do drugs, drug - use recreational drugs
	18.	drop - omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing; " New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's" elide - leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"
	19.	drop - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" neglect, omit, leave out, pretermit, overleap, overlook, miss forget - forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" pass over, skip, skip over, jump - bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"
	20.	drop - change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	21.	drop - fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death; "shop til you drop" fall - pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
	22.	drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" degenerate, deteriorate, devolve fatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" languish, fade - become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" rot, waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
	23.	drop - give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning" birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

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drop

verb 1. fall, lower, decline, diminish

verb 2. (often with away) decline, fall, sink

verb 3. plunge, fall, dive, tumble, descend, plummet

verb 4. drip, trickle, dribble, fall in drops

verb 5. sink, fall, descend, droop

verb 6. set down, leave, deposit, unload, let off

verb 7. quit, give up, abandon, cease, axe (informal) kick (informal) terminate, relinquish, remit, discontinue, forsake

verb 8. abandon, desert, forsake, repudiate, leave, jilt, throw over

noun 9. decrease, fall, cut, lowering, decline, reduction, slump, fall-off, downturn, deterioration, cutback, diminution, decrement

noun 10. droplet, bead, globule, bubble, pearl, drip, driblet

noun 11. dash, shot (informal) spot, taste, trace, pinch, sip, tot, trickle, nip, dab, mouthful

noun 12. fall, plunge, descent, abyss, chasm, precipice

drop in (Informal) visit, call, stop, turn up, look up, call in, look in, pop in (informal)

drop off (Informal)

1. fall asleep, nod (off), doze (off), snooze (informal) catnap, drowse, have forty winks (informal)

2. decrease, lower, decline, shrink, diminish, fall off, dwindle, lessen, wane, subside, slacken

drop out leave, stop, give up, withdraw, quit, pull out, back out, renege, throw in the towel, cop out (slang) fall by the wayside

drop out of something discontinue, give up, abandon, quit, cease, terminate, forsake

drop someone off set down, leave, deliver, let off, allow to alight

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In artillery and naval gunfire support, a correction used by an observer/spotter to indicate that a decrease in range along a spotting line is desired.

Translations

drop [drɔp] n [of water] → gota (= fall) (in price) → bajada: (in salary) → disminución f

vt (= allow to fall) → dejar caer [+ voice, eyes, price]; bajar (= set down from car); dejar

vi [price, temperature] → bajar; [wind] → calmarse, amainar; [numbers, attendance] → disminuir;

drops npl (MED) → gotas fpl;

cough drops → pastillas fpl para la tos;

a drop of 10% → una bajada del 10 por ciento;

to drop anchor → echar el ancla;

to drop sb a line → mandar unas líneas a algn

drop in vi (col) (= visit): to drop in (on) → pasar por casa (de)

drop off vi (= sleep) → dormirse

vt [+ passenger] → bajar, dejar

drop out vi (= withdraw) → retirarse

drop [drɔp] n [of liquid] → goutte f (= fall); baisse f: (in salary) → réduction f;

(also: parachute drop) → saut m [of cliff]; dénivellation f; à-pic m

vt → laisser tomber [+ voice, eyes, price]; baisser [+ passenger]; déposer

vi [wind, temperature, price, voice] → tomber; [numbers, attendance] → diminuer;

drops npl (Med) → gouttes;

cough drops → pastilles fpl pour la toux;

a drop of 10% → une baisse or réduction) de 10%;

to drop anchor → jeter l'ancre;

to drop sb a line → mettre un mot à qn

drop in vi (inf) (= visit);

to drop in (on) → faire un saut (chez), passer (chez)

drop off vi (= sleep) → s'assoupir

vt [+ passenger] → déposer;

to drop sb off → déposer qn

drop out vi (= withdraw) → se retirer; [student etc] → abandonner, décrocher

drop [drɔp] n → Tropfen m;

(lessening) → Rückgang m;

(distance) → Höhenunterschied m;

(in salary) → Verschlechterung f;

(also: parachute drop) → (Ab)sprung m

vt → fallen lassen;

(voice, eyes, price) → senken;

(set down from car) → absetzen;

(omit) → weglassen

vi → (herunter)fallen;

(wind) → sich legen;

drops npl → Tropfen pl;

a 300 ft drop → ein Höhenunterschied von 300 Fuß;

a drop of 10% → ein Rückgang um 10%;

cough drops → Hustentropfen pl;

to drop anchor → ankern, vor Anker gehen;

to drop sb a line → jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben

drop in drop (inf) vi to drop in (on sb) → (bei jdm) vorbeikommen

drop off drop vi → einschlafen

vt (passenger) → absetzen

drop out drop vi (withdraw) → ausscheiden;

(student) → sein Studium abbrechen

drop [drɔp] n → goccia (= fall) (in price) → calo, ribasso: (in salary) → riduzione f; taglio;

(also: parachute drop) → lancio (= steep incline); salto

vt → lasciar cadere [+ voice, eyes, price]; abbassare (= set down from car); far scendere

vi → cascare (= decrease) [wind, temperature, price, voice] → calare; [numbers, attendance] → diminuire;

drops npl (MED) → gocce fpl;

cough drops → pastiglie fpl per la tosse;

a drop of 10% → un calo del 10%;

to drop sb a line → mandare due righe a qn;

to drop anchor → gettare l'ancora

drop in vi (col) (= visit): to drop in (on) → fare un salto (da), passare (da)

drop off vi (= sleep) → addormentarsi

vt to drop sb off → far scendere qn

drop out vi (= withdraw) → ritirarsi; [student etc] → smettere di studiare

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drop

n drop [drop]

1 a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling a drop of rain.druppelقَطْرَهкапкаkapkadråbeder Tropfenσταγόναgotapiiskقطرهpisaragoutteטִיפָּהबूंदkapcsepp v. csöpptetesandropigocciaしずく방울, 물방울lašaspilienstitisandruppeldråpekroplagotapicăturăкапляkvapkakapljakapdroppeหยดน้ำdamla滴крапляقطرہ ، بوندgiọt滴

2 a small quantity (of liquid) If you want more wine, there's a drop left.druppelكَمِّيَّه قَليلَهкапкаtroškadråbe; sjat; smuleder Schluckστάλαgota, culo (de vaso/botella)tilkذره؛ کمیtilkkagoutteטיפה, מעטबूंदgutljajcsepp v. csöppsetetesdropi; smálögggoccia, goccio小量소량lašelispilītesetitisdruppelen dråpe, littodrobina, kapkagotastropглотокtroškakapljakapljicadroppe, slurkจำนวนเล็กน้อยbirazcık, bir damlacık微量ковтокتھوڑی سی مقدارhớp微量

3 an act of falling a drop in temperature.valهُبوط، إنْخِفاضпаданеpoklesfaldder Fallπτώσηcaída, descensolangusافت؛ کاهشlaskubaisse, chuteיְרִידָהगिरावटpadcsökkenéspenurunanfallabbassamento, calo降下하강, 하락kritimaspazemināšanās; krišanāspenurunandalingfallspadekquedacădere; scădereпонижениеpoklespadecpadfall[], nedgångตกdüşme, düşüş下降зниження, падінняنزولsự hạ xuống下降

4 a vertical descent From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.afgrondمَسافَه عَمودِيَّهпаданеspádfaldder Abfallγκρεμόςdesnivellangusسقوط؛ ریزشpudotusdescenteיְרִידָהपात, पतनspusteséstebingfalllengddislivello落下距離급한 수직 경사status skardisstāvs kritumstebingafgrondfallhøydespad, uskokquedapovârnişобрывspádspustpadfallต่ำลงiniş, alçalış高低平面相差的距離，落差уклінسیدھی ڈھالdựng đứng高低平面相差的距离，落差

v – past tense, past participle dropped –

1 to let fall, usually accidentally She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.laat valيُسْقِطُ(из)пускам(u)pustittabefallen lassenρίχνω, αφήνω κτ. να πέσειdejar caer, tirarpillamaانداختنpudottaalaisser tomberלְהַפִּיל, לִשמוֹטअनजाने में गिरने देनाslučajno ispustiti(le)ejtmenjatuhkanfalla; fella; missalasciar cadere落とす떨어뜨리다numesti(nejauši) nomestmenjatuhkanlaten vallenla falle, miste, slippeupuścićdeixar caira scăpaронятьvypadnúťspustitiprosutitappa, släppa, låta fallaทำหล่นdüşürmek, bırakmak使滴下упускатиغیر ارادتا گراناrơi hoặc để cho cái gì rơi使滴下

2 to fall The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.valيَسْقُطُпадамspadnoutfaldefallenπέφτωcaerkukkumaافتادنpudota(re)tomberלִפּוֹלगिराना, गिरनाpastileesikjatuhfalla, dettacadere落ちる떨어지다, 뛰어내리다nukristi[]kristjatuhvallenfalle, hoppe nedupadać, spadaćcaira cădeaопускатьсяspadnúťpastipastiramla ner, hoppa nerตกdüşmek使落下падатиگرناđánh rơi使落下

3 to give up (a friend, a habit etc) I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.laat vaarيُسْقِطُ، يَتَخَلّى عنотказвам сеopustitgive opaufgebenπαρατώ, εγκαταλείπωdejar, abandonarloobumaدست کشیدنluopua, hylätäabandonnerלַעֲזוֹבछोड़ देना, त्याग देनाodustati od nečega, napustiti idejufelad (vmit), elejt (vkit, vmit)melepaskanhætta við, sleppaabbandonareやめる(...하는 것을) 포기하다mesti, atsisakytiatmest (paradumu, nodomu); pamest (draugu)melepaskanlaten vallendroppezrezygnować zabandonara aban­dona, a renunţaбросатьopustiť, zanechaťopustitinapustitisluta umgås med, överge, släppaยกเลิกvazgeçmek, bırakmak丟棄відмовитисяترک کر دیناbỏ rơi丢弃

4 to set down from a car etc The bus dropped me at the end of the road.aflaaiيُنْزِلслизам от превозно средствоvysaditsætte afabsetzenκατεβάζω κπ. από όχημαdejar(sõidukist) välja laskmaپیاده شدنjättäädéposer, débarquerלְהוֹרִידछोड़नाizaći iz auta, sići s autobusaleteszmenurunkanhleypa úrlasciare, far scendere降ろす(차에서)내려주다išlaipintiizlaist; izsēdināt (no transporta līdzekļa)menurunkanafzettensette av, gå avwysadzićdeixara lăsaвысаживать(ся)vysadiťodložiti (koga)ostavitisläppa (sätta) avส่งผู้โดยสารindirmek, bırakmak下車підвозити, довозитиگاڑی وغیرہ سے اتارناxuống xe下车

5 to say or write in an informal and casual manner I'll drop her a note.'n reëltjie skryweيَقولُ أو يَكْتُبُ كلمَه أو مُلاحَظَهоставямnaškrábnout; utrousitlade en bemærkning falde; lægge en beskedein paar Zeilen schreibenγράφω κτ. πρόχειραescribirmöödaminnes märkimaنوشتنjättää, tokaistaécrire/envoyer (un petit mot)לִשלוֹחַ מִכתָבअनौपचारिक तरीके से कुछ कहना या लिखनाostaviti porukuír (pár sort)mengirim suratskrifa miða/skilaboðscrivere１筆書く간단한 편지나 메모를 쓰다tarstelėti, brūkštelėtiuzrakstīt zīmītimenulis suratsturensendeskreślićescrevera lăsa/a scrie un biletчеркнутьnaznačiťnapisati (nekaj besed)napisatiskriva []ส่งจดหมายbir iki söz söylemek; iki satır yazmak(寫便條)投寄промовити; начеркатиغیر رسمی طور پر لکھنا یا کہناviết（写便条）投寄

n ˈdroplet [-lit]

a tiny drop droplets of rain.druppeltjieقَطْرَه صَغيرَهкапчицаkapičkalille dråbedas Tröpfchenσταγονίτσαgotitapiisakeقطره کوچکpieni pisaragoutteletteטִיפָּה קְטָנָהछोटी बूंदsićušne kapi kišecseppecsketitikansmádropigocciolina小滴작은 물방울lašelispilītetitikandruppeltjeliten dråpekropelkagotinhapicătură (mică)капелькаkvapôčkakapljicakapljicaliten droppeหยดน้อย ๆdamla微滴крапелькаچھوٹے قطرےgiọt nhỏ微滴

n pl ˈdroppings

excrement (of animals or birds). misرَوْث، بَعْرживотински торtrusefterladenskaber; hundelorte; fugleklatterder Kotκοπριά, κουτσουλιέςexcremento, cacaväljaheited, pabuladفضلهjätöksetcrottes, chiuresגְלָלִיםगोबर, लीद आदिotpaci, ostaciállati ürülékkotoran binatangsaur; tað, mykja, skítur, dritsterco, escrementiふん새나 짐승의 배설물išmatos(dzīvnieku) mēslinajis binatanguitwerpselendyreavføring, lortłajnoexcrementobălegar, excrementeпомётtrusiztrebkiživotinjski izmetspillningมูลสัตว์; มูลนกhayvan pisliği(鳥獸的)糞кізяк, послідجانوروں کی لید یا پرندوں کی بیٹphân xúc vật hoặc chim（鸟兽的）粪

n ˈdrop-out

a person who withdraws, especially from a course at a university etc or the normal life of society. uitsakker, mislukkingمُتَساقِط من التَّعْليم او الحياةِ الأجْتِماعِيَّهотпадащodpadlík (ze studia); ztroskotanecdropout; social taberder/die Aussteiger(in)φοιτητής που εγκαταλείπει τις σπουδές του, αρνητής της κοινωνίαςestudiante que deja los estudios, marginadokooli poolelijätnu, heidikکناره گیری کردن؛ ترک تحصیل کردنkoulunsa keskeyttänyt, systeemistä luopujamarginal/-aleנוֹשֶרबीच में पढ़ाई छोड़ देना, किसी प्रतियोगिता इत्यादि में छंट जानाonaj koji prekida školovanje ili se povači iz društvakimaradás (iskolából), lemorzsolódásjebolansá sem hættir í skóla eða segir skilið við venjulegt líferniemarginato落ちこぼれ낙제생, 중퇴자, 사회 부적응자iškritęs iš gyvenimo ir pan. žmogusatbirums; (no universitātes u.tml.) atskaitīts studentsdisingkirkandrop-outen som faller fraosoba rezygnująca (ze studiów itp.), abnegatmarginal QUERYpersoană care renunţă la studiiнедоучка;человек, поставивший себя вне обществаvykoľajený človek, stroskotanec, neúspešný študentkdor preneha sodelovati; odpadnikotpadnik iz društvaavhoppare, utslagenนักเรียนที่ถอนการเรียนวิชาใดวิชาหนึ่งterkeden kimse, okulu bitirmeden ayrılan öğrenci退學декласована особаچھوڑ دینا یا ترک کر دیناngười bỏ học giữa chừng hay rời bỏ cuộc sống bình thường退学

drop a brick / drop a clanger

unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless. mond verby praatيُلْقي حَجَرا، يُلْقي كَلاما جارِحاً أو غَير مُهَذَّبизпускам сеudělat botulave en brøler; træde i spinatenins Fettnäpfchen tretenκάνω γκάφαmeter la pataprohmakat tegemaحرف نسنجیده زدنmöhlätäfaire une gaffeלְהָבִיך, לְהַעֲלִיבसामाजिक रूप से अस्वीकार्य चीज कहनाreći nešto netaktičnotapintatlan megjegyzést teszsalah omongsegja e-ð óviðeigandifare una gaffeへまなことを言う난처한 말[]을 하다padaryti netaktą/liapsusą'nogāzt podu'salah cakapeen bok schietengjøre en brøler, tråkke i salatenpopełnić gafęcometer uma gafea face o gafăдопустить бестактностьprerieknuť sakozla ustrelitinapraviti gaftrampa i klaveret, göra en dundertabbeเอ่ยถึงสิ่งที่ทำให้อับอายgaf yapmak, çam devirmek失言；出錯ляпнути; зробити ляпبے موقع بات کہ بیٹھناnói hớ hay hành động vô tình rất sống sượng失言；出错

drop back

to slow down; to fall behind I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill.terugvalيَتأخَّر، يَتَباطَأизоставамvrátit sesakke agterudzurückbleibenμένω πίσωquedarse atráskäiku aeglustamaبه عقب رفتنjättäytyä jälkeense laisser distancerלְפָגֵר מְאָחוֹרपीछे हटनाzaostatilemaradmelambatkan jalandragast aftur úrrimanere indietro遅れる속력을 낮추어 뒤로 처지다atsiliktiatpaliktmelambatkan jalanterugvallensakke bakutzostać w tyle, zwolnićpara trás ficara încetini; a rămâne în urmăотставатьvrátiť sa dozadupustiti se prehitetiusporitisakta ner, falla tillbakaตกลงสู่geri/arkada kalmak落後відходитиدھیرے ہو جاناtụt lại落后

drop by

to visit someone casually and without being invited I'll drop by at his house on my way home.invalيَزورпосещавамzaskočit (někam)kigge ind; lægge vejen forbizufällig besuchenπερνώ για σύντομη επίσκεψηpasar porläbi astumaسر زدن بهpistäytyäpasser voirלְבָקֵר, “לִקפּוֹץ”बिना बुलावे के मिलने जानाsvratitibeugriksinggahlíta inn, koma viðpassare立ち寄る(잠깐) 들르다užeiti, užsuktiapciemot; iegrieztiessinggahaanlopenstikke innom, komme forbiwpaść do kogośpassar na casa dea trece pe laзаходить без приглашенияzaskočiť (niekam)oglasiti se (pri kom)navratitititta inเยี่ยมเยียนอย่างไม่เป็นทางการuğramak臨時訪問зайтиگاہے گاہے آ کر مل جاناtạt vào thăm临时访问

drop in

to arrive informally to visit someone Do drop in (on me) if you happen to be passing!val inيَزور بصورةٍ غَيْر مُتَوَقَّعَهотивамzajít, přijít se podívatdumpe indenforeinen kurzen Besuch machenπερνώ για σύντομη επίσκεψηpasarse (por)sisse astumaسرزده به جایی رفتنpistäytyäpasser voirלְבָקֵר, “לִקפּוֹץ”बिना बुलावे के पहुंच जानाnavratitibenéz vkihezmampirkoma í heimsókn (óboðinn)fare un salto立ち寄る잠깐 들르다užeiti, užsuktiapciemot; iegrieztiessinggahlangskomenkomme/stikke innomwpaść, wstąpićaparecera trece pe laзаглядыватьprísť (k niekomu)oglasiti se (pri kom)svratitititta in, hälsa påมาเยี่ยม (โดยไม่บอกล่วงหน้าหรืออย่างไม่เป็นทางการ)uğramak順便走訪(某人)заскочитиغیر رسمی طور پر ملاقات کے لۓ آناtạt vào thăm顺便走访（某人）

drop off

1 to become separated or fall off The door-handle dropped off; This button dropped off your coat.afgevalيَسْقُط، يَنْفَكُّпадамuvolnit se, upadnoutfalde afabfallenπέφτωsoltarse, caerseära tulemaکنده شدنirrota, pudotase détacherליפולगिर जानाotpastileesikterlepasdetta afstaccarsiとれる(...에서)떨어져 나가다, 떨어지다nutrūkti, nukristinokrist; notrūktterlepasafvallenfalle av, løsneodpaśćcaira se rupe, a cădeaотваливатьсяuvoľniť sa, odpadnúťodpastiotpastiramla (falla) avหลุดkopmak, düşmek脫落відпастиالگ ہو جانا ، گر جاناrời ra脱落

2 to fall asleep I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television.insluimerيَسْقُطُ نائِماзаспивамusnoutfalde i søvneinschlafenαποκοιμιέμαιdormirsetukastamaبه خواب رفتنnukahtaas'endormirלֶהֱרָדֵםसो जानाzaspatielalsziktertidursofnaaddormentarsi寝入る잠들다užsnūstiiesnaustiestertidurindommelenfalle i søvn, sovne, døse, dorme avzdrzemnąć sięadormecera adormiуснутьzaspaťzaspatizaspatisomna, lura tillหลับuyuya kalmak, içi geçmek睡著заснутиنیند سو جاناngủ lơ mơ睡着

3 to allow to get off a vehicle Drop me off at the corner.afsitيُنْزِلслизамvysaditsætte afabsetzenκατεβάζω κπ. από όχημαdejar(sõidukist) välja laskmaپیاده کردنjättää poisdéposerלְהוֹרִיד מְהַרֶכֶבकिसी वाहन से उतरने देनाiskrcati iz autaleteszmenurunkanhleypa úr/útfare scendere降ろす내려주다išleisti, išlaipintiizlaist; izsēdināt (no transporta līdzekļa)turunkanafzettensette avwysadzićdeixara lăsaвысаживатьvysadiťodložiti (koga)ostavitisläppa (sätta) avส่งของหรือผู้โดยสารindirmek, bırakmak下車випуститиکسی گاڑی سے اتارناxuống xe下车

drop out

to withdraw from a group, from a course at university, or from the normal life of society There are only two of us going to the theatre now Mary has dropped out; She's dropped out of college.uitvalيَتَساقَطُ من التَّعْليمотказвам сеodpadnout; odejítgå ud; droppe ud; springe fraaufgeben, aussteigenπαρατώ, εγκαταλείπωabandonarpooleli jätma, ära langemaکناره گیری کردن؛ ترک تحصیل کردنjäädä pois, keskeyttääen marge de vivre la sociétéלִנשׁוֹרकिसी समूह, पाठ्यक्रम, कालेज इत्यादि से हट जानाprekinuti školovanje, povući se iz društvakimaradmenarik dirihætta í skóla; hætta venjulegum lifnaðarháttumandarsene; ritirarsi脱落する도중에 이탈하다, 중퇴하다išeiti, iškristiatrauties no sabiedrības; izstāties (no grupas, mācību iestādes)dibuangverlaten, uitvallendroppe ut, trekke seg, falle frazrezygnować, wycofać sięabandonara se retrageвыбыватьodpadnúť, vypadnúťizpasti, izpisati senapustitihoppa av, dra sig urตัดออกจาก (การแข่งขันหรือกลุ่ม)bırakmak, ayrılmak, devam etmemek退出вибуватиکسی جمعیت، یونورسٹی وغیرہ کو ترک کر دیناbỏ học nửa chừng退出