Noun Definition
drop
2.Definition: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
Category: Objects3.Definition: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
"It was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
Related Noun(s):fall
Category: General4.Definition: a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
Category: Places5.Definition: a shape that is spherical and small
"He studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops", "Beads of sweat on his forehead"
Category: General6.Definition: 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"
Category: General7.Definition: a steep high face of rock
"He stood on a high cliff overlooking the town", "A steep drop"
Related Noun(s):cliff
Category: Objects8.Definition: 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"
Category: General9.Definition: the act of dropping something
"They expected the drop would be successful"
Category: General