[ { "word": "drop", "phonetics": [ { "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/drop-au.oga", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75269180", "license": { "name": "BY-SA 4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" } }, { "text": "/d\u0279\u0252p/", "audio": "" }, { "text": "/d\u0279\u0251p/", "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/drop-us.mp3", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=856989", "license": { "name": "BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" } } ], "meanings": [ { "partOfSpeech": "noun", "definitions": [ { "definition": "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.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Put three drops of oil into the mixture." }, { "definition": "A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "asked for just a drop more tea; she was thirsty and there wasn't a drop of water to be found" }, { "definition": "(now especially with \"the\") Alcoholic spirits in general.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "It doesn't matter where you're from; anyone who enjoys the drop is a friend of mine." }, { "definition": "That which resembles or hangs like a liquid globule: a hanging diamond ornament or earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A thing which drops or hangs down:", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A fall, descent; an act or instance of dropping.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "That was a long drop, but fortunately I didn't break any bones." }, { "definition": "A release (of music, a vdeo game, etc).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A decline in quantity, quality, rate, or degree; a decline (when going from one value to another).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "a drop in demand for oil resulted in a drop in prices" }, { "definition": "A thing, person, etc which is dropped:", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "An unsolicited credit card issue.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "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.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "On one side of the road was a 50-foot drop." }, { "definition": "The vertical length of a hanging curtain.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "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.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I left the plans at the drop, like you asked." }, { "definition": "A drop-back.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The Tiger quarterback took a one-step drop, expecting his tight end to be open." }, { "definition": "(Rugby football) A drop-kick.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A drop target.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "partOfSpeech": "verb", "definitions": [ { "definition": "To fall in droplets (of a liquid).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To drip (a liquid).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The equipment shows how much the glacier has moved and the amount it dropped in height over the summer." }, { "definition": "Generally, to fall (straight down).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky." }, { "definition": "To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Don't drop that plate!\u00a0\u00a0 The police ordered the men to drop their weapons." }, { "definition": "To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To lower; to move to a lower position.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To set down from a vehicle; to deliver or deposit by stopping.", "synonyms": [ "drop off" ], "antonyms": [], "example": "Could you drop me at the airport on your way to work tomorrow?" }, { "definition": "To sink quickly to the ground.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Drop and give me thirty push-ups, private!" }, { "definition": "To fall dead, or to fall in death.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The moderator would drop hints whenever the students struggled." }, { "definition": "To part with or spend (money).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I'm tired of this subject. Will you just drop it?" }, { "definition": "To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The stock dropped 1.5% yesterday.\u00a0\u00a0 We can take our vacation when the price of fuel drops.\u00a0\u00a0 Watch for the temperature to drop sharply, then you'll know the reaction is complete." }, { "definition": "To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message) in an offhand manner.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Drop me a note when you get to the city." }, { "definition": "To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Make any sudden movements and I will drop you!" }, { "definition": "To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Cockneys drop their aitches." }, { "definition": "(of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have led to the batsman being out.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Warne dropped Tendulkar on 99. Tendulkar went on to get a century next ball" }, { "definition": "To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "They had never dropped acid." }, { "definition": "To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I dropped ten pounds and an obnoxious fianc\u00e9e." }, { "definition": "To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I've been dropped from the football team." }, { "definition": "To drop out of the betting.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(rugby football) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To impart.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I drop knowledge wherever I go." }, { "definition": "To release to the public.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "That hacker has been threatening to drop my docs [i.e. publish my personal information]." }, { "definition": "To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I love it when he drops his funky beats." }, { "definition": "To enter public distribution.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "\"Hip-Hop Xmas\" dropped in time for the holidays." }, { "definition": "To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I had to drop calculus because it was taking up too much of my time and I couldn't go anymore." }, { "definition": "(fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Drop a basket of fries." }, { "definition": "(of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Billy's voice dropped suddenly when he turned 12." }, { "definition": "(of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "My synthesizer makes the notes sound funny when they drop below C2." }, { "definition": "(of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Do drop by soon and I'll lend you that book." }, { "definition": "To give birth to.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "to drop a lamb" }, { "definition": "To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(of the testicles) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [ "drop off" ], "antonyms": [] } ], "license": { "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" }, "sourceUrls": [ "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drop" ] } ]