A Quick and Simple Dictionary

drop

1. Noun.  A small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that falls from a source of liquid.
2. Noun.  The space or distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall.
3. Noun.  A fall, descent; an act of dropping.
4. Noun.  A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, sometimes associated with criminal activity; a drop-off point.
5. Noun.  An instance of dropping supplies or making a delivery, sometimes associated with delivery of supplies by parachute.
6. Noun.  (chiefly, British) a small amount of an alcoholic beverage; or when used with the definite article ('''the drop'''), alcoholic spirits in general.
7. Noun.  (Ireland) A single measure of whisky.
8. Noun.  A small, round, sweet piece of hard candy, e.g. a lemon drop; a lozenge.
9. Noun.  (American football) A dropped pass.
10. Noun.  (American football) Short for drop-back or drop back.
11. Noun.  ''In a woman'', the difference between bust circumference and hip circumference; ''in a man'', the difference between chest circumference and waist circumference.
12. Noun.  (video games, online gaming) Any item dropped by defeated enemies.
13. Noun.  (music) A point in a song, usually electronic styled music such as Dubstep, House and Trance, where everything is played at once, also known highlight, or climax example: "The drop is amazing, bro!".
14. Verb.  (intransitive) To fall in droplets (of a liquid). (defdate, from 11th c.) .
15. Verb.  (transitive) To drip (a liquid). (defdate, form 14th c.) .
16. Verb.  (intransitive) Generally, to fall (straight down). (defdate, from 14th c.) .
17. Verb.  (transitive, ergative) To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). (defdate, from 14th c.) .
18. Verb.  (intransitive) To sink quickly to the ground. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
19. Verb.  (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
20. Verb.  (transitive) To express or utter casually or incidentally; to casually mention, usually in conversation. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
21. Verb.  (transitive, slang) To part with or spend (money). (defdate, from 17th c.) .
22. Verb.  (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.). (defdate, from 17th c.) .
23. Verb.  (intransitive) To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc. (defdate, from 18th c.) .
24. Verb.  (transitive) To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message). (defdate, from 18th c.) .
25. Verb.  (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down. (defdate, from 18th c.) .
26. Verb.  (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.). (defdate, from 19th c.) .
27. Verb.  (cricket, of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have lead to the batsman being out.
28. Verb.  (transitive, slang) To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD. (defdate, from 20th c.) .
29. Verb.  (transitive) to dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.
30. Verb.  (transitive) to eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
31. Verb.  (transitive, slang) To impart.
32. Verb.  (transitive, music) To release to the public.
33. Verb.  (intransitive, music) To enter public distribution.
34. Verb.  (transitive) To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.