drop

Значение

Noun

1. A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
2. A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
3. A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
4. A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
5. A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
6. (informal) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
7. A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
8. That which hangs or resembles a liquid globule, such as a hanging diamond earring or ornament, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
9. That which hangs or resembles a liquid globule, such as a hanging diamond earring or ornament, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
10. A thing which drops or hangs down.
11. A thing which drops or hangs down.
12. A thing which drops or hangs down.
13. A thing which drops or hangs down.
14. A thing which drops or hangs down.
15. A thing which drops or hangs down.
16. A thing which drops or hangs down.
17. A thing which drops or hangs down.
18. An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).
19. An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).
20. An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).
21. An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).
22. (informal) An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).
23. An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).
24. An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).
25. An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).
26. An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).
27. An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).
28. An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).
29. A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
30. A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
31. A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
32. The distance through which something drops, or falls below a certain level.
33. The distance through which something drops, or falls below a certain level.
34. The distance through which something drops, or falls below a certain level.
35. The distance through which something drops, or falls below a certain level.
36. The distance through which something drops, or falls below a certain level.
37. A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
38. (informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on An advantage.
39. A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trance, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.

Verb

1. Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
2. To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
3. To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
4. To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
5. To fall into a particular condition or state.
6. To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
7. To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
8. To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
9. To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
10. To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
11. Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
12. (colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
13. To drop out of the betting.
14. (informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
15. (obsolete) To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
16. To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
17. To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
18. To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
19. To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
20. To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
21. To reduce; to make smaller.
22. Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
23. To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
24. To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
25. To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down; to kill.
26. To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
27. To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
28. To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
29. To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
30. To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
31. To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
32. To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
33. (slang) To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
34. (slang) To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
35. (slang) To impart (something).
36. (slang) Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
37. (colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
38. To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
39. To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
40. To perform (rap music).
41. To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
42. Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
43. To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
44. To cover (something) with or as if with drops, especially of a different colour; to bedrop, to variegate.
45. To enter a more basic interface.
46. To present (the user) with a more basic interface.

Произносится как (IPA)

/dɹɒp/

Этимология

From Late Middle English droppe, Middle English drope (“small quantity of liquid; small or least amount of something; pendant jewel; dripping of a liquid; a shower; nasal flow, catarrh; speck, spot; blemish; disease causing spots on the skin”) [and other forms], from Old English dropa (“a drop”), from Proto-West Germanic *dropō (“drop (of liquid)”), from Proto-Germanic *drupô (“drop (of liquid)”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewb- (“to crumble, grind”).