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== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: drŏp, IPA(key): /dɹɒp/ (General American) enPR: drŏp, IPA(key): /dɹɑp/, [dɹɑp], (sometimes) [d͡ʒɹɑp] Rhymes: -ɒp === Etymology 1 === 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 *dreupaną (“to drip, droop”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- (“to drip, drop”). ==== Alternative forms ==== drap (pronunciation spelling) ==== Noun ==== drop (plural drops) (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. Synonyms: (medicine) gt, gtt, gutta (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1). (pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1). (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything. Synonyms: dash, smidgen; see also Thesaurus:modicum (chiefly Australia, UK) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage. (chiefly UK) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general. (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky. That which hangs or resembles a liquid globule, such as a hanging diamond earring or ornament, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc. Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop or piece of licorice; a lozenge. (architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta. A thing which drops or hangs down. The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key. (agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked. (American football) A dropped pass. (law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself. (online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy. (technology) A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc. (electrics, telecommunications) An overhead electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer's building or other premises. Synonyms: drop wire, service drop Ellipsis of drop hammer or drop press. (theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain. An act or instance of dropping (in all senses). An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall. Synonyms: flop, decline An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc. A release (of music, a video game, etc). (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino. (law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging. (sports) Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one. (American football) Ellipsis of drop-back. (pinball) Ellipsis of drop target. (rugby) Ellipsis of drop kick. (golf) Ellipsis of drop shot. (surfing) A near vertical descent down the face of a breaking wave. (US, banking, dated) An unsolicited credit card issue. A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate. Synonyms: breakdown, deterioration, dip, reduction, worsening; see also Thesaurus:decrement (sewing) Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference. Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference. The distance through which something drops, or falls below a certain level. The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope. The vertical length of a hanging curtain. (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger. (law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging. (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail. 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. (informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on: an advantage. (music) 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. (slang, US) An automobile with a drop-top roof, a convertible. (cricket) A place (specified by an ordinal) in the batting order after the openers. ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Russian: дроп (drop) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English droppen, dropen (“to fall in drops, drip or trickle down; to scatter, sprinkle; to be covered with a liquid; to give off moisture; of an object: to drop, fall; of a living being: to fall to the ground”) [and other forms], from Old English droppian, dropian (“to drop”), from Proto-West Germanic *dropōn, from Proto-Germanic *drupōną (“to fall in drops, drip”), ultimately from *dreupaną (“to hang, droop; drop, drip”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- (“to drip, drop”). ==== Alternative forms ==== drap (Scotland) ==== Verb ==== drop (third-person singular simple present drops, present participle dropping, simple past and past participle dropped or (archaic) dropt) (intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets. [from 11th c.] (intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.] (intransitive, online gaming, video games) Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated. (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground. [from 15th c.] (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death. (intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state. (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop. [from 17th c.] (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc. [from 18th c.] (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality. (intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty. (intransitive) 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. (intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment. (intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution. (intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting. (intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty. (intransitive, obsolete) To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops. (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts. [from 14th c.] (transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.] (transitive, online gaming, video games) Of a defeated enemy or container: To leave behind an item that the player can collect. (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower. To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public. (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling. (transitive) To reduce; to make smaller. (transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg). (transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation. [from 17th c.] (transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner. [from 18th c.] (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down; to kill. [from 18th c.] 1846, ed. by G. W. Nickisson, “Elephant-Shooting in Ceylon”, in Fraser's Magazine, vol. XXXIII, no. CXCVII page 562: ...if the first shot does not drop him, and he rushes on, the second will be a very hurried and most likely ineffectual one... page 568 ...with a single shot he dropped him like a master of the art. 1992, Dan Parkinson, Dust on the Wind, page 164 With a quick clench of the fist on Joey's throat, Bodie dropped him. The man crumpled to the ground […] (transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off. (transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume. (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note. (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.). [from 17th c.] (transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove. (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel. (transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project). (transitive, slang) To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money). [from 17th c.] To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.). To impart (something). Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD). [from 20th c.] (transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public. (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.). [from 19th c.] (transitive, music) To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey. To perform (rap music). (transitive, sports) (originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.). (cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught. (rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick. (transitive, archaic) To cover (something) with or as if with drops, especially of a different colour; to bedrop, to variegate. (intransitive, computing) To enter a more basic interface. (transitive, computing) To present (the user) with a more basic interface. (US, Singapore, ergative, military, slang) To make someone, or be made to do push-ups or some other form of exercise on the ground as punishment. Synonym: (Singapore) knock it down ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Dutch: droppen Russian: дро́пнуть (drópnutʹ) ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === drop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === dorp, prod., Pro-D, Prod., Prod, prod == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdrop] Rhymes: -op Homophone: drob === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dropъty, which is a compound, whose first part is probably from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“run”) and the other from Proto-Slavic *pъta (“bird”), which is probably based on Proto-Indo-European *put- (“a young, a child, a little animal”). ==== Noun ==== drop m anim (relational adjective dropí) bustard ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English drop (“act of dropping”). ==== Noun ==== drop m inan (golf) dropping a new ball from hand from shoulder height and arm's length, if the original ball was lost ===== Declension ===== === References === === Further reading === “drop”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “drop”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “drop”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch drope (“drop”), from Old Dutch dropo, from Proto-Germanic *drupô. When unsuffixed, drop is more common than drup, but suffixed druppel is more common than droppel; this is likely due to the effects of i-umlaut triggered by the suffix -el. Indeed, drup is assumed to be based on druppel, as drop is the linguistically expected form (Germanic *u becomes Dutch o). The sense “licorice” developed from the sense “drop of licorice extract”; compare also English lemon drop. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /drɔp/ Hyphenation: drop Rhymes: -ɔp === Noun === drop f (plural droppen, diminutive dropje n or droppie n) droplet Synonym: druppel ==== Alternative forms ==== drup ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: drup === Noun === drop f or n (uncountable, diminutive dropje n or droppie n) licorice, especially a variety sold as small sweets/candies ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Petjo: derop, d'rop → Papiamentu: dròp === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “drop1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Anagrams === dorp == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English drop. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dʁɔp/ === Noun === drop m (plural drops) (rugby) drop goal === Further reading === “drop”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== drop alternative form of drope === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== drop alternative form of droppen == Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dropь. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdrɔp/ Rhymes: -ɔp Syllabification: drop Homophones: Drob, Drop === Noun === drop m animal bustard (any bird of the family Otididae, especially the great bustard (Otis tarda) or any member of the genus Ardeotis) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “drop”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[10] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “drop”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[11] (in Polish) == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English drop. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdrɔp/ Rhymes: -ɔp === Noun === drop m (plural dropynnau) drop, drip Synonyms: dafn, diferyn ==== Related terms ==== (confectionary) drops === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “drop”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies