drop*/*/*/

[drɒp] verb I

1) [T] to let something fall

The box was so heavy I almost dropped it.[/ex]

The children were dropping stones off the bridge.[/ex]

He dropped a few coins into my hand.[/ex]

2) to fall

She took off her jacket and let it drop to the floor.[/ex]

Everyone cheered as the ball dropped into the hole.[/ex]

Teresa dropped into the chair, exhausted.[/ex]

3) [I/T] to reduce the amount or rate of something, or to fall to a lower amount or rate

We had to drop the price of our house to sell it.[/ex]

Be sure to drop your speed in wet weather.[/ex]

In winter the temperature often drops below freezing.[/ex]

4) [T] to take someone to a place in a car

I'm driving into town – can I drop you somewhere?[/ex]

Can you drop me at the corner of the street?[/ex]

5) [T] to take something to a place and not stay there very long

Can you drop these magazines at Nora's house?[/ex]

6) [T] to stop doing something

In Year 10 you can drop geography or history.[/ex]

He told me to drop everything and come over straight away.[/ex]

To her relief, Julius dropped the subject (= stopped talking about it).[/ex]

7) [T] to not include something or someone

Rogers has been dropped from the team because of a knee injury.[/ex]

8) [I/T] if you drop your voice, or if your voice drops, you speak less loudly

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drop dead — informal to die suddenly and unexpectedly[/ex]

[i]He dropped dead of a heart attack.[/ex]

dropa hint / hints — to say something in an indirect way[/ex]

drop sb a line / note — to write a short letter to someone[/ex]

See:

fly II

- drop back

- drop behind

- drop by

- drop sb off

- drop off

- drop sth off

- drop out

II

noun

[C] drop */[drɒp]

1) a very small amount of liquid with a round shape

a tear drop[/ex]

There were drops of blood on his arm.[/ex]

2) a fall in the amount or value of something

The company announced a 15% drop in profits.[/ex]

There was a sharp drop in temperature during the night.[/ex]

3) a distance down to the ground from a high place

At the edge of the cliff is a 100-metre drop.[/ex]

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at the drop of a hat — immediately[/ex]

a drop in the ocean — a very small amount that will not have much effect[/ex]