drop - Longman Dictionary

drop meaning, definition, what is drop: to stop holding or carrying ... such as a bomb fall from a plane U.S. planes began dropping bombs on the city. dropFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishRelatedtopics:Sport,Naturedropdrop1/drɒp$drɑːp/●●●S1W2verb(dropped,dropping)    1letsomethingfall[transitive]a)FALLtostopholdingorcarryingsomethingsothatitfalls  Hedroppedhisbriefcaseonachair.  Shescreamedanddroppedthetorch.b)tomakesomethingsuchasabombfallfromaplane  U.S.planesbegandroppingbombsonthecity.  Suppliesarebeingdroppedfortherefugees.2fall[intransitive]FALLtofallsuddenlyontothegroundorintosomethingdropfrom/off  Theapplesarebeginningtodropfromthetrees.  Yourbuttonhasdroppedoff.3moveyourbodydown[intransitivealways+adverb/preposition,transitive]BENDtoloweryourselforpartofyourbodysuddenlydropdown/onto/into  Hedroppeddownontothefloorandhidunderthetable.  Shedroppedherheadbackagainstthecushion.4becomeless[intransitive]LESStofalltoalowerleveloramount,especiallyamuchlowerleveloramountdropsuddenly/sharply/dramatically  Thenumberofdeathsontheroadshasdroppedsharply.  Temperaturesdropquitedramaticallyatnight,sobringsomewarmclothing.dropto  Theirshareofthemarketdroppedto50percentthisyear.►seethesaurusatdecrease 5reduce[transitive]LESStoreducetheleveloramountofsomething  Youmightbeabletogetthemtodroptheprice.  Assoonasshesawthepolicecarshedroppedherspeed.6notinclude[transitive]DStodecidenottoincludesomeoneorsomething  Hisnamewasdroppedfromthelist.dropsomebodyfromateam/side  TaylorwasbitterlydisappointedtobedroppedfromtheEnglandside.7stopdoingsomething[transitive]STOPDOINGsomethingtostopdoingsomething,discussingsomething,orcontinuingwithsomething  Theproposalwasdroppedafteroppositionfromcivillibertiesgroups.dropcharges/dropacase  Newevidencewaspresentedtothecourtandthecasewasdropped.dropasubjectatschool/university(=stopstudyingit)  StudentsareallowedtodrophistoryinYear9.  Youcan’texpectmetodropeverything(=completelystopdoingwhateverIamdoing)wheneveryou’reintown.  Oh,dropthe‘Senator’(=stopcallingme‘Senator’)–justcallmeGordon.  Sometimelater,thematterwasquietlydropped.8stoptalkingaboutsomething[intransitive,transitive]STOPDOINGsomethingtostoptalkingaboutsomethingdropthesubject  Toherrelief,Juliusdroppedthesubject.dropit(=stoptalkingaboutasubject)  Justdropit,willyou?Idon’twanttotalkaboutitanymore.  ‘Whataboutthemoney?’‘We’veagreedtoletitdrop(=wehaveagreednottotalkaboutitanymore).’ 9takesomebodysomewhere(alsodropoff)[transitive]TTCtotakesomeonebycartoaplaceandleavethemthere,especiallyonyourwaytoanotherplace  Justdropmehere–Icanwalktherestoftheway.dropsomebodyatsomething  ShedroppedJohnnyattheschoolgatesatabout8:30.10takesomethingsomewhere[transitive]TAKE/BRINGtotakesomethingtoaplaceandleaveittheredropsomethinground/in  I’vegotyourbooks–I’lldropthemroundtoyourplacelater.11visit[intransitivealways+adverb/preposition]DLVISITtovisitsomeoneyouknow,usuallywithoutarrangingaparticulartimedropby/round  Ijustdroppedbytoseehowyouweregettingon.  Thekidsdroproundandseeherfromtimetotime.dropinto  Jandroppedintotheofficethismorningtotellmehernews.dropin(onsomebody)  Whydon’tyoudropinforadrinkoneevening?12slopedownwards[intransitivealways+adverb/preposition]DNDOWNifapath,landetcdrops,itgoesdownsuddenly,formingasteepslopedropdown  Thecliffdroppeddownoverahundredfeettotheseabelow.dropaway  Ontheleftthegrounddropsaway,givingaviewovertherooftops. 13endarelationship[transitive]RELATIONSHIPinformaltosuddenlystophavingarelationshipwithsomeone,especiallyaromanticrelationship  Shedroppedhimassoonasshefoundouthehadbeenseeinganotherwoman.14→until/tillyoudrop15→dropahint16→dropsomebodyaline/note17→dropdead18→somebody’sjawdropped19→dropyoureyes/gaze20→thewinddrops21→dropabombshell22→dropsomebodyinit23→drop$50/£2,000etc24→dropacatch25→dropapoint26→bedroppinglikeflies27→dropaclanger/brick28→dropastitch 29→dropanchor30→dropacidCOLLOCATIONS–Meaning7:tostopdoingsomething,discussingsomething,orcontinuingwithsomethingdrop+NOUNdropthecharges/acase(=stopthelegalprocessoftryingtoprovesomeoneisguilty)Bothmenhavebeenreleasedandthechargeshavebeendropped.dropeverything(=completelystopeverythingyouaredoing)Whenmymotherwassick,IjustdroppedeverythingandflewtobewithherinSeattle.droptheideaTheprojectwasgoingtobetooexpensivesotheideawasdropped.dropaplanThecompanyhasdroppeditsplantobuildahotelonthesite.dropascheme/programetcSomebankshavedroppedtheirstudentloanscheme.dropasubject(=stopstudyingitatschooloruniversity)Studentsmaychoosetodropasubjectintheirsecondyear.dropthepretence(=stoppretending)Hehasfinallydroppedthepretencethathe’sinnocent. →dropback→dropoff→dropout→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusdrop•MinnesotaEducationalComputingCorp.,whichsellseducationalsoftware,dropped15percent,or3,to17.•Ihavetodrop25poundstofitinthecostume.•Lilydroppedacubeofsugarintoherchampagneandtheyclinkedglasses,stilllaughing.•Marianhasdroppedallheroldfriendssinceshestartedcollege.•I'mtoobusytojustdropeverythingandgooutfortheday.•IthinkImaydropFrenchnextyearandconcentrateonmyotherlanguages.•Assoonasshesawhimshedroppedhersuitcasesandrantowardshim.•BarbaradroppedhervoicesoNelsonwouldn'thear.•Hecouldn'trunfastenough,sothecoachdroppedhim.•Abuyermightsaythatheiswillingtobuyifthesellerdropshispriceby£100.•Clarisareclaimedhimanhourlaterasthesundroppedintotheocean.•Idon'tthinkthisarticlewillbeofinteresttoourreaders.Let'sdropit.•GetzdroppedMcCallumwitharightblowtothejaw.•InearlydroppedmyglassonthefloorwhentheysaidI'dwon.•Idroppedmysunglassesandtheybroke.•IneedtodropoffthesepapersatBob's.•Ifyoutakefourclassesyoucandroponelaterifyouneedto.•Studieshadshownthatthemoreassessmenttestsastudentfailed,thelikelierthatstudentwastodropout.•Becauseofstrongopposition,thegovernmenthasdroppedplanstoincreasetaxesonfuel.•Becarefulnottodropthatbowl,it'sveryvaluable.•Margaretdroppedthelettersontoherdesk.•Herhandsshakeconstantlyandshekeepsdroppingthings.•Afewpineconeshadalreadydroppedtotheground.•I'lldropyouatthecorner,okay? dropfrom/off•Bothratesdroppedfrom1994levels.•Hisapprovalratingdroppedfromahighofabout70percent,butstillstandsataround60percent.•Theirheightdropsoffonlylinearlywithdistance.•Heplaysinadefiniteway,droppingoffscrumsintoadefensivepocket.•Thesepatientsweredroppedfromthestudybutwereallowedtore-entereightweekslater.•Wedroppedoffthewoundedat4a.m.,butthekidstayedwithus.•Singerwins20butdropsofftosevenandsevenfortheAngels.•However,theperformanceofmonocrystallinecellsdropsoffwiththelongerwavelengthsoflightinthisspectrum.dropped...head•Laurasobbed,anddroppedherhead.•Heswunghimselftositontheedgeofthebed,anddroppedhisheadinhishands.•Hedroppedhisheadintohishands.•Isatanddroppedmyheadintomyhands.•Wallydroppedhisheadintomylapandbegannuzzlingmycrotch.•Barnabasdroppedhisheadonhisfrontpaws.•Therewascertainlysomethingdifferentaboutthisone,shethoughtdreamily,anddroppedherheadonhisshoulderagain.dropsuddenly/sharply/dramatically•Afterthreedecadesofpromotion,thePaptestislargelythereasonwhycervicalcancerdeathshavedroppedsharply.•AsinIowa,NewHampshirehadrecoveredfroma1992recessionandhadseenunemploymentdropsharply.•Butwhenamanganeseplantsouthofthecityclosed,thoselevelsdroppeddramatically.•HeropinionofBenedictBeckenhamdroppedsharply.•Thenumberofpeopleinthecatchmentareaoftheresourcecentrewhonowseekresidentialcarehasdroppeddramatically.•Theirbalanceofpaymentsdeficitshavebeenalarminglylarge,andtheircurrencieshavedroppedsharply,aggravatingtheirinflationaryproblems.•Nowtherateofnewinfectionsdropsdramaticallyalongamathematicalcurvealmosttheoppositeoftheoneitinitiallyroseupon. dropped...speed•IfyouwantapersontobedroppedIsuggestSpeed.•Shaken,Fabiodroppedhisspeedandbegantolookforaplacetostop.dropeverything•Ican'tjustdropeverything.•Youhavetodropeverythingandattendtoit.•Whenshecamehomehedroppedeverythingandeverybody,includingme,andrantoher.•Therewasnopointindroppingeverythingandquitting.•Forher,hedroppedeverything-includinghispants.•Youpopupoutoftheblueandexpectmetodropeverything,justlikethat.•ItgotbrokenwhenIdroppedeverythinglastnight.•March17isanofficialholidaywhenthewholeislanddropseverythingtotiptheirpintsanddancetofifeanddrum.letitdrop•Shedidn'tunderstand,soIletitdrop.•Severaltimesheraisedhishandtoknock,buteachtimeheletitdrop.•Tommyshottheboltsonthetailgateandletitdrop.•Thensheletitdropagain.•Theyletitdropforawhile.•TheUnionfiledagrievancesandthen,afterthefirststep,letitdrop,indifferently,fromitsbeak.•That'stheonlyexplanationforit,butyoutryprovingit...Maybeyoushouldletitdrop,love.•Iwouldn'thavehearditexceptthatMitchletitdroponedaywhenhewasangry.dropin(onsomebody)•Youcanfindfreshwateronesinmoststreamssimplybydroppinginapieceofrawmeatorliver.•Theone-timegainreflectedadropinfinancingcostsaftertheconversionof836millionfrancsinconvertiblebonds.•Motorolablamedlaggingsalesandlowerpricesforwirelessphonesforanunexpecteddropinfourth-quarterearnings.•Thedeclinewasinpartduetoasharpdropingasolineprices.•Farbettertoawaitafurthersharpdropinmortgageratesintothehighorevenmiddlingsingledigits.•Themethodwasharsh,butbroughta17percentdropinretailpricesandanendtoformalrationing.•Youarenotlookingforafastdropinweight.dropaway•Oneitherscore,actualartistsandtheirintentionssomehowdroppedaway.•Thetroubleandacheofthelastfewminutescircledthecenterofhisfeelingandthendroppedaway.•Thisisapositiveprocedure,andwhenthehealinghastakenplacethescabdropsaway.•TheGovernmentbuildingsalongtheEmbankmentdropawaybehindus,andhereIaminanotherworld,anotherlife.•MemoryofSweetHomedroppedawayfromtheeyesofthemanshewasbeinggirlishfor.•Indeed,asthestereotypesdroppedaway,humansastonishedthem-selveswiththerangesofbehaviortheycouldthrivewithin.•Inthefollowingyearmembershipreachedapeak,beforedroppingawayin1938and1939.•By1880,howeverithaddroppedawaytounder200,000tons.Relatedtopics:Drink,Naturedropdrop2●●●S2W3noun    1liquid[countable]LIQUIDaverysmallamountofliquidthatfallsinaroundshapedropof  Asthefirstdropsofrainbegantofall,Michaelstartedtorun.  Asingledropofbloodsplashedontothefloor.  Adropofsweatrandownherforeheadandintohereye.→raindrop,teardrop►seethesaurusatpiece2smallamount[usuallysingular]informala)DFDLIQUIDasmallamountofliquidthatyoudrink,especiallyalcoholdropof  Shelikestoaddadropofbrandytohertea.  Georgehasn’ttouchedadrop(=drunkanyalcohol)foryears.b)SMALLasmallamountofsomethingdropof  Ihaven’tgotadropofsympathyforhim.3reduction[singular]LESSareductionintheamount,level,ornumberofsomething,especiallyalargeorsuddenoneSYNfalldropin  Manufacturersreportabigdropinneworders.  adropintemperatureasharp/dramatic/markeddropinsomething  Theresultsshowedasharpdropinprofits.4distancetoground[singular]DNDISTANCEadistancefromahigherpointdowntothegroundortoalowerpoint  Therewasasteepdropononesideofthetrack.  a20-metredrop  Therewasanalmostsheer(=vertical)droptothevalleybelow.5→atthedropofahat6delivery[countable]TTAanactofdeliveringsomethingsomewhere,forexamplebydroppingitfromaplaneSYNdelivery  Airdrops(=fromaplane)offoodaidweremadetotheregionyesterday.  MyfirstdropofthedayisusuallysomewhereinnorthLondon.→maildrop7→lemon/fruit/chocolateetcdrop8→adropintheocean9→eye/earetcdropsExamplesfromtheCorpusdrop•Despitetheairdropsoffoodandtents,therefugeescontinuetosuffer.•Bigdropsofrainsliddownthewindowpane.•Unfortunately,thetalentleveltookadefinitedropbythelate-1980s.•Addafewdropsofvanillaessence,theeggwhiteandhalfthebutter.•Sheappliedafewdropsofperfumebehindherearsandsmiledatherreflectioninthemirror.•It'satwenty-five-footdropfromthiscliff.•Infact,eachindividualdropofwaterisdescribingacircularmotionwhichtakesitnowhereoverall.•Worrellhadachievedanycaptain'sdreamofknowingthathisplayerswouldgivetheirlastdropofsweatjustforhim.•Itwastheworstone-daystockmarketdropsincetheGreatCrashof1929.•Multiplythenumberofwidthsbythenumberofpatternrepeatsperdroptogivethetotalnumberofpatternrepeatsrequired.•Therewasasuddendropintheplane'saltitude.•Maggieslidfromthesaddleandheldthereins,hereyesonthedroptothelake.dropof•ateardrop•Theglassinthekitchenstillhadadropofmilkinit.•Bigdropsofrainsplashedonthesidewalk.asharp/dramatic/markeddropinsomething•Cutsinsalaries,bonusesandovertimepaymentshavereducedmanyfamily-incomesandcausedasharpdropinconsumerspending.•Theannouncementpromptedasharpdropintheshareprice,alongwiththedepartureofoneUni-Investboardmember.•Onereason:asharpdropinthenumberofundergraduatestudentschoosingeconomicsasamajor.•Guesthousesreportedasharpdropinvisitorsonthepopularroutefollowingtheattack.•TheSocialistssufferedasharpdropinvotesandseats.•Couldthesefactorscontributetoadramaticdropintheself-esteemofschoolgirls?•Thedeclinewasinpartduetoasharpdropingasolineprices.•Lastyear,asharpdropininterestratesboostedthevalueofa30-yearTreasurybondbymorethan30percent.sheer...drop•He'dhadashortwalkaftertheserviceandeverypathseemedtoendinaclifforasheerdrop.•Thereisawind-blowncorniceofaboutoneandahalfmetresoverhangingasheerdropofabouteightmetres.•Therewasasheerdrop,halftheheightofaman,downtothewater'ssurface.•Theyparkedandwalkedtothecapewheretherewasaterrifyingsheerdroptothesea.•Thefourthsideoftheclearingwassheercliffdrop,attendedbyabarrierofsplitrails.•Thecliffwassheer,droppingdowntosecretrockycovesbelowthemwiththeseagentlylappingwhitesand.FromLongmanBusinessDictionarydropdrop1/drɒpdrɑːp/verb(dropped,dropping)1[intransitive]tofalltoalowerleveloramountdropto/fromSecondquarterearningsthisyeardroppedto$157millionfrom$182million.Stockpricesdroppedsharplytoday.ThedollardroppedagainsttheJapaneseyentoday.Demandhasdroppedby7%.2[transitive]tostopdoingorplanningsomethingPlanstoexpandthebusinesshavebeenquietlydropped.Shewaspersuadedtodroptheharassmentlawsuit.3[transitive]informaltolosemoneyinbusiness,agameetcHedropped£1000onthestockmarket.4[transitive]COMPUTINGtoplacewords,apictureetcintoaparticularcomputerdocumentwiththemouseEitherdraganddropthepageintoamessageorchooseSendPagefromundertheFilemenu.→dropoff→SeeVerbtabledropdrop2noun[countableusuallysingular]ifthereisadropintheamount,level,ornumberofsomething,itgoesdownorbecomeslessYesterdaysawasharpdropinstockprices.dropinBusinessisexpectingadropininterestrateslaterthisyear.Theclubhassufferedadramaticdropinprofits.Thefirstquartertotalshowsadropfromthesamequarterlastyear.→seealsoleafletdrop,maildropOrigindrop1OldEnglishdroppiandrop2OldEnglishdropa 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IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Moreresults dropback dropoff dropout bedroppinglikeflies drop$50/£2,000etc dropabombshell dropacatch Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Law Swimming Businessmanagement Transport Seealltopics Wordoftheday slump tofallorleanagainstsomethingbecauseyouarenotstrongenoughtostand VerbtabledropPresentI,you,we,theydrophe,she,itdrops >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theydroppedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavedroppedhe,she,ithasdroppedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhaddroppedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywilldropFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavedropped >ViewLess PresentIamdroppinghe,she,itisdropping >ViewMore you,we,theyaredroppingPastI,he,she,itwasdroppingyou,we,theyweredroppingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeendroppinghe,she,ithasbeendroppingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeendroppingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbedroppingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeendropping >ViewLess