Dropped - definition of dropped by The Free Dictionary

drop · 1. To fall in drops: rain dropping from an umbrella. · 2. To fall from a higher to a lower place or position: The plate dropped onto the floor. · 3. To ... Dropped-definitionofdroppedbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://www.thefreedictionary.com/droppedPrinterFriendly droppedAlsofoundin:Thesaurus,Medical,Financial,Idioms,Encyclopedia,Wikipedia.Relatedtodropped:droppedbladder,droppedoff,droppedtheball drop (drŏp)n.1.a.Asmallamountofaliquid,drawnintoaroughlysphericalmassbysurfacetension.b.Thequantityofliquidcontainedinsuchamass,especiallywhenmeasuredoutbyadropper.c.dropsLiquidmedicineadministeredindrops.d.Asmallquantityofaliquid:Thereisn'tadropofmilkleft.e.InformalAnalcoholicdrink:amanknowntohaveadropnowandthen.2.Atraceorhint:notadropofpity.3.a.Something,suchasanearring,shapedorhanginglikeadrop.b.Asmallglobularpieceofhardcandy.4.Theactoffalling;descent:thedropofthecurtain;thesun'sdroptowardthehorizon.5.Aswiftdeclineordecrease,asinquality,quantity,orintensity:adropinsales.6.a.Theverticaldistancefromahighertoalowerlevel:Thecliffhasadropof50feet.b.Thedistancethroughwhichsomethingfallsordrops.7.Asheerincline,suchasthefaceofacliff:Stayclearofthedrop.8.a.Adescentordeliveryofsomethingbyparachute:madeadropofsuppliestotheexplorers.b.Personnelandequipmentlandedbymeansofparachute.9.Something,suchasatrapdooronagallows,thatisarrangedtofallorbelowered.10.Adropcurtain.11.Aslotthroughwhichsomethingisdepositedinareceptacle.12.Acentralplaceorestablishmentwheresomething,suchasmail,isbroughtandsubsequentlydistributed.13.a.Apredeterminedlocationforthedepositandsubsequentremovalofsecretcommunicationsorillicitgoods,suchasdrugs.b.Theactofdepositingsuchcommunicationsormaterials.14.ElectronicsAconnectionmadeavailableforaninputoroutputunitonatransmissionline.v.dropped,drop·ping,dropsv.intr.1.Tofallindrops:raindroppingfromanumbrella.2.Tofallfromahighertoalowerplaceorposition:Theplatedroppedontothefloor.3.Tobecomeless,asinnumber,intensity,orvolume:Thetemperaturedroppedbelow0.4.Tomoveordescendfromoneheightorleveltoanother:Hedroppedintoacrouch.Thesundroppedbelowthehorizon.5.Tofallorsinkintoastateofexhaustionordeath.6.Topassorslipintoaspecifiedstateorcondition:droppedintoadoze;dropoutofsight.7.SportsTofallorrollintoabasketorhole.Usedofaball.v.tr.1.Toletfallbyreleasingholdof:Idroppedthetowelontothefloor.2.Toletfallindrops:dropthemedicineintotheear.3.Tocausetobecomeless;reduce:droptherateofproduction.4.Tocausetofall,asbyhittingorshooting:droppedhimwithalefthook.5.SportsTohurlorstrike(aball)intoabasketorhole.6.Togivebirthto.Usedofanimals.7.Tosayoroffercasually:dropahint;dropaname.8.Towriteatone'sleisure:dropmeanote.9.Toceaseconsiderationortreatmentof:droppedthematteraltogether.10.Toterminateanassociationorarelationshipwith:anactorwhowasdroppedbythetalentagency.11.Toleaveunfinished:dropeverythingandhelp.12.Toleaveout(aletter,forexample)inspeakingorwriting.13.Toleaveorsetdownataparticularplace;unload:Idroppedthebookinyouroffice.14.InformalTospend,especiallylavishlyorrashly:"dropping$50,000inanAtlanticCitycasino"(GeorgeF.Will).15.Toairdrop(supplies,forexample).16.Tolowerthelevelof(thevoice).17.Tolose(agameorcontest,forexample).18.SlangTotake,asadrug,bymouth:dropacid.PhrasalVerbs:dropbackFootballTobackawayfromthelineofscrimmage.dropbehindTofallbehind:droppedbehindtherestoftheclassduringherillness.dropbyTostopinforashortvisit.dropoff1.Tofallasleep.2.Todecrease:Salesdroppedoffinthefourthquarter.dropout1.Towithdrawfromparticipation,asinagame,club,orschool.2.Towithdrawfromestablishedsociety,especiallybecauseofdisillusionwithconventionalvalues.dropoverTostopinforashortvisit.Idioms:atthedropofahat1.Immediately;withoutdelay:wouldsignthecontractatthedropofahat.2.Withonlytheslightestprovocation:readytoargueatthedropofahat.dropadimeSlangTomakeatelephonecall,especiallytothepolicetoinformonorbetraysomeone.dropinthebucketAsmall,inadequatequantity.droptheballTomakeamistakeorfailtodosomethingimportant.get/havethedroponToachieveadistinctadvantageover.[MiddleEnglishdroppe,fromOldEnglishdropa;seedhreu-inIndo-Europeanroots.]AmericanHeritage®DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,FifthEdition.Copyright©2016byHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved. 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