Drop
/dɹɒp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Drop
noun
- A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
"Put three drops of oil into the mixture."
- A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
"asked for just a drop more tea; she was thirsty and there wasn't a drop of water to be found"
- (now especially with "the") Alcoholic spirits in general.
"It doesn't matter where you're from; anyone who enjoys the drop is a friend of mine."
- That which resembles or hangs like a liquid globule: a hanging diamond ornament or earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
- A thing which drops or hangs down:
verb
- To fall in droplets (of a liquid).
- To drip (a liquid).
"The equipment shows how much the glacier has moved and the amount it dropped in height over the summer."
- Generally, to fall (straight down).
"A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky."
- To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
"Don't drop that plate! The police ordered the men to drop their weapons."
- To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
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drop off