English-Thai Dictionary
Drop dead!
SL ไปให้พ้น อย่า มา ยุ่ง pai-hai-pon
Drop it!
SL ไม่เป็นไร ลืม มัน เสีย ,ช่างเถอะ mai-pen-rai
drop
N การ ทิ้ง การ ปล่อย การ ตก การ หล่น kan-ting
drop
N หยดน้ำ dribet yod-nam
drop
VI ตก ย้อย หล่น ลง จม tok
drop
VI น้อยลง ลดลง noi-long
drop
VI แย่ ลง อ่อนแอ yea-long
drop
VT ทำคะแนน ทำแต้ม tam-ka-nan
drop
VT ทำ เสียงต่ำ ลง tam-siang-tam-long
drop
VT มองข้าม มองผ่าน mong-kam
drop
VT ส่ง ของ หรือ ผู้โดยสาร ส่งจดหมาย song-kong-rue-pu-doi-san
drop
VT เลิก ยกเลิก หยุด end stop cease start begin loek
drop
VT เลิกคบ หา loek-kob-ha
drop
VT โยนทิ้ง ทิ้ง ปล่อย หย่อน drop lower lift yon-ting
drop a bombshell
IDM ประกาศ ข่าว ที่ น่า ตื่น ตะลึง (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ ทำให้ แตกตื่น pra-kad-khao-ti-na-tuen-ta-lueng
drop a brick
IDM เอ่ยถึง สิ่ง ที่ ทำให้ อับอาย (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ oei-tueng-sing-ti-tham-hai-ab-ai
drop a clanger
IDM เอ่ยถึง สิ่ง ที่ ทำให้ อับอาย (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ oei-tueng-sing-ti-tham-hai-ab-ai
drop across
PHRV พบ โดยบังเอิญ happen on pob-duai-bang-ang
drop around
PHRV เยี่ยมเยียน bring over yuam-yean
drop astern
PHRV อยู่ ข้างหลัง ตามหลัง fall astern yu-kang-lang
drop away
PHRV น้อยลง ลดลง drop off fall away fall off noi-long
drop away
PHRV อยู่ ต่ำ ลง ไป drop off fall away fall off yu-tam-long-pai
drop back
PHRV ตกลง lag behind tok-long
drop back
PHRV ตกลง บน ตกลง สู่ tok-long-bon
drop behind
PHRV จ่าย ช้า สาย เกิน กว่า จะ จ่าย get behind jai-cha
drop behind
PHRV ตกลง อยู่ ข้างหลัง รั้งท้าย fall behind tok-long
drop behind
PHRV ตกลง จาก (ระดับ ที่ เคย ทำได้ lag behind tok-long-jak
drop behind
PHRV ร่วง ลง ด้านหลัง หล่น ลง ข้างหลัง ruang-long-dan-lang
drop below
PHRV ต่ำกว่า มาตรฐาน be below fall below get below tam-kwa-mad-tra-tan
drop below
PHRV ต่ำ ลง กว่า ลดลง be below be under tam-long-kwa
drop by
PHRV เยี่ยมเยียน อย่าง ไม่เป็นทางการ bring over yiam-yian-yang-mai-pen-tang-kan
drop dead
IDM หยุด รบกวน และ ไปให้พ้น ได้ แล้ว (คำ สแลง หยาบ yud-rob-kuan-lae-pai-hai-pon-dai-lael
drop dead
PHRV ตาย ทันที ตายคาที่ taitan-te
drop dead
PHRV หยุด ก่อกวน (คำ สแลง ไปให้พ้น get lost yud-kor-kun
drop dead
PHRV เลิก (ทำ หรือ ติดต่อ ทันที leak-tan-te
drop down
PHRV ตก อย่างรวดเร็ว tok-yang-rued-reol
drop down
PHRV ทำให้ ต่ำ ลง อย่างเร็ว drop to tam-hai-tam-long-yang-reol
drop in
PHRV มา เยี่ยม (โดย ไม่ บอก ล่วงหน้า หรือ อย่าง ไม่เป็นทางการ bring over ma-yeam
drop in
PHRV หย่อน ไว้ ใส่ ไว้ หยอด ไว้ yon-wai
drop in
PHRV ไม่ เข้าร่วม (ระบบ สังคม หรือ การศึกษา mai-kao-ruam
drop in one's track
IDM ตาย ทันที เสียชีวิต กะทันหัน tai-tan-te
drop in the bucket
IDM จำนวน น้อย มาก jam-nuan-noi-mak
drop in the ocean
IDM จำนวน น้อย มาก jam-nuan-noi-mak
drop into
PHRV หย่อน ตัว ลง ใน (เช่น เตียง เก้าอี้ ทิ้งตัว ลง ใน yon-tua-long-nai
drop into
PHRV เยี่ยมเยียน อย่าง ไม่เป็นทางการ fall into lapse into yiam-yian-yang-mai-pen-tang-kan
drop into
PHRV โยน เข้าไป ใน โยน ใส่ โยน เข้า ขว้าง เข้าไป yon-kao-pai-nai
drop it
PHRV หยุด การกระทำ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ yod-kan-kra-tam
drop it
PHRV หยุด พูดถึง (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ yud-phud-tuang
drop off
PHRV ต่ำกว่า น้อยกว่า tam-kwa
drop off
PHRV ทิ้ง ไว้ จอด ไว้ ting-wai
drop off
PHRV หลับ doze off lub
drop off
PHRV หลุด หล่น ร่วง fall off tumble off lud
drop off
PHRV อยู่ ต่ำ ลง ไปมาก ทันที drop away fall off fall away yu-tam-long-pai-mak-tan-ti
drop off
PHRV แย่ ลง drop away fall away fall behind fall off go off yea-long
drop off
VI ตกลง หล่น ลดลง น้อยลง tok-long
drop off
VI หลับ ผ ลอย หลับ count sheep nod off take a nap lub
drop off
VT ส่ง ของ หรือ ผู้โดยสาร song-kong-rue-pu-doi-san
drop on
PHRV ตำหนิ ติเตียน ว่ากล่าว pick on tam-ni
drop on
PHRV ทิ้ง ลง บน ตกลง บน ทำให้ ตกลง บน ting-log-bon
drop on
PHRV เจอ ค้น เจอ พบ fasten on pick on pitch on jor
drop one
SL ตด tod
drop out
PHRV ตัด ออกจาก (การแข่งขัน หรือ กลุ่ม tad-ook-jak
drop out
PHRV หล่น ตก lon
drop over
PHRV มา เยี่ยม (อย่าง ไม่เป็นทางการ เยี่ยมเยียน มา เยือน bring over ma-yeam
drop round
PHRV เยี่ยมเยียน drop around yuam-yean
drop someone
IDM เลิกคบ กับ (แฟน (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ lok-kob-kan
drop someone a line
IDM ส่งจดหมาย เขียน ถึง song-jod-mai
drop someone's name
IDM เอ่ย ชื่อ คนสำคัญ หรือ มีชื่อเสียง อย่างสนิทสนม aei-chue-kon-sam-kan-rue-me-chue-siang-yang-sa-nid-sa-nom
drop the name of someone
IDM เอ่ย ชื่อ คนสำคัญ หรือ มีชื่อเสียง อย่างสนิทสนม aei-chue-kon-sam-kan-rue-me-chue-siang-yang-sa-nid-sa-nom
drop through
PHRV ล้มเหลว ที่จะ ทำให้ สำเร็จ fall down fall flat fall throuh lom-leo-ti-ja-tham-hai-sam-red
drop to
PHRV คุกเข่า ลง drop down kuk-kao-long
drop to
PHRV ตกลง สู่ ตก สู่ ต่ำ ลง tok-long-su
drop up
PHRV มาถึง โดย ไม่คาดฝัน ma-tueng-doi-mai-khad-fan
dropkick
N การ เตะ บอล ลง ดิน ให้ เด้ง แล้ว เตะ อีก ครั้ง kan-te-ball-long-din-hai-deng-laew-te-eek-krang
dropkicker
N ผู้ ที่ เตะ บอล ลง ดิน ให้ เด้ง แล้ว เตะ ซ้ำ อีก ครั้ง poo-ti-te-ball-long-din-hai-deng-laew-te-sam-eek-krang
droplet
N หยด เล็กๆ yod-lek-lek
droplight
N ตะเกียง แขวน ta-kiang-khwan
dropoff
N การ ลดลง ทางลาด ลง ที่ ชัน มาก kan-lod-long
dropped
SL ถูกจับ โดน จับกุม tuk-jub
dropper
N ที่ หยอด ti-yord
dropping
N การ หยด หรือ หย่อน ลง มูล ของ สัตว์ kan-yod-rue-yorn-long
dropsical
A ที่ คล้าย การ บวมน้ำ ti-klai-kan-buam-nam
dropsy
N ภาวะ ของ ร่างกาย ที่ สะสม น้ำ เกิน ปกติ par-wa-khong-rang-kai-ti-sa-som-nam-kern-pok-ti
dropwort
N พืช ไม้ดอกช นิดหนึ่ง พบ ตาม บึง น้ำ pued-mai-dok-cha-nid-nueng-pob-tam-bueng-nam
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DROP
n.[G.] 1. A small portion of any fluid in a spherical form, which falls at once from any body, or a globule of any fluid which is pendent, as if about to fall; a small portion of water falling in rain; as a drop of water; a drop of blood; a drop of laudanum.
2. A diamond hanging from the ear; an earring; something hanging in the form of a drop.
3. A very small quantity of liquor; as, he had not drank a drop.
4. The part of a gallows which sustains the criminal before he is executed, and which is suddenly dropped.
DROPS
v.t.[G.] 1. To pour or let fall in small portions or globules, as a fluid; to distill.
The heavens shall drop down dew. Deuteronomy 33:28.
2. To let fall as any substance; as, to drop the anchor; to drop a stone.
3. To let go; to dismiss; to lay aside; to quit; to leave; to permit to subside; as, to drop an affair; to drop a controversy; to drop a pursuit.
4. To utter slightly, briefly or casually; as, to drop a word in favor of a friend.
5. To insert indirectly, incidentally, or by way of digression; as, to drop a word of instruction in a letter
6. To lay aside; to dismiss from possession; as, to drop these frail bodies.
7. To leave; as, to drop a letter at the post office.
8. To set down and leave; as, the coach dropped a passenger at the inn.
9. To quit; to suffer to cease; as, to drop an acquaintance.
1 . To let go; to dismiss from association; as, to drop a companion.
11. To suffer to end or come to nothing; as, to drop a fashion.
12. To bedrop; to speckle; to variegate, as if by sprinkling with drops; as a coat dropped with gold.
13. To lower; as, to drop the muzzle of a gun.
DROP
v.i. 1. To distill; to fall in small portions, globules or drops, as a liquid. Water drops from the clouds or from the eaves.
2. To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
The heavens dropped at the presence of God. Psalm 68:8.
3. To fall; to descend suddenly or abruptly.
4. To fall spontaneously; as, ripe fruit drops from a tree.
5. To die, or to die suddenly. We see one friend after another dropping round us. They drop into the grave.
6. To come to an end; to cease; to be neglected and come to nothing; as, the affair dropped.
7. To come unexpectedly; with in or into; as, my old friend dropped in, a moment.
8. To fall short of a mark. [Not usual. ]
Often it drops or overshoots.
9. To fall lower; as, the point of the spear dropped a little.
1 . To be deep in extent.
Her main top-sail drops seventeen yards.
To drop astern, in seamens language, is to pass or move towards the stern; to move back; or to slacken the velocity of a vessel to let another pass beyond her.
To drop down, in seamens language, is to sail, row or move down a river, or toward the sea.
DROP-SERENE
n.A disease of the eye; amaurosis, or blindness from a diseased retina.
DROP-STONE
n.Spar in the shape of drops.
DROP-WORT
n.The name of a plant, the Spiraea filipendula. The hemlock drop-wort, and the water drop-wort, are species of Oenanthe.
DROPLET
n.A little drop.
DROPPED
pp. Let fall; distilled; laid aside; dismissed; let go; suffered to subside; sprinkled or variegated.
DROPPING
ppr. Falling in globules; distilling; falling; laying aside; dismissing; quitting; suffering to rest or subside; variegating with ornaments like drops.
DROPPING
n. 1. The act of dropping; a distilling; a falling.
2. That which drops.
DROPSICAL
a.[See Dropsy. ] 1. Diseased with dropsy; hydropical; inclined to the dropsy; applied to persons.
2. Partaking of the nature of the dropsy; applied to disease.
DROPSIED
a.Diseased with dropsy.
DROPSY
n.[L, Gr. , water; the face. Formerly written hydropisy; whence by contraction, dropsy. ] In medicine, an unnatural collection of water, in an part of the body, proceeding from a greater effusion of serum by the exhalant arteries, than the absorbents take up. It occurs most frequently in persons of lax habits, or in bodies debilitated by disease. The dropsy takes different names, according to the part affected; as ascites, or dropsy of the abdomen; hydrocephalus, or water in the head; anasarca, or a watery swelling over the whole body; etc.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DROP
Drop, n. Etym: [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dreópan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj. Cf. Drip, Droop. ]
1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as, a drop of water. With minute drops from off the eaves. Milton. As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my sad heart. Shak. That drop of peace divine. Keble.
2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes medicated ), or a kind of shot or slug.
3. (Arch. ) (a ) Same as Gutta. (b ) Any small pendent ornament.
4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering something; as: (a ) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself. (b ) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc. , to a ship's deck. (c ) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet. (d ) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc. (e ) A drop press or drop hammer. (f ) (Mach. ) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
5. pl.
Defn: Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops; as, lavender drops.
6. (Naut. )
Defn: The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied to the courses only. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent. Ague drop, Black drop. See under Ague, Black. -- Drop by drop, in small successive quantities; in repeated portions. "Made to taste drop by drop more than the bitterness of death. " Burke. -- Drop curtain. See Drop, n.,
4. (d ). -- Drop forging. (Mech. ) (a ) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer. (b ) The process of making drop forgings. -- Drop hammer (Mech. ), a hammer for forging, striking up metal, etc. , the weight being raised by a strap or similar device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on an anvil or die. -- Drop kick (Football ), a kick given to the ball as it rebounds after having been dropped from the hands. -- Drop lake, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. Mollett. -- Drop letter, a letter to be delivered from the same office where posted. -- Drop press (Mech. ), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke hammer; -- also called drop. -- Drop scene, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See Drop, n., 4. (d ). -- Drop seed. (Bot. ) See the List under Glass. -- Drop serene. (Med. ) See Amaurosis.
DROP
Drop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dropped or Dropt; p. pr. & vb. n.Dropping. ] Etym: [OE. droppen, AS. dropan, v. i. See Drop, n.]
1. To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to distill. "The trees drop balsam. " Creech. The recording angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a tear upon the word and blotted it out forever. Sterne.
2. To cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a drop; to let fall; as, to drop a line in fishing; to drop a courtesy.
3. To let go; to dismiss; to set aside; to have done with; to discontinue; to forsake; to give up; to omit. They suddenly drop't the pursuit. S. Sharp. That astonishing ease with which fine ladies drop you and pick you up again. Thackeray. The connection had been dropped many years. Sir W. Scott. Dropping the too rough H in Hell and Heaven. Tennyson.
4. To bestow or communicate by a suggestion; to let fall in an indirect, cautious, or gentle manner; as, to drop hint, a word of counsel, etc.
5. To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc.
6. To send, as a letter; as, please drop me a line, a letter, word.
7. To give birth to; as, to drop a lamb.
8. To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop. Show to the sun their waved coats dropped with gold. Milton. To drop a vessel (Naut. ), to leave it astern in a race or a chase; to outsail it.
DROP
DROP Drop, v. i.
1. To fall in drops. The kindly dew drops from the higher tree, And wets the little plants that lowly dwell. Spenser.
2. To fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe fruit drops from a tree; wise words drop from the lips. Mutilations of which the meaning has dropped out of memory. H. Spencer. When the sound of dropping nuts is heard. Bryant.
3. To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops. The heavens... dropped at the presence of God. Ps. lxviii. 8.
4. To fall dead, or to fall in death. Nothing, says Seneca, so soon reconciles us to the thoughts of our own death, as the prospect of one friend after another dropping round us. Digby.
5. To come to an end; to cease; to pass out of mind; as, the affair dropped. Pope.
6. To come unexpectedly; -- with in or into; as, my old friend dropped in a moment. Steele. Takes care to drop in when he thinks you are just seated. Spectator.
7. To fall or be depressed; to lower; as, the point of the spear dropped a little.
8. To fall short of a mark. [R.] Often it drops or overshoots by the disproportion of distance. Collier.
9. To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards. To drop astern (Naut. ), to go astern of another vessel; to be left behind; to slacken the speed of a vessel so as to fall behind and to let another pass a head. -- To drop down (Naut. ), to sail, row, or move down a river, or toward the sea. -- To drop off, to fall asleep gently; also, to die. [Colloq. ]
DROPLET
DROPLET Drop "let, n.
Defn: A little drop; a tear. Shak.
DROPLIGHT
DROPLIGHT Drop "light `, n.
Defn: An apparatus for bringing artificial light down from a chandelier nearer to a table or desk; a pendant.
DROPMEAL; DROPMELE
Drop "meal `, Drop "mele `, adv. Etym: [AS. drop-m; dropa drop + m portion. Cf. Piecemeal. ]
Defn: By drops or small portions. [Obs. ] Distilling dropmeal, a little at once. Holland.
DROPPER
DROPPER Drop "per, n.
1. One who, or that which, drops. Specif. : (Fishing ) A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
2. A dropping tube.
3. (Mining )
Defn: A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of the setter.
DROPPING
DROPPING Drop "ping, n.
1. The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling.
2. pl.
Defn: That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of animals. Dropping bottle, an instrument used to supply small quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel. -- Dropping fire, a continued irregular discharge of firearms. -- Dropping tube, a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops.
DROPPINGLY
DROPPINGLY Drop "ping *ly, adv.
Defn: In drops.
DROPSICAL
Drop "si *cal, a. Etym: [From Dropsy. ]
1. Diseased with dropsy; hydropical; tending to dropsy; as, a dropsical patient.
2. Of or pertaining to dropsy.
DROPSICALNESS
DROPSICALNESS Drop "si *cal *ness, n.
Defn: State of being dropsical.
DROPSIED
DROPSIED Drop "sied, a.
Defn: Diseased with drops. Shak.
DROPSY
Drop "sy, n.; pl. Dropsies. Etym: [OE. dropsie, dropesie, OF. idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. Water, and cf. Hydropsy. ] (Med. )
Defn: An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue. Dunglison.
DROPT
DROPT Dropt,
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Drop, v. G. Eliot.
DROPWISE
DROPWISE Drop "wise `, adv.
Defn: After the manner of a drop; in the form of drops. Trickling dropwise from the cleft. Tennyson.
DROPWORM
DROPWORM Drop "worm `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The larva of any geometrid moth, which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk, as the cankerworm.
DROPWORT
DROPWORT Drop "wort `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: An Old World species of Spiræa (S. filipendula ), with finely cut leaves.
New American Oxford Dictionary
drop
drop |dräp drɑp | ▶verb ( drops, dropping , dropped ) [ with obj. ] 1 let or make (something ) fall vertically: the fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette | they dropped bombs on London during the raid. • deliver (supplies or troops ) by parachute: the airlift dropped food into the camp. • Rugby score (a goal ) by a drop kick. • (of an animal, esp. a mare, cow, or ewe ) give birth to (young ). • informal take (a drug, esp. LSD ) orally: he dropped a lot of acid in the Sixties. 2 [ no obj. ] fall vertically: the spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand. • (of a person ) allow oneself to fall; let oneself down without jumping: they escaped by climbing out of the window and dropping to the ground. • (of a person or animal ) sink to or toward the ground: he dropped to his knees in the mud. • informal collapse or die from exhaustion: he looked ready to drop . • (of ground ) slope steeply down: the cliff drops ninety yards to the valley below. 3 make or become lower, weaker, or less: he dropped his voice as she came into the room | [ no obj. ] : pretax profits dropped by 37 percent | tourism has dropped off in the last few years. 4 abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study ): the charges against him were dropped last year | drop everything and get over here! • discard or exclude (someone or something ): they were dropped from the team in the reshuffle. • informal stop associating with: I was under pressure from family and friends to drop Barbara. • omit (a letter or syllable ) in speech: our English au pair drops her h's. 5 set down or unload (a passenger or goods ), esp. on the way to somewhere else: he dropped the load off at a dealer's | his mom dropped him outside and drove off to work. • put or leave in a particular place without ceremony or formality: just drop it in the mail when you've got time. • mention in passing, typically in order to impress: she dropped a remark about having been included in the selection. 6 (in sports ) fail to win (a point, game, or match ). • informal lose (money ), esp. through gambling: they drifted into a roulette parlor and dropped about fifteen dollars. 7 Bridge force or be forced to play (a relatively high card ) as a loser under an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand. • [ no obj. ] (of a card ) be played in this way: the queen dropped. ▶noun 1 a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface: the first drops of rain splashed on the ground. • [ often with negative ] a very small amount of liquid: there was not a drop of water in sight. • [ usu. with negative ] a drink of alcoholic liquor: he doesn't touch a drop during the week. • (drops ) liquid medicine to be measured or applied in very small amounts: eye drops. 2 [ usu. in sing. ] an instance of falling or dropping: they left within five minutes of the drop of the curtain. • an act of dropping supplies or troops by parachute: the planes finally managed to make the drop. • a fall in amount, quality, or rate: a significant drop in consumer spending. • an abrupt fall or slope: standing on the lip of a sixty-foot drop. • (the drop ) Bridge the playing of a high card underneath an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand. 3 something that drops or is dropped, in particular: • a section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies; a drop cloth or drop curtain. • a trapdoor on a gallows, the opening of which causes the prisoner to fall and thus be hanged. • (the drop ) execution by hanging. 4 something resembling a drop of liquid in shape, in particular: • [ usu. with modifier ] a piece of candy or a lozenge: a lemon drop. • a pendant earring. 5 informal a delivery: I got to the depot and made the drop. • a mailbox. • a hiding place for stolen, illicit, or secret things: the lavatory's toilet tank could be used as a letter drop. PHRASES at the drop of a hat informal without delay or good reason: he used to be very bashful, blushing at the drop of a hat. drop the ball informal make a mistake; mishandle things: I really dropped the ball on this one. [with allusion to mishandling in baseball. ] drop dead die suddenly and unexpectedly: she had seen her father drop dead of a heart attack. • [ in imperative ] informal used as an expression of intense scorn or dislike. drop a (or the ) dime on informal inform on (someone ) to the police. drop like flies see fly 2. drop one's guard abandon one's habitual defensive or protective stance. drop a hint (or drop hints ) let fall a hint or hints, as if casually or unconsciously: he was dropping hints that in the future he would be taking a back seat in politics. a drop in the bucket (or Brit. ocean ) a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected: the $550 million is likely to be a drop in the bucket. drop someone a line send someone a note or letter in a casual manner: drop me a line at the usual address. drop names see name-dropping. drop one's serve (in tennis ) lose a game in which one is serving. drop a stitch let a stitch fall off the end of a knitting needle. drop one's trousers deliberately let one's trousers fall down, esp. in a public place. have the drop on informal have the advantage over: if your enemy gets the drop on you he can kill you. a drop too much informal enough alcohol to make one drunk: you drive, because he has taken a drop too much. PHRASAL VERBS drop back /behind fall back or get left behind: the colt was struggling to stay with the pace and started to drop back. drop by /in call informally and briefly as a visitor: they would unexpectedly drop in on us. drop into 1 call casually and informally at (a place ): he'd actually considered dropping into one of the pickup bars. 2 pass quickly and easily into (a habitual state or manner ): she couldn't help dropping into a Brooklyn accent. drop off fall asleep easily, esp. without intending to: struggle as she might, she kept dropping off. drop out 1 cease to participate in a race or competition. 2 abandon a course of study: kids who had dropped out of college. 3 reject conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle: a child of the sixties who had temporarily dropped out. 4 Rugby restart play with a drop kick. • score a drop goal. DERIVATIVES drop pa ble adjective ORIGIN Old English dropa (noun ), droppian (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to German Tropfen ‘a drop, ’ tropfen ‘to drip, ’ also to drip and droop .
drop box
drop box ▶noun 1 (in weaving ) a box situated on either side of the race plate of the loom that is designed to hold shuttles and to bring bobbins of colored thread in line as desired. 2 a secured receptacle into which items such as returned books or videotapes, payments, keys, or donated clothing can be deposited.
drop capital
drop capital (also drop initial ) ▶noun a large capital letter at the beginning of a section of text, occupying more than the depth of one line.
drop cloth
drop cloth |ˈdrɑp ˌklɔθ | ▶noun a large sheet for covering furniture or flooring to protect it from dust or while decorating.
drop curtain
drop cur tain |ˈdrɑp ˌkərtn | ▶noun a curtain or painted cloth lowered vertically onto a theater stage.
drop-dead
drop-dead |ˈdrɑp ˈˌdɛd | ▶adjective informal used to emphasize how attractive someone or something is: her drop-dead good looks | [ as submodifier ] : a drop-dead gorgeous Hollywood icon.
drop-down
drop-down ▶adjective [ attrib. ] dropping down or unfolding when required: an RV with two drop-down beds. • Computing (of a menu ) appearing below a menu title when it is selected, and remaining until used or dismissed. Compare with pull-down.
drop-forged
drop-forged ▶adjective (of a metal object ) made by forcing hot metal into or through a die with a drop hammer. DERIVATIVES drop-forg ing noun
drop goal
drop goal |ˈdrɑp ˌɡoʊl | ▶noun Rugby a goal scored in open play by drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar, scoring three points (rugby union ) or one point (rugby league ).
drop hammer
drop ham mer ▶noun a large heavy weight raised mechanically and allowed to drop, as used in drop-forging and pile-driving.
drop handlebars
drop han dle bars |drɑp ˈhændlˌbɑrz | ▶plural noun bicycle handlebars of which the handles are bent below the rest of the bar, used esp. on racing cycles.
drophead
drop |head |ˈdrɒphɛd | ▶noun Brit. a car having a fabric roof that can be folded down; a convertible.
drop-in
drop-in |ˈdrɑp ˌɪn | ▶adjective 1 visited on an informal basis without booking or appointments: a drop-in disco. 2 (of an object such as a chair seat ) designed to drop into position.
drop-in center
drop-in cen ter ▶noun a place run by a welfare agency or charity where people may call casually for advice or assistance.
drop kick
drop kick |drɑp kɪk | ▶noun (formerly, in football ) a kick made by dropping the ball and kicking after it touches the ground. • (chiefly in martial arts ) a flying kick made against an opponent while dropping to the ground. ▶verb ( drop-kick ) [ with obj. ] kick using a drop kick.
drop leaf
drop leaf ▶noun a hinged table leaf: both drop leaves are badly scratched | [ as modifier ] : a mahogany drop-leaf table.
droplet
drop let |ˈdräplit ˈdrɑplət | ▶noun a very small drop of a liquid: droplets of water.
droplight
drop light ▶noun a light that is suspended from a reel so that it can be raised or lowered, typically over a work area.
drop-off
drop-off ▶noun 1 a decline or decrease: a sudden drop-off in tourism. 2 a sheer downward slope; a cliff: dizzy drop-offs on either side.
dropout
drop out |ˈdräpˌout ˈdrɑpˌaʊt | ▶noun 1 a person who has abandoned a course of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle: a college dropout. 2 a momentary loss of recorded audio signal or an error in reading data on a magnetic tape or disk, usually due to a flaw in the coating. 3 (usu. dropouts ) a U-shaped slot at the end of a fork on a bicycle, made to receive the axle and enabling the wheel to be changed rapidly.
dropped kerb
dropped kerb ▶noun Brit. a small ramp built into the kerb of a pavement to make it easier for people using pushchairs or wheelchairs to pass from the pavement to the road.
dropper
drop per |ˈdräpər ˈdrɑpər | ▶noun 1 a short glass tube with a rubber bulb at one end and a tiny hole at the other, for measuring out drops of medicine or other liquids. 2 (in full dropper line ) Fishing a subsidiary line or loop of filament attached to a main line or leader. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘a person who lets something drop ’); sense 1 is first recorded in the late 19th cent.
droppings
drop pings |ˈdräpiNGz ˈdrɑpɪŋz | ▶plural noun the excrement of certain animals, such as rodents, sheep, birds, and insects.
drop scene
drop scene ▶noun a drop curtain used as part of stage scenery, esp. one in front of which a scene is played while the setting is changed behind. • the last scene of a play.
drop scone
drop scone |ˈdrɑp ˌskoʊn | ▶noun a small thick pancake made by dropping spoonfuls of batter onto a frying pan or other heated surface.
dropseed
drop seed |ˈdräpˌsēd ˈdrɑpsid | ▶noun a grass that readily drops its seeds. [Genus Sporobolus, family Gramineae: several species, including the widespread North American sand dropseed (S. cryptandrus ), which has a high yield of edible grain. ]
drop-ship
drop-ship ▶verb ( drop-ships, drop-shipping, drop-shipped ) [ with obj. ] move (goods ) from the manufacturer directly to the retailer without going through the usual distribution channels: the shopping network has begun drop-shipping orders taken by telephone or over the Internet. DERIVATIVES drop ship ment noun
drop shot
drop shot |ˈdrɑp ˌʃɑt | ▶noun (chiefly in tennis or squash ) a softly hit shot, usually with backspin, which drops abruptly to the ground.
drop shoulder
drop shoul der (also dropped shoulder ) ▶noun a style of shoulder on a garment cut so that the seam is positioned on the upper arm rather than the shoulder.
dropsical
drop si cal |ˈdräpsikəl ˈdrɑpsəkəl | ▶adjective affected with or characteristic of dropsy; edematous. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from dropsy, replacing earlier hydropic (al ), via Latin from Greek hudrōps ‘dropsy. ’
dropside
drop side |ˈdräpˌsīd ˈdrɑpsaɪd | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of a crib or a hospital bed ) having a side that drops down to open. ▶noun a side that drops down in this way.
drop-stitch
drop-stitch ▶adjective denoting an openwork pattern in knitted garments made by dropping a made stitch at intervals: a drop-stitch cardigan.
dropsy
drop sy |ˈdräpsē ˈdrɑpsi | ▶noun ( pl. dropsies ) old-fashioned or less technical term for edema. [Middle English: shortening of idropesie, earlier form of obsolete hydropsy, via Old French and Latin from Greek hudrōps ‘dropsy, ’ from hudōr ‘water. ’]
dropsy
dropsy 2 |ˈdrɒpsi | ▶noun ( pl. dropsies ) Brit. informal a tip or bribe: McCloy's little dropsy for services rendered. ORIGIN 1930s: slang, elaborated form of slang drop ‘a bribe ’.
drop tank
drop tank ▶noun an external fuel tank on an aircraft that can be jettisoned when empty.
drop test
drop test ▶noun a test of the strength of an object, in which it is dropped under standard conditions or a set weight is dropped on it from a given height. DERIVATIVES drop-test ing noun
droptop
drop top |ˈdräpˌtäp ˈdrɑptɑp | ▶noun a car having a fabric roof that can be folded down; a convertible.
drop waist
drop waist |drɑp weɪst |(also dropped waist ) ▶noun a style of waistline on a dress cut so that the seam is positioned at the hips rather than the waist.
dropwort
drop |wort |ˈdrɒpwəːt | ▶noun a Eurasian grassland plant with small white flowers and divided leaves, related to meadowsweet. ●Filipendula vulgaris, family Rosaceae. ORIGIN Middle English: so named because it has small drop-like fibrous tubers on its roots.
drop zone
drop zone |drɑp zoʊn | ▶noun a designated area into which troops or supplies are dropped by parachute or in which skydivers land.
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drop |drɒp | ▶verb ( drops, dropping, dropped ) [ with obj. ] 1 let or make (something ) fall vertically: the fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette | they dropped bombs on Caen during the raid. • deliver (supplies or troops ) by parachute: the airlift dropped food into the camp. • Rugby score (a goal ) by a drop kick: (as adj. dropped ) : Botha responded with a superb dropped goal. • (of an animal ) give birth to (young ). • informal take (a drug, especially LSD ) orally: he dropped a lot of acid in the Sixties. 2 [ no obj. and usu. with adverbial ] fall vertically: the spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand. • (of a person ) allow oneself to fall; let oneself down without jumping: they escaped by climbing out of the window and dropping to the ground. • (of a person or animal ) sink to or towards the ground: he dropped to his knees in the mud. • informal collapse or die from exhaustion: he looked ready to drop . • (of ground ) slope steeply down: the land drops away to the river. 3 make or become lower, weaker, or less: [ with obj. ] : he dropped his voice as she came into the room | [ no obj. ] : pre-tax profits dropped by 37 per cent | tourism has dropped off in the last few years. 4 abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study ): the charges against him were dropped last year. • discard or exclude (someone or something ): they were dropped from the team in the reshuffle. • informal stop associating with: I was under pressure from family and friends to drop Barbara. 5 set down or unload (a passenger or goods ), especially on the way to somewhere else: he dropped the load off at a dealer's | his mum dropped him outside and drove off to work. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] put or leave in a particular place without ceremony or formality: just drop it in the post when you've got time. • mention in passing, typically in order to impress: she dropped a remark about having been included in the selection. • Brit. informal (of a DJ ) select and play (a record ): various guest DJs drop quality tunes both old and new. • informal release ( a musical recording ). 6 (in sport ) fail to win (a point or a match ): the club have yet to drop a point in the Second Division. • informal lose (money ) through gambling: he reckoned I'd dropped forty thousand pounds. 7 Bridge force or be forced to play (a relatively high card ) as a loser under an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand. ▶noun 1 a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface: the first drops of rain splashed on the ground. • [ often with negative ] a very small amount of liquid: there was not a drop of water in sight. • [ usu. with negative ] a small drink of spirits: he doesn't touch a drop during the week. • (drops ) liquid medication to be measured or applied in very small amounts: eye drops. 2 [ usu. in sing. ] an instance of falling or dropping: they left within five minutes of the drop of the curtain. • an act of dropping supplies or troops by parachute: the planes finally managed to make the drop. • a fall in amount, quality, or rate: a significant drop in consumer spending. • an abrupt or steep fall or slope: standing on the lip of a sixty-foot drop. • (the drop ) informal the relegation of a sports team to a lower league or division. • (the drop ) Bridge the playing of a high card underneath an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand. 3 something that drops or is dropped, in particular: • a section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies; a drop cloth or drop curtain. • a trapdoor on a gallows, the opening of which causes the prisoner to fall and thus be hanged. • (the drop ) execution by hanging. 4 • [ usu. with modifier ] a sweet or lozenge: a chocolate drop. 5 informal a delivery: I got to the depot and made the drop. • US a letter box. • a hiding place for stolen, illicit, or secret things: the lavatory's water cistern could be used as a letter drop. PHRASES at the drop of a hat informal without hesitation or good reason: he used to be very bashful, blushing at the drop of a hat. drop one's aitches see aitch. drop asleep fall gently asleep, especially without intending to. drop the ball N. Amer. informal make a mistake; mishandle things: I really dropped the ball on this one. drop a brick Brit. informal make an indiscreet or embarrassing remark: he dropped a brick when he admitted that he knew where we were going. drop a curtsy Brit. make a curtsy. drop dead die suddenly and unexpectedly: she had seen her father drop dead of a heart attack. • [ in imperative ] informal used as an expression of intense scorn or dislike. drop a (or the ) dime on see dime. drop one's guard abandon one's habitual defensive or protective stance. drop a hint (or drop hints ) give a hint or hints as if casually or unconsciously: he was dropping hints that in future he would be taking a back seat in politics. a drop in the ocean (or N. Amer. bucket ) a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected: the £550 million saving is likely to be a drop in the ocean. drop someone a line send someone a note or letter in a casual manner: drop me a line at the usual address. drop names another term for name-drop (see name-dropping ). drop one's serve (in tennis ) lose a game in which one is serving. drop a stitch let a stitch fall off the end of a knitting needle. drop one's trousers deliberately let one's trousers fall down, especially in a public place. have the drop on informal have the advantage over: if your enemy gets the drop on you he can kill you. have had a drop too much informal be drunk: obstreperous squaddies who have had a drop too much. PHRASAL VERBS drop back /behind fall back or get left behind: the colt was struggling to stay with the pace and started to drop back. drop by /in call informally and briefly as a visitor: they would unexpectedly drop in on us. drop into 1 call casually and informally at (a place ): he'd actually considered dropping into one of the pickup bars. 2 pass quickly and easily into (a habitual state or manner ): she couldn't help dropping into a Geordie accent. drop off fall asleep easily, especially without intending to: struggle as she might, she kept dropping off. drop out 1 cease to participate in a race or competition. 2 abandon a course of study: she had dropped out of college. 3 reject conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle. 4 Rugby restart play with a drop kick. • score a drop goal. DERIVATIVES droppable adjective ORIGIN Old English dropa (noun ), droppian (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to German Tropfen ‘a drop ’, tropfen ‘to drip ’, also to drip and droop .
drop box
drop box ▶noun 1 (in weaving ) a box situated on either side of the race plate of the loom that is designed to hold shuttles and to bring bobbins of colored thread in line as desired. 2 a secured receptacle into which items such as returned books or videotapes, payments, keys, or donated clothing can be deposited.
drop capital
drop capital (also drop initial ) ▶noun a large capital letter at the beginning of a section of text, occupying more than the depth of one line.
drop cloth
drop cloth ▶noun 1 another term for drop curtain. 2 North American term for dust sheet.
drop curtain
drop cur |tain ▶noun a curtain or painted cloth lowered vertically on to a theatre stage.
drop-dead
drop-dead ▶adjective informal used to emphasize how attractive someone or something is: her drop-dead good looks | [ as submodifier ] : a drop-dead gorgeous Hollywood icon.
drop-down
drop-down ▶adjective dropping down or unfolding when required: a drop-down bed. • Computing (of a menu ) appearing below a menu title when it is selected, and remaining until used or dismissed. Compare with pull-down.
drop-forged
drop-forged ▶adjective (of a metal object ) made by forcing hot metal into or through a die with a drop hammer. DERIVATIVES drop-forging noun
drop goal
drop goal ▶noun Rugby a goal scored in open play by drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar, scoring three points (rugby union ) or one point (rugby league ).
drop hammer
drop ham ¦mer ▶noun a large, heavy weight raised mechanically and allowed to drop, as used in drop-forging and piledriving.
drop handlebars
drop handlebars (also dropped handlebars ) ▶plural noun bicycle handlebars of which the handles are bent below the rest of the bar, used especially on racing cycles.
drophead
drop |head |ˈdrɒphɛd | ▶noun Brit. a car having a fabric roof that can be folded down; a convertible.
drop-in
drop-in ▶adjective 1 visited on an informal basis without booking or appointments: a drop-in disco. 2 (of an object such as a chair seat ) designed to drop into position.
drop-in centre
drop-in centre ▶noun a place run by a welfare agency or charity where people may call casually for advice or assistance.
drop initial
drop ini |tial ▶noun another term for drop capital.
drop kick
drop kick ▶noun (chiefly in rugby ) a kick made by dropping the ball and kicking it as it bounces up from the ground. • (chiefly in martial arts ) a flying kick made against an opponent while dropping to the ground. ▶verb ( drop-kick ) [ with obj. ] kick using a drop kick.
drop-leaf
drop-leaf ▶adjective (of a table ) having a hinged flap.
droplet
drop |let |ˈdrɒplɪt | ▶noun a very small drop of a liquid: droplets of water.
droplight
drop light ▶noun a light that is suspended from a reel so that it can be raised or lowered, typically over a work area.
drop-off
drop-off |ˈdrɒpɒf | ▶noun 1 a decline or decrease: a sudden drop-off in tourism. 2 N. Amer. a sheer downward slope; a cliff: dizzy drop-offs on either side.
dropout
drop |out |ˈdrɒpaʊt | ▶noun 1 a person who has abandoned a course of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle: a college dropout. 2 Rugby the restarting of play with a drop kick. 3 a momentary loss of recorded audio signal or an error in reading data on a magnetic tape or disk, usually due to a flaw in the coating. 4 (usu. dropouts ) a U-shaped slot at the end of a fork or stay on a bicycle, made to receive the axle and enabling the wheel to be changed rapidly.
dropped kerb
dropped kerb ▶noun Brit. a small ramp built into the kerb of a pavement to make it easier for people using pushchairs or wheelchairs to pass from the pavement to the road.
dropper
drop |per |ˈdrɒpə | ▶noun 1 a short glass tube with a rubber bulb at one end and a tiny hole at the other, for measuring out drops of medicine or other liquids. 2 Austral. /NZ & S. African a light vertical stave in a fence, especially a lath used to separate the wires of a wire fence. 3 Fishing a subsidiary line or loop of filament attached to a main line or leader. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘a person who lets something drop ’); sense 1 is first recorded in the late 19th cent.
droppings
drop |pings |ˈdrɒpɪŋz | ▶plural noun the excrement of certain animals, such as rodents, sheep, birds, and insects.
drop scene
drop scene ▶noun a drop curtain used as part of stage scenery, especially one in front of which a scene is played while the setting is changed behind. • the last scene of a play.
drop scone
drop scone ▶noun a small, thick pancake made by dropping spoonfuls of batter on to a griddle or other heated surface.
dropseed
drop |seed |ˈdrɒpsiːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a grass that readily drops its seeds. ●Genus Sporobolus, family Gramineae: several species, including the widespread North American sand dropseed (S. cryptandrus ), which has a high yield of edible grain.
drop-ship
drop-ship |drɒpˈʃɪp | ▶verb ( drop-ships, drop-shipping, drop-shipped ) [ with obj. ] provide (goods ) by direct delivery from the manufacturer to the retailer or customer. we drop-ship 2,955 bestselling speciality products. [ no obj. ] : I drop-ship to your customers. DERIVATIVES drop shipment noun
drop shot
drop shot ▶noun (chiefly in tennis or squash ) a softly hit shot, usually with backspin, which drops abruptly to the ground.
drop shoulder
drop shoulder (also dropped shoulder ) ▶noun a style of shoulder on a garment cut so that the seam is positioned on the upper arm rather than the shoulder.
dropsical
dropsical |ˈdrɒpsɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective affected with or characteristic of dropsy; oedematous. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from dropsy 1, replacing earlier hydropic (al ), via Latin from Greek hudrōps ‘dropsy ’.
dropside
drop |side |ˈdrɒpsʌɪd | ▶adjective (of a cot or a truck ) having a side that drops down to open. ▶noun a side of a cot or truck that drops down to open.
drop-stitch
drop-stitch ▶adjective denoting an openwork pattern in knitted garments made by dropping a made stitch at intervals.
dropsy
dropsy 1 |ˈdrɒpsi | ▶noun ( pl. dropsies ) old-fashioned or less technical term for oedema. ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of idropesie, earlier form of obsolete hydropsy, via Old French and Latin from Greek hudrōps ‘dropsy ’, from hudōr ‘water ’.
dropsy
dropsy 2 |ˈdrɒpsi | ▶noun ( pl. dropsies ) Brit. informal a tip or bribe: McCloy's little dropsy for services rendered. ORIGIN 1930s: slang, elaborated form of slang drop ‘a bribe ’.
drop tank
drop tank ▶noun an external fuel tank on an aircraft which can be jettisoned when empty.
drop test
drop test ▶noun a test of the strength of an object, in which it is dropped under standard conditions or a set weight is dropped on it from a given height. DERIVATIVES drop-testing noun
drop-top
drop-top ▶noun another term for drophead.
drop waist
drop waist (also dropped waist ) ▶noun a style of waistline on a dress cut so that the seam is positioned at the hips rather than the waist.
dropwort
drop |wort |ˈdrɒpwəːt | ▶noun a Eurasian grassland plant with small white flowers and divided leaves, related to meadowsweet. ●Filipendula vulgaris, family Rosaceae. ORIGIN Middle English: so named because it has small drop-like fibrous tubers on its roots.
drop zone
drop zone (also dropping zone ) ▶noun a designated area into which troops or supplies are dropped by parachute or in which skydivers land.
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drop
drop verb 1 Eric dropped the box: let fall, let go of, lose one's grip on; release, unhand, relinquish. ANTONYMS lift, hold on to. 2 water drops from the cave roof: drip, fall, dribble, trickle, run, plop, leak. 3 a plane dropped out of the sky: fall, descend, plunge, plummet, dive, nosedive, tumble, pitch. ANTONYMS rise. 4 she dropped to her knees: fall, sink, collapse, slump, tumble. ANTONYMS rise. 5 informal I was so tired I thought I would drop: collapse, faint, pass out, black out, swoon, keel over; informal conk out. 6 the track drops from the ridge: slope downward, slant downward, descend, go down, fall away, sink, dip. ANTONYMS lift. 7 the exchange rate dropped: decrease, lessen, reduce, diminish, depreciate; fall, decline, dwindle, sink, slump, plunge, plummet, drop off. ANTONYMS increase. 8 you can drop algebra if you wish: give up, drop out of, finish with, withdraw from; discontinue, end, stop, cease, halt; abandon, forgo, relinquish, dispense with, have done with; informal pack in, quit. ANTONYMS take up, continue. 9 he was dropped from the team: exclude, discard, expel, oust, throw out, leave out; dismiss, discharge, let go; informal boot out, kick out. ANTONYMS pick, keep. 10 he dropped his unsuitable friends: abandon, desert, throw over; renounce, disown, turn one's back on, wash one's hands of; reject, give up, cast off; neglect, shun; literary forsake. ANTONYMS keep. 11 he dropped all reference to compensation: omit, leave out, eliminate, take out, delete, cut, erase. ANTONYMS insert, include. 12 the taxi dropped her off : deliver, bring, take, convey, carry, transport; leave, unload. ANTONYMS pick up. 13 drop the gun on the ground: put, place, deposit, set, lay, leave; informal pop, plonk. ANTONYMS pick up. 14 she dropped names: mention, refer to, hint at; bring up, raise, broach, introduce; show off. 15 the team has yet to drop a point: lose, concede, give away. ANTONYMS gain, win. ▶noun 1 a drop of water: droplet, blob, globule, bead, bubble, tear, dot; informal glob; (drops of water /rain ) rare stillicide. 2 it needs a drop of oil: small amount, little, bit, dash, spot; dribble, driblet, sprinkle, trickle, splash; dab, speck, smattering, sprinkling, modicum; informal smidgen, tad. ANTONYMS great deal. 3 a lemon drop: candy, lozenge, pastille. 4 a small drop in profits: decrease, reduction, decline, falloff, downturn, slump; cut, cutback, curtailment; depreciation. ANTONYMS increase. 5 I walked to the edge of the drop: cliff, abyss, chasm, gorge, gully, precipice; slope, descent, incline. PHRASES drop back /behind he dropped back and was soon lost in the crowd: fall back /behind, get left behind, lag behind; straggle, linger, dawdle, dally, hang back, loiter, bring /take up the rear, dilly-dally. drop off 1 trade dropped off sharply. See drop (sense 7 of the verb ). 2 she kept dropping off: fall asleep, doze (off ), nap, catnap, drowse; informal nod off, drift off, snooze, take forty winks. drop out of he dropped out of his studies. See drop (sense 8 of the verb ). WORD NOTE stillicide Of incredible value to the crime writer or anybody else wishing to build suspense into a landscape, stillicide is the falling of water, especially in drops, or a succession of drops. Inexplicably underused —every day brings a new way to employ it. — ZS Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.
dropout
dropout noun 1 a high school dropout: quitter; idler, layabout, loafer, deadbeat, delinquent, burnout. 2 a sixties dropout: nonconformist, hippie, beatnik, Bohemian, free spirit, rebel; informal oddball, eccentric.
droppings
droppings plural noun pigeon droppings: excrement, excreta, feces, stools, dung, ordure, manure; informal poo.
Oxford Thesaurus
drop
drop verb 1 Eric dropped a tea chest full of crockery: let fall, let go (of ), fail to hold, lose one's grip on; release, unhand, relinquish. ANTONYMS hold on to; lift. 2 stalactites are formed when water drops from a cave roof: drip, fall in drops, fall, dribble, trickle, drizzle, flow, run, plop, leak. 3 an aeroplane had dropped out of the sky: fall, come /go down, descend, sink; plunge, plummet, dive, nosedive, tumble, pitch, slump. ANTONYMS rise. 4 she dropped to her knees: fall, sink, collapse, descend, go down, slide, stumble, tumble. ANTONYMS rise. 5 informal I was dropping with exhaustion: collapse, faint, pass out, black out, swoon, lose consciousness, fall unconscious, keel over, fall /sink down; informal flake out, conk out, go out. 6 the track separated as it dropped from the ridge: slope downwards, slope, slant downwards, descend, go down, decline, fall away, sink, dip. ANTONYMS rise. 7 they decided to drop the price | the exchange rate dropped: decrease, lessen, make less, reduce, diminish, depreciate; fall, decline, become less, dwindle, sink, slump, slacken off, plunge, plummet. ANTONYMS increase. 8 pupils will be allowed to drop history or geography at 14: give up, finish with, withdraw from, retire from, cancel; discontinue, end, stop, cease, halt, terminate; abandon, forgo, relinquish, dispense with, have done with, throw up; informal pack in, quit, cry off. ANTONYMS take up; continue. 9 he was dropped from the team: exclude, discard, expel, oust, throw out, leave out, get rid of; dismiss, discharge, let go; informal boot out, kick out, chuck out, turf out. ANTONYMS pick. 10 he was determined to drop his more unsuitable friends: abandon, desert, throw over; repudiate, renounce, disown, disclaim, disavow, turn one's back on, wash one's hands of; discard, reject, give up, cast off; neglect, shun; archaic forsake. ANTONYMS keep, retain. 11 he tried to look working-class and dropped his aitches | he dropped all reference to ‘compensation ’: omit, leave out, leave off, eliminate, take out, miss out, delete, cut, erase; elide, contract, slur. ANTONYMS pronounce. 12 he dropped the tapes off | the taxi dropped her off : deliver, bring, take, convey, carry, transport; leave, put off, unload; allow to alight. ANTONYMS pick up. 13 drop the gun on the floor: put, place, rest, deposit, set, set down, lay, leave, settle, shove, stick, position, station; informal pop, plonk. ANTONYMS pick up. 14 she dropped the names of her most prestigious clients: mention, refer to, speak of, hint at; bring up, raise, broach, introduce; show off. 15 the club has yet to drop a point in the second division: lose, fail to win, concede, miss out on, give away, let slip. ANTONYMS win. PHRASES drop back /behind she dropped back unnoticed by the others: fall back /behind, get left behind, lag behind, straggle, linger, dawdle, dally, hang back, loiter, bring /take up the rear; informal dilly-dally; archaic or literary tarry. ANTONYMS go ahead, keep up. drop off 1 trade between the two countries dropped off sharply. See drop (sense 7 of the verb ). 2 insomnia can mean dropping off in the day: fall asleep, go to sleep, get to sleep, doze (off ), have a nap, catnap, drowse; informal nod off, go off, drift off, snooze, take forty winks, get some shut-eye, crash out, go out like a light, flake out, conk out; N. Amer. informal sack out, zone out. ANTONYMS wake up. drop out he had dropped out of his studies. See drop (sense 8 of the verb ). ▶noun 1 a drop of water: droplet, blob, globule, bead, bubble, tear, dot, spheroid, oval; informal glob. 2 it just needs a drop of oil: small amount, little, bit, dash, spot, soupçon; dribble, driblet, sprinkle, trickle, splash, scintilla; lick, taste, dram, sip, trace, whiff, whisper, nuance, murmur, breath; pinch, dab, speck, grain, smattering, sprinkling; particle, modicum; informal smidgen, tad. ANTONYMS large amount, great deal. 3 an acid drop: sweet, lozenge, pastille, piece of confectionery; chocolate, bonbon, fondant, toffee; N. Amer. candy. 4 a small drop in profits: decrease, reduction, decline, lowering, lessening, falling off, fall-off, downturn, slump; cut, cutback, curtailment, diminution; depreciation, devaluation. ANTONYMS rise, increase. 5 I walked over to the edge of the drop: cliff, abyss, chasm, gorge, gully, precipice; slope, descent, incline, declivity, downslope, ramp. 6 (the drop ) informal they only just avoided the drop last season: relegation, demotion, lowering, reduction, downgrading. ANTONYMS promotion. 7 (the drop ) he walked around her like a hangman measuring her for the drop: hanging, gibbeting; execution, capital punishment, death sentence /penalty; informal stringing up.
dropout
dropout noun long hair was the trademark of the dropout: beatnik, hippy, bohemian, nonconformist, free spirit, avant-gardist, rebel, misfit, outsider, loner, eccentric; idler, layabout, loafer, lounger, good-for-nothing; informal freak, oddball, deadbeat, waster, bum.
droppings
droppings plural noun rat droppings: excrement, excreta, faeces, stools, dung, ordure, manure; informal poo, doo-doo; vulgar slang shit, crap, turds.
Duden Dictionary
Drop-down-Menü
Drop-down-Me nü Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das |…ˈda͜un …|englisch drop-down menu, aus: drop-down = sich heruntersenkend, Sink- und menu, Menü 2 Auswahlfenster, das sich unterhalb des Mauszeigers oder einer Menüleiste öffnet
Drop-in
Drop-in Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das |Dr o p-in |das Drop-in; Genitiv: des Drop-in [s ], Plural: die Drop-ins englisch Störsignal bei der Datenspeicherung; Gegensatz ; Drop-out 2
Dropkick
Drop kick Substantiv, maskulin besonders Fußball , der |Dr o pkick |englisch drop-kick, aus: drop = das Herabfallen und kick = Schuss Schuss, bei dem der Ball in dem Augenblick gespielt wird, in dem er auf den Boden aufprallt
Drop-out
Drop-out , Drop out Substantiv, maskulin , der Dropout |ˈdrɔp |a͜ut ˈdrɔp |a͜ut |der Drop-out; Genitiv: des Drop-out [s ], Plural: die Drop-outs der Dropout; Genitiv: des Dropout [s ], Plural: die Dropouts englisch drop-out, zu: to drop out = herausfallen; ausscheiden 1 a Jargon jemand, der aus einer sozialen Gruppe, in die er integriert war, ausgebrochen ist, herausfällt b Jargon das Aufgeben, Beenden, Abbrechen von etwas 2 Technik fehlerhaftes Aussetzen in der Aufzeichnung des Schalls bei einem Magnetband 3 EDV Ausfall bei der Datenspeicherung auf dem Magnetband
Drop-out-Rate
Drop-out-Ra te , Drop out ra te Drop out-Ra te Substantiv, feminin besonders österreichisch , die Dropoutrate Dropout-Rate |ˈdrɔp |a͜utraːtə ˈdrɔp |a͜utraːtə ˈdrɔp |a͜utraːtə |Anteil derjenigen, die etwas abbrechen, mit etwas aufhören
droppen
drop pen schwaches Verb Golf |dr o ppen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « nach englisch to drop = (herab )tropfen (lassen ), (herab )fallen (lassen )einen neuen Ball ins Spiel bringen, indem man ihn auf bestimmte Weise fallen lässt
Dropper
Drop per Substantiv, maskulin , der |Dr o pper |der Dropper; Genitiv: des Droppers, Plural: die Dropper Dropshot
Drops
Drops Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |Dr o ps |der, auch, österreichisch, bayrisch nur: das Drops; Genitiv: des Drops, Plural: die Drops meist im Plural englisch drops, Plural von: drop = Tropfen säuerlich schmeckender, flacher, runder Bonbon
Dropshot
Drop shot Substantiv, maskulin , der |Dr o pshot …ʃɔt |der Dropshot; Genitiv: des Dropshot [s ], Plural: die Dropshots englisch in Netznähe ausgeführter Schlag beim [Tisch ]tennis, bei dem sich der Schläger leicht rückwärtsbewegt, sodass der Ball kurz hinter dem Netz fast senkrecht herunterkommt
French Dictionary
droper
droper FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour abandonner, décrocher, déposer, laisser tomber, larguer.
dropout
dropout FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour décrocheur, décrocheuse.
Spanish Dictionary
drop
drop nombre masculino dep En el rugby, patada que se le da al balón sin estar el juego detenido :un tanto conseguido con un drop suma 3 puntos .El plural es drops .
dropar
dropar verbo transitivo dep En el golf, dejar caer la pelota verticalmente para salvar un obstáculo donde ha caído la pelota y desde el cual no puede ser golpeada .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés to drop ‘dejar caer ’.
drop-goal
drop-goal nombre masculino Jugada de rugby en la que se da un puntapié al balón tras un rebote para impulsarlo por encima del travesaño de la meta contraria .Se pronuncia 'drop gol'. El plural es drop-goals .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
drop
drop /drɑp |drɔp /〖原義は 自動詞 1; (液体が )ぽたぽた落ちる 〗動詞 ~s /-s /; ~ped /-t /; ~ping 他動詞 【落とす 】1 〈人が 〉 «…の中に /…の上に » (偶然または故意に )〈物 〉を落とす , 落下させる; 〈物 〉を入れる «into /on » ; (困惑 不愉快さなどのために )〈眼 視線 〉を下げる, ふせる ; 〈幕 ズボンなど 〉を降ろす; 〈液体 〉をしたたらせる, 滴下する ▸ I dropped my purse somewhere .どこかで財布を落とした ▸ Angela dropped a large package on the floor .アンジェラは床に大きな包みを落とした ▸ Drop your gun .銃を捨てろ ▸ drop a letter into the mailbox 手紙を郵便箱に入れる ▸ drop one's eyes 眼をふせる ▸ drop a curtain 幕を降ろす 2 «…に /…の上に » 〈体 (の一部 )〉を下げる (down ) «in , into /onto » ▸ Mary dropped her head in silence .メリーは黙ったままうなだれた ▸ Tom dropped his hands onto his lap .トムはひざに両手を力なく落とした 3 〈人 〉をなぐり倒す ; 〈鳥 〉を撃ち落とす ; … を殺す; 〈人 事が 〉【下の順位に 】〈人 〉を落とす «to » ; 〈事が 〉〈人 〉を倒れさせる ▸ drop the man to the concrete floor その男をコンクリートの床になぐり倒す ▸ I dropped the opponent to fifth place 競争相手を5位にけ落とした ▸ Hunger dropped the old man into the chair .空腹のあまりその老人はいすに倒れこんだ 4 〈錨 (いかり )〉を入れる, 下げる (↔raise ).5 〘コンピュ 〙〈アイコンなど 〉をドロップする 〘移動させたアイコンを目的の場所に置くこと; →drag 他動詞 4 〙.【減らす 】6 〈数 量 〉を減らす , 下げる ; 〈スピード 〉を落とす ; « …に » 〈声 〉を下げる, 落とす «to » ; ⦅くだけて ⦆(仕事 ゲームなどで )〈金 〉を失う; 〈試合など 〉を落とす ▸ The bank dropped the interest rate to 3 \%.銀行は利率を3 \%に下げた ▸ Drop the speed .スピードを落とせ ▸ drop one's voice to a whisper 声を落としてささやき声にする .【やめる 】7 〈考え 計画 習慣など 〉をやめる , 停止する, 断念する; 〈訴訟 〉を取り下げる; (ほかの事をするために )〈している事 〉をやめる; (一方的に )〈人 〉との関係 [交際 ]を絶つ, やめる ; 〈科目 〉の履修をやめる ▸ Tom dropped his plan to go abroad .トムは外国に行く計画をやめた ▸ Will you drop your old friend for such a reason? そんな理由で昔からの友達と関係を絶つつもりなのか ▸ drop smoking 禁煙する ▸ drop everything すべてをやめる ▸ drop one's girl [studies ]恋人をふる [勉強をやめる ]8 〈話 話題 〉をやめる ▸ Just drop it .⦅話 ⦆もうやめろ ▸ Drop the subject .⦅話 ⦆その話題はやめろ 【使わない 】9 〈使う予定の物 〉を使わない ; 〈原稿など 〉を没にする ▸ drop the report その報告書を使わない 10 «…から » 〈人 〉を除外する , 除く, 排除する ;⦅ 俗 ⦆…を解雇する «from » (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ At the last minute Ed was dropped from the list of the speakers .どたん場でエドは演説者リストからはずされた 11 «…から » 〈特定の文字 単語 〉を省略する, 省く «from » ▸ drop one's h's hの音を落とす ⦅hateをateと発音するなど ⦆▸ drop a Mr .敬称を付けない 【連れて [持って ]行く 】12 〈人 〉を (車で連れて行き ) «…で » おろす (off )(↔pick A up ); «…に » 〈物 〉を返す, 返却する (off ) «at , in » ▸ I will drop you (off ) at your house .あなたの家のところでおろしてあげましょう ▸ Mary dropped the books at her friend's home .メリーは本を友達の家に返した 【その他 】13 〖~ A B /B to A 〗A 〈人 〉にB 〈短い手紙など 〉を書く, 送る ▸ David always drops me a line [note ] whenever he goes on a trip .デイビッドは旅行に行ったらいつも短い手紙をくれる 14 〖(let ) ~〗〈ヒント 提案など 〉を漏らす, ふと口にする ▸ (let ) drop a hint [suggestion ]それとなくヒント [提案 ]を口にする 15 〘野球 クリケット 〙〈打者の打ったボール 〉を落とす .16 ⦅くだけて ⦆〈麻薬 〉をやる, 使う .17 〈動物が 〉〈子 〉を産む, 産み落とす .18 〘海 〙…を引き離す .19 〘料 〙〈卵 〉を割って熱湯に落とす .自動詞 【落ちる 】1 a. 〈物が 〉 «…から /…の中に /…に /…の上に » 突然落ちる , 落下する ; 〈花が 〉散る ; 〈液体が 〉ぽたぽた落ちる, したたる (off ) «from /into /to /onto » (→fall 類義 )▸ The box suddenly dropped (off ) from the shelf onto the floor .その箱が突然棚から床の上に落ちた ▸ The lighter dropped to the ground .ライターが地面に落ちた ▸ His jaw dropped .彼は (驚いて )口をぽかんと開けた b. 〈人が 〉ひょいと飛び降りる .2 〈人が 〉【いす 地面などに 】(疲れた様子で )どさっと腰をおろす ; 体の位置を下げる; (ばったり )倒れる, ぐったりする ; 死ぬ (down ) «to , into » ; 〈頭が 〉うなだれる ▸ The old man dropped into the chair .その老人は崩れるようにいすに腰をおろした ▸ Al dropped (down ) to the ground .アルは地面に倒れた ▸ drop to one's knees (がっくりと )両ひざをつく ▸ Ed's head dropped .エドはうなだれた 3 «…の方へ » 〈道 地面などが 〉急に下がる, 斜面になる (away ) «to » ▸ The path dropped (away ) to the river .小道は川の方へ急に下がっていた 【減る 】4 〈数 量 人口 価格 温度などが 〉 «…から /…へ » 減少する , 下がる «from /to » ; 〈声が 〉 «…に » 落ちる, 下がる «to » ▸ The market is dropping sharply .相場が急激に下がっている ▸ The temperature dropped to freezing point .気温が氷点に下がった ▸ Nancy let her voice drop to a whisper .ナンシーは声を下げてささやき声にした .5 «…から /…に » 〈チームなどが 〉 (成績において )落ちる, 後退する, 下がる «from /to » ▸ The team dropped to third place .そのチームは3位に下がった .【止まる なくなる 】6 〈話が 〉停止する, 終わる ; とだえる ▸ Let the matter drop .その件はやめにしておけ .7 【視界から 】消える «from, out of » .【訪問する 】8 【人を /場所に 】(会う約束をしないで )立ち寄る , 訪問する (in, over, round, by, up ) «on /at , into , to » (→visit 類義 )▸ I will drop in on my friend on my way to college .大学に行く途中で友人のところに立ち寄るつもりだ ▸ Ken dropped in at my office .ケンが私のオフィスに立ち寄ってくれた ▸ We must drop over to our friend's house [into a shop ].私たちは友達の家 [店 ]に立ち寄らなければならない ▸ Drop by for a drink (sometime ).≒Drop by [in, over ] sometime .たまには遊びにきてください (!招待しあう糸口を作る表現 ) ▸ (I'm [We're ]) glad you could drop by .立ち寄ってくれてうれしかったです 9 (集団から離れるために )ゆっくり移動する, 遅れる ▸ drop behind others ほかの人々から落伍 (らくご )する 【陥る 】10 〖~ C 〗(いつの間にか )C 〈状態 〉に陥る ; « …に » なっていく «into , to » ▸ drop asleep [off to sleep ]寝入る ; いつの間にか眠ってしまう ▸ drop into old habits もとの習慣にいつか戻っていく 【その他 】11 〈言葉が 〉ふと漏れる ▸ A strange word dropped from his lips .彼からふと妙な一言が漏れた 12 〈動物が 〉産まれ (落ち )る .13 〈犬が 〉 (獲物を見て )伏せる, うずくまる .dr ó p across A 1 A 〈人 〉にひょっこり出会う ; A 〈物 〉を偶然見つける .2 A 〈人 〉をしかる .dr ò p aw á y 1 〈人が 〉次第に去っていく ; 〈物が 〉次第になくなっていく, 減少する .2 ↑自動詞 3 .dr ò p d é ad →dead .dr ò p A í n it ⦅英 くだけて ⦆(秘密を漏らすなどして )A 〈人 〉に恥ずかしい [いやな ]思いをさせる .dr ó p into A 1 ↑自動詞 1 a , 2 , 8 , 10 .2 A 〈習慣 〉が身につく .3 A 〈人 〉をしかりつける .dr ò p í n with A 1 A 〈人 〉と協調する .2 A 〈人 〉にふと出会う .dr ò p ó ff 1 ↑自動詞 1a .2 ⦅くだけて ⦆眠り始める, うとうとする ; 死ぬ ▸ drop off to sleep うとうとして眠ってしまう 3 〈数量が 〉減少する ; 〈興味などが 〉なくなり始める .4 (車などから )降りる .5 〈ボタンなどが 〉とれる .dr ó p on [upon ] A 1 ⦅英 ⦆=drop across A (2 ).2 ⦅くだけて ⦆A 〈人 〉に偶然めぐり会う .dr ò p ó ut 1 【学校などを 】退学する, 脱落する «of » ; 脱退する ▸ Tom dropped out of college .トムは大学を退学した 2 ⦅否定的に ⦆【社会体制から 】(その規範を受け入れないで )逃避する, 体制外で生きる «of » ▸ Dropping out of society is not a solution .社会から逃避することでは解決にならない 3 消失する ; 〈特定の語 表現が 〉【ある言語で 】使われなくなる «of » ▸ The expression dropped out of English .その表現は英語では使われなくなった 4 〘ラグビー 〙ドロップアウトする .dr ò p thr ó ugh ⦅くだけて ⦆〈計画などが 〉だめになる .dr ó p to A 1 ↑自動詞 1 a , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 10 .2 ⦅英俗 ⦆A 〈事 〉を知るようになる .f ì t [r è ady ] to dr ó p ⦅くだけて ⦆疲れ果てて .l è t A dr ó p 1 A 〈話題 〉をやめにする (↑自動詞 6 ).2 A 〈人 事 〉についてうっかり [わざと ]漏らす .名詞 複 ~s /-s /C 1 (液体 涙の )滴 , 粒 ;〖a ~ of A 〗1粒のA 〈液体 雨など 〉; ⦅くだけて ⦆少量の酒 ▸ a drop of water 1粒の水滴 ▸ put a few drops in a glass of water コップ1杯の水に数滴入れる ▸ drop by drop 1滴ずつ (!この場合は無冠詞 ) ▸ I did not touch a drop at the party .パーティで1滴の酒も飲まなかった .2 ⦅くだけて ⦆〖a ~ of A 〗少量の [わずかな ]A 〈液体 同情など 〉 (!Aは U 名詞 ) ▸ Tom does not have a drop of pity .トムにはあわれみの心が少しもない 3 〖通例a ~〗【数 量における 】減少 , 落下, 下落, 低下 «in » ; «…への » 急斜面 «to » ▸ a 30 \% drop in crime 犯罪の30 \%の減少 ▸ a drop in blood pressure 血圧の低下 ▸ a drop to the sea 海へと続く斜面 4 〖a ~〗鉛直 [垂直, 落下 ]距離, 落差 ; 墜落, 落下 ▸ a hundred-foot drop from the top of the cliff to the ground がけの上から地面までの100フィートの垂直距離 ▸ The falls have a drop of 200 feet .その滝の落差は200フィートある 5 (飛行機による緊急物資 部隊などの )空中投下, 降下 ; 落下傘部隊 .6 雨粒状のもの ; ドロップ, あめ玉 ; ペンダント, イヤリング, 飾り玉 ;〘 建 〙つるし玉 ▸ lemon drops レモンドロップ 7 〖~s 〗点眼 [点鼻, 点耳 ]薬 ▸ eye drops 目薬 8 落ちる仕掛け; (舞台の )たれ幕 ;⦅ 主に米 ⦆ (郵便ポストの )差し入れ口; (絞首刑台の )落とし台 .9 〘野球 〙ドロップ ;〘 ラグビー アメフト 〙ドロップキック .10 ⦅主に米 ⦆(郵便物などの )集配所 ;⦅ 俗 ⦆ (スパイなどが )秘密情報を交換する場所 ;⦅ 俗 ⦆ (盗品などの )隠し場所 .11 ⦅俗 ⦆わいろ .a dr ò p in the ó cean ⦅英 ⦆ [b ú cket ⦅米 ⦆]大海の1滴, 焼け石に水 .at the dr ò p of a h á t 1 合図 [機会 ]があればすぐに ; さっそく .2 たいした理由もなく .g è t [h à ve ] a dr ó p in one's [the ] è ye ほろ酔い気分になる [である ].g è t [h à ve ] the dr ó p on A ⦅くだけて ⦆1 A 〈人 〉より優位に立つ .2 A 〈敵 相手 〉より早く銃を突きつける .~́ cl ò th ⦅米 ⦆掛け布 〘ほこり 塗料などから床 家具を守る大きな布 〙(⦅英 ⦆dust (-)sheet ).~́ c ù rtain 〘劇 〙(舞台の )たれ幕 .~̀ d é ad d à te ⦅米 くだけて ⦆最終期限 .~́ g ò al 〘ラグビー アメフト 〙ドロップゴール .~́ h à mmer [pr è ss ](鍛造用 )ドロップハンマー .~́ sc è ne 1 =drop curtain .2 (劇の )最終場面 ; (人生の )大詰め .~́ sc ò ne ドロップスコーン 〘ケーキの一種 〙.~́ sh ò t 〘テニス バドミントン 〙ドロップショット 〘ネットを越えて急に落下するショット 〙.
drop-dead
dr ó p-d è ad 形容詞 副詞 ⦅くだけて ⦆目を見張るような [ほど ], はっとする [ほど ].
drop-in
dr ó p- ì n 形容詞 名詞 C ぶらりと立ち寄る (人 [所 ]).
drop-kick
dr ó p-k ì ck 動詞 自動詞 他動詞 名詞 C 〘アメフト ラグビー 〙(〈ボール 〉を )ドロップキック (する ).
droplet
dr ó p let /-lət /名詞 C 〖しばしば ~s 〗水滴 ; しずく .
dropout
dr ó p ò ut 名詞 C 1 中途退学者 ; (社会 組織 仕事などからの )脱落者 .2 ⦅非難して ⦆(体制からの )逃避者 .3 〘ラグビー 〙ドロップアウト .
dropper
dr ó p per 名詞 C 1 落とす人 [物 ].2 (目薬などの )点滴器 .
dropping
dr ó p ping 名詞 1 U 滴り落ちること, 落下 .2 〖~s 〗(動物 鳥などの )ふん .
dropsy
drop sy /drɑ́psi |drɔ́p -/名詞 U 〘医 〙水腫 (すいしゆ ).