dropping Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb let fall to the ground
   drop.
   
   • Don't drop the dishes
2. verb to fall vertically
   drop.
   
   • the bombs are dropping on enemy targets
3. verb go down in value
   drop.
   
   • Stock prices dropped
4. verb fall or descend to a lower place or level
   drop down; drop; sink.
   
   • He sank to his knees
5. verb terminate an association with
   drop.
   
   • drop him from the Republican ticket
6. verb utter with seeming casualness; drop names"
   drop.
   
   • drop a hint
7. verb stop pursuing or acting
   drop; knock off.
   
   • drop a lawsuit
   • knock it off!
8. verb leave or unload
   unload; drop off; drop; put down; set down; discharge.
   
   • unload the cargo
   • drop off the passengers at the hotel
9. verb cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
   drop; fell; strike down; cut down.
   
   • strike down a tree
   • Lightning struck down the hikers
10. verb lose (a game)
    drop.
    
    • The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13
11. verb pay out
    expend; drop; spend.
    
    • spend money
12. verb lower the pitch of (musical notes)
    drop; flatten.
    
13. verb hang freely
    drop; dangle; swing.
    
    • the ornaments dangled from the tree
    • The light dropped from the ceiling
14. verb stop associating with
    drop; send packing; dismiss; send away.
    
    • They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
15. verb let or cause to fall in drops
    drop; dribble; drip.
    
    • dribble oil into the mixture
16. verb get rid of
    shake off; shed; throw away; throw off; drop; cast off; cast; throw.
    
    • he shed his image as a pushy boss
    • shed your clothes
17. verb take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
    drop.
    
    • She dropped acid when she was a teenager
18. verb omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
    drop.
    
    • New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's
19. verb leave undone or leave out
    pretermit; omit; drop; overleap; leave out; overlook; miss; neglect.
    
    • How could I miss that typo?
    • The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
20. verb change from one level to another
    drop.
    
    • She dropped into army jargon
21. verb fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
    drop.
    
    • shop til you drop
22. verb grow worse
    drop; devolve; degenerate; deteriorate.
    
    • Her condition deteriorated
    • Conditions in the slums degenerated
    • The discussion devolved into a shouting match
23. verb give birth; used for animals
    drop.
    
    • The cow dropped her calf this morning
24. adjective satellite coming down freely under the influence of gravity
    falling.
    
    • the eerie whistle of dropping bombs
    • falling rain

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