Drop Noun Synonyms
descent, fall
There was a sheer drop of a thousand feet from the ledge into the chasm below.
bit, spot, particle, taste, dram, sip, nip, pinch, dash, dab, smidgen or smidgin
Add a drop of milk before kneading the dough.
decline, slope, fall-off, drop-off, declivity, incline
The drop is about 15 feet in 100.
drip, trickle, dribble
As the water drops, filling the tube, the float rises.
Drop Verb Synonyms
dismiss, let go, fire, discharge, oust, sack, give (someone) the sack
They dropped her after a week's trial.
omit, leave out, exclude, eliminate
To avoid confusion with his father, he dropped his middle initial.
desert, forsake, give up, abandon, leave, quit, throw over, jilt, discard, reject, repudiate, renounce, chuck, ditch, dump, relinquish, let go, discontinue, stop, cease, end
After what he said, she dropped him like a hot potato. I wish you'd drop the subject of my disability.
release, let go of, shed, cast off, discard, doff
Deciduous trees drop their leaves in winter.
globule, bead, drip, droplet, tear
A drop of sweat hung from his nose.
decline, decrease, drop or fall off, diminish, slacken, slack or taper off, subside, lessen
Demand for swimsuits drops during the winter.
fall, descend, sink, drop away or down or off, dive, plunge, plummet, decline, collapse
The barometer dropped 10 millibars in 10 minutes. Near that rock, the road drops to the beach. At the first shot, we dropped to the ground.
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Entertainment / Golf / Free Drop: (also 'free relief') dropping the ball without penalty in any number of situations allowed by the rules of golf (more on rules of golf) MORE
Entertainment / Golf / Drop Area: An area of ground (usually marked with a white circle and labeled 'drop area' or 'da', etc.) Where players can drop their ball, usually in situations where there is not another practical area to take MORE
Lifestyle / Travel / Drop-Off Charge: The fee added to a car rental when the vehicle is returned to a city other than where it was originally rented. In some states, there is no drop off fee most of the time, such as in florida. MORE
Entertainment / Basketball / Tear Drop: The tear drop, also called a runner or a floater, is usually performed by undersized players (mainly point guards). A player usually starts the layup procedure a good distance away from the basket. Th MORE
Entertainment / Basketball / Drop Step: Also called a 'reverse pivot', the drop step is a move in which the player posting up takes a back step on the side of a defender behind him and spins to that side to gain leverage. MORE
Entertainment / Tennis / Drop Volley: A drop shot executed from a volley MORE