drop

I

n.

fall

1) a sharp; sheer; sudden drop

2) a drop in (a sharp drop in the interest rate)

depository

3) a mail drop

II

v.

1) (A; used without to) ('to write') drop me a line when you get there

2) (d; intr.) ('to lag') to drop behind (he dropped behind the other runners)

3) (D; intr., tr.) ('to fall; to let fall') to drop from (the book dropped from her hand; his name was dropped from the list)

4) (d; intr., tr.) ('to fall; to let fall') to drop into (the stone dropped into the water; I dropped a coin into the slot)

5) (D; tr.) ('to let fall') to drop on, to (she dropped a book on the floor)

6) (d; intr.) to drop out of ('to abandon') (to drop of school)

7) (d; intr.) to drop out of ('to disappear') (to drop out of sight)

8) (D; intr.) ('to fall') to drop to (prices dropped to the lowest point in a year; everyone dropped to the ground)

9) (misc.) to drop dead

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[drɒp]

sheer

suddendrop

to (she dropped a book on the floor)

(A; used without to) ('to write') drop me a line when you get there

(D; tr.) ('to let fall') to drop on

(misc.) to drop dead

['depository'] a mail drop

['fall'] a sharp

ain (a sharp drop in the interest rate)

(d; intr.) ('to lag') to drop behind (he dropped behind the other runners)

(D; intr.) ('to fall') to drop to (prices dropped to the lowest point in a year; everyone dropped to the ground)

(D; intr., tr.) ('to fall; to let fall') to drop from (the book dropped from her hand; his name was dropped from the list)

(d; intr., tr.) ('to fall; to let fall') to drop into (the stone dropped into the water; I dropped a coin into the slot)

(d; intr.) to drop out of (to drop of school; 'to abandon')

(d; intr.) to drop out of (to drop out of sight; 'to disappear')