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Drop (Verb)

Meaning 1

Stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

  • Dismiss
  • Send Packing
  • Send Away

Hypernyms

  • Terminate
  • Displace
  • Dismiss
  • Fire
  • Force Out
  • Sack
  • Give The Axe
  • Give The Sack
  • Send Away
  • Give Notice

Meaning 2

Take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth; "She dropped acid when she was a teenager".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Hypernyms

  • Do Drugs

Meaning 3

Get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Cast Off
  • Throw Away
  • Cast
  • Throw Off
  • Shed
  • Throw
  • Shake Off

Hypernyms

  • Remove
  • Take Away
  • Take
  • Withdraw

Hyponyms

  • Moult
  • Exfoliate
  • Slough
  • Shed
  • Autotomise
  • Exuviate
  • Autotomize
  • Molt
  • Abscise

Meaning 4

Let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Dribble
  • Drip

Hypernyms

  • Pour

Related Words

  • Drop (noun)
  • Dropper (noun)

Meaning 5

Utter with seeming casualness; "drop a hint"; "drop names".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Hypernyms

  • Give Tongue To
  • Verbalise
  • Verbalize
  • Utter

Meaning 6

Fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death; "shop til you drop".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Meaning 7

Change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Meaning 8

Pay out; "spend money".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

  • Expend
  • Spend

Hypernyms

  • Pay

Hyponyms

  • Wipe Out
  • Eat Up
  • Trifle
  • Piddle
  • Consume
  • Exhaust
  • Eat
  • Wanton
  • Blow
  • Afford
  • Put
  • Invest
  • Place
  • Underspend
  • Deplete
  • Lay Out
  • Wanton Away
  • Squander
  • Nickel-and-dime
  • Piddle Away
  • Misspend
  • Economize
  • Ware
  • Run Through
  • Save
  • Penny-pinch

Meaning 9

Let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

  • Displace

Hyponyms

  • Plump Down
  • Plank Down

Related Words

  • Drop (noun)

Meaning 10

Fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

  • Drop Down
  • Sink

Hypernyms

  • Change Posture

Hyponyms

  • Drop Open
  • Swag
  • Sag
  • Flag

Related Words

  • Drop (noun)

Meaning 11

Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

  • Leave Out
  • Pretermit
  • Overleap
  • Miss
  • Overlook
  • Omit
  • Neglect

Hyponyms

  • Forget
  • Jump
  • Skip
  • Pass Over

Meaning 12

Lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13".

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Meaning 13

Hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

  • Dangle
  • Swing

Hypernyms

  • Hang

Hyponyms

  • Droop
  • Loll

Meaning 14

Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

  • Devolve
  • Degenerate
  • Deteriorate

Hypernyms

  • Decline
  • Worsen

Hyponyms

  • Rot
  • Tire
  • Pall
  • Waste
  • Fatigue
  • Fade
  • Jade
  • Languish

Meaning 15

Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Fell
  • Strike Down
  • Cut Down

Hypernyms

  • Cut

Hyponyms

  • Chop Down
  • Cut
  • Log
  • Poleax

Meaning 16

Stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Knock Off

Hypernyms

  • Lay Off
  • Stop
  • Give Up
  • Cease
  • Quit

Hyponyms

  • Nolle Prosequi
  • Nol.pros.

Meaning 17

Omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing; "New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Meaning 18

Remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Drop Off
  • Put Down
  • Discharge
  • Unload
  • Set Down

Related Words

  • Drop (noun)

Meaning 19

Terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Meaning 20

To fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

  • Fall
  • Go Down
  • Come Down

Hyponyms

  • Flump Down
  • Dump
  • Plump

Related Words

  • Drop (noun)

Meaning 21

Give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Hypernyms

  • Birth
  • Bear
  • Deliver
  • Have

Meaning 22

Go down in value; "Stock prices dropped".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

  • Go Down
  • Wane

Hyponyms

  • Sink
  • Fall Off

Related Words

  • Drop (noun)

Meaning 23

Lower the pitch of (musical notes).

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Flatten

Hypernyms

  • Change
  • Modify
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