drop

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A very small amount of liquid that forms a rounded shape.

   I added a drop of milk to my tea.

2. 2
   noun

   A sudden fall or decrease in amount or level.

   There was a sharp drop in temperature overnight.

3. 3
   noun

   A distance straight down from a high point.

   It was a long drop from the top of the cliff to the sea.

Common collocations

• add a drop Verb + noun
• sharp drop Adjective + noun
• slight drop Adjective + noun
• sudden drop Adjective + noun
• cause a drop Verb + noun
• drop a weapon Verb + noun
• see a drop Verb + noun
• dramatic drop Adjective + noun
• drop charges Verb + noun
• drop forge Noun + noun
• drop off Verb + adverb

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *dropōn Old English dropian Middle English droppen Proto-Indo-European *dʰrbʰ-néh₂- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- Proto-Germanic *dreupaną Proto-Germanic *druppōną Proto-Germanic *drupô Proto-West Germanic *dropō Old English dropa ▲ Middle English droppen Middle English drope ▲ Middle English droppen Middle English droppe English drop From Late Middle English droppe, Middle English drope (“small quantity of liquid; small or least amount of something; pendant jewel; dripping of a liquid; a shower; nasal flow, catarrh; speck, spot; blemish; disease causing spots…

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