[1] "He was clearly so scared by his mischance in breaking the window and by the approach of Peterson that he thought of nothing but flight, but since then he must have bitterly regretted the impulse which caused him to drop his bird."
1. subst. A small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that falls from a source of liquid.
Put three drops of oil into the mixture.
2. subst. The space or distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall.
On one side of the road was a 50-foot drop.
3. subst. A fall, descent; an act of dropping.
That was a long drop, but fortunately I didn't break any bones.
4. subst. A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, sometimes associated with criminal activity; a drop-off point.
I left the plans at the drop, like you asked.
The Drop (film title)
5. subst. An instance of dropping supplies or making a delivery, sometimes associated with delivery of supplies by parachute.
The delivery driver has to make three more drops before lunch.
6. subst. (chiefly British, Australian) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage
He usually enjoys a drop after dinner.
7. subst. (chiefly British, when used with the definite article (the drop)) alcoholic spirits in general.
It doesn't matter where you're from; anyone who enjoys the drop is a friend of mine.
8. subst. (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
9. subst. A small, round, sweet piece of hard candy, e.g. a lemon drop; a lozenge.
10. subst. (American football) A dropped pass.
Yet another drop for the Tiger tight end.
11. subst. (American football) Short for drop-back or drop back.
The Tiger quarterback took a one-step drop, expecting his tight end to be open.
12. subst. (Rugby football) A drop-kick.
13. subst. In a woman, the difference between bust circumference and hip circumference; in a man, the difference between chest circumference and waist circumference.
14. subst. (sports) relegation from one division to a lower one
15. subst. (video games, online gaming) Any item dropped by defeated enemies.
16. subst. (music) A point in a song, usually electronic-styled music such as dubstep, house, trance or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in tempo, bass, and/or overall tone; also known
17. subst. (US, banking dated) An unsolicited credit card issue.
18. subst. The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
19. subst. That which resembles or hangs like a liquid drop: a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
20. subst. (architecture) A gutta.
21. subst. A mechanism for lowering something, such as: a trapdoor; a machine for lowering heavy weights onto a ship's deck; a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet; a curtain which falls in front of a theat
22. subst. (slang) (With definite article) A gallows; a sentence of hanging.
23. subst. A drop press or drop hammer.
24. subst. (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
25. subst. (nautical) The depth of a square sail; generally applied to the courses only.
26. subst. The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole, that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
27. v. (intransitive) To fall in droplets (of a liquid).
28. v. To drip (a liquid).
29. v. (intransitive) Generally, to fall (straight down).
A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky.
30. v. (transitive, ergative) To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
Don't drop that plate! The police ordered the men to drop their weapons.
31. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
32. v. (intransitive) To sink quickly to the ground.
Drop and give me thirty push-ups, private! If your clothes are on fire, stop, drop and roll.
33. v. (intransitive) To fall dead, or to fall in death.
34. v. (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.
35. v. To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
The moderator would drop hints whenever the students struggled. She would sometimes drop off to sleep straight after dinner.
36. v. (transitive, slang) To part with or spend (money).
37. v. To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).
I'm tired of this subject. Will you just drop it?
38. v. (intransitive) To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.
The stock dropped 1.5% yesterday. We can take our vacation when the price of fuel drops. Watch for the temperature to drop sharply, then you'll know the reaction is comp
39. v. To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message).
Drop me a note when you get to the city.
40. v. To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.
Make any sudden movements and I will drop you!
41. v. (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).
Cockneys drop their aitches.
42. v. (cricket, of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have lead to the batsman being out.
Warne dropped Tendulkar on 99. Tendulkar went on to get a century next ball
43. v. (transitive, slang) To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.
They had never dropped acid.
44. v. To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.
I dropped ten pounds and an obnoxious fiancée.
45. v. To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
I've been dropped from the football team.
46. v. (Rugby football) To score a goal by means of a drop-kick.
47. v. (transitive, slang) To impart.
I drop knowledge wherever I go. Yo, I drop rhymes like nobody's business.
48. v. (transitive, music, computing, colloquial) To release to the public.
They dropped "Hip-Hop Xmas" in time for the holidays.
That hacker has been threatening to drop my docs i.e. publish my personal information.
49. v. (transitive, music) To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
That guy can drop the bass like a monster. I love it when he drops his funky beats.
50. v. (intransitive, music, colloquial) To enter public distribution.
"Hip-Hop Xmas" dropped in time for the holidays.
51. v. (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
52. v. To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.
I had to drop calculus because it was taking up too much of my time and I couldn't go anymore.
53. v. (transitive, fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
Drop a basket of fries.
54. v. To lower; to move to a lower position.
55. v. (intransitive, of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
Billy's voice dropped suddenly when he turned 12.
56. v. (intransitive, of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.
The song, 180 beats per minute, drops to 150 BPM near the end. My synthesizer makes the notes sound funny when they drop below C2.
57. v. (intransitive, of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.
drop by soon; drop in on her tomorrow
58. v. To give birth to.
to drop a lamb
59. v. To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
60. v. (slang) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
confection
confection
1. subst. A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.
2. subst. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
3. subst. The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.
4. subst. (dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
5. subst. (dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian.
6. subst. (pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
7. v. To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
hard candy
hard candy
1. subst. (US) A candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160°C (320°F), thereafter becoming stiff and brittle at room temperature.
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