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/dräp/
verb
  1. let or make (something) fall vertically.
    "the fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette"
    synonyms: let fall, let go (of), fail to hold, lose one's grip on, release, unhand, relinquish, put, place, rest, deposit, set, set down, lay, leave, settle, shove, stick, position, station, pop, plonk
  2. fall vertically.
    "the spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand"
    synonyms: drip, fall in drops, fall, dribble, trickle, drizzle, flow, run, plop, leak, come/go down, descend, sink, plunge, plummet, dive, nosedive, tumble, pitch, slump
  3. make or become lower, weaker, or less.
    "he dropped his voice as she came into the room"
    synonyms: decrease, lessen, make less, reduce, diminish, depreciate, fall, drop off, decline, become less, dwindle, sink, slump, slacken off, plunge, plummet, fall off a cliff
  4. abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study).
    "the charges against him were dropped last year"
    synonyms: give up, finish with, withdraw from, retire from, cancel, discontinue, end, stop, cease, halt, terminate, abandon, forgo, relinquish, dispense with, have done with, throw up, pack in, quit, cry off
  5. set down or unload (a passenger or goods), especially on the way to somewhere else.
    "his mom dropped him outside and drove off to work"
  6. (in sports) fail to win (a point, game, or match).
    synonyms: lose, fail to win, concede, miss out on, give away, let slip
  7. be forced to play (a relatively high card) as a loser under an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand.
    "West dropped the nine"

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4 days ago · The meaning of DROPPING is something dropped.
noun · the act of a person or thing that drops. · something that drops or falls in drops. · droppings, dung, especially in the form of pellets.
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coming down freely under the influence of gravity. “the eerie whistle of dropping bombs”. synonyms: falling · descending. coming down or downward.
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DROP meaning: 1. to fall or to allow something to fall: 2. to die suddenly and unexpectedly: 3. to write…. Learn more.
Dropping is a gerundive of drop. It might refer to: Contents. 1 In language. 1.1 Skipping; 1.2 Using. 2 Falling; 3 Other; 4 See also. In language edit.