Drop

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NOUN

a shape that is spherical and small

a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

a steep high face of rock

a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies

a central depository where things can be left or picked up

the act of dropping something

VERB

let fall to the ground

to fall vertically

go down in value

fall or descend to a lower place or level

terminate an association with

utter with seeming casualness

stop pursuing or acting

remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

lose (a game)

pay out

lower the pitch of (musical notes)

hang freely

stop associating with

let or cause to fall in drops

take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth

omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing

leave undone or leave out

change from one level to another

fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death

give birth

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