3 entries found for drop.
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Function: noun
Text: 1 the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass <a drop of water fell from the leaky faucet every few seconds>
Synonyms blob, driblet, drip, droplet, glob, globule
Related Words dewdrop, raindrop, tear; spatter; dribble, trickle
2 distance measured from the top to the bottom of something <a drop of ten feet from the roof to the ground> -- see DEPTH 1
3 the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude <the sudden drop of the plane really shook up the passengers> -- see DESCENT 1
4 the amount by which something is lessened <a huge drop in pressure> -- see DECREASE
5 the more favorable condition or position in a competition <got the drop on his opponent very early in the wrestling match> -- see ADVANTAGE 1