drops

Noun

• a shape that is spherical and small
  • "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"
• a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling
• 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; often used as background scenery
• a central depository where things can be left or picked up
• the act of dropping something
• plural of drop

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; ; drop names"
• stop pursuing or acting
• leave or unload
• 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
• get rid of
• 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
• grow worse
• give birth; used for animals
• third-person singular simple present indicative of drop

Synonyms

bead, cast, cast off, cliff, cut down, dangle, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, dip, discharge, dismiss, drib, dribble, driblet, drip, drop, drop cloth, drop curtain, drop down, drop off, drop-off, expend, fall, fell, flatten, free fall, knock off, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pearl, pretermit, put down, send away, send packing, set down, shake off, shed, sink, spend, strike down, swing, throw, throw away, throw off, unload

Antonyms

attend to, recuperate, sharpen