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Nouns (12)

drop

n. the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"

drop

n. a central depository where things can be left or picked up

drop

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

drop

n. the income from the sale of chips

fall

n. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"

driblet

n. a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling

drop cloth, drop curtain

n. a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

fall, falling

n. a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

bead, pearl

n. a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"

Verbs (42)

drop

v. give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"

drop

v. go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"

drop

v. change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"

drop

v. utter casually; "drop a hint"

drop

v. lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"

drop

v. terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket"

drop

v. to throw a ball through or into a basket or other goal

drop

v. to score with a drop kick

knock off

v. stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"

fall vertically

v. to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

let fall

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

degenerate, deteriorate

v. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

flatten, lower the pitch of

v. lower the pitch of (musical notes)

fell, cut down, strike down

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

put down, set down, unload

v. leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;

sink, drop down

v. fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"

dismiss, send away, send packing

v. stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"

swing, dangle

v. hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"

neglect, miss, overlook, omit, overleap, leave out, leave undone

v. leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

throw, cast, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (387)

crumb

n. small piece of e.g. bread or cake

dribble, drip, trickle

n. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"

plop

n. the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash

abyss, abysm

n. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

fall, descent, declivity, decline, downslope

n. a downward slope or bend

precipice

n. a very steep cliff

tear, water, lachrymal secretion, lacrimal secretion

n. saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball

bubble

n. a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)

pellet

n. a small sphere

dribble, drip, trickle

n. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"

droplet

n. a tiny drop

globule

n. a small globe or ball

release, discharge, expel, eject

v. eliminate (substances) from the body

discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

leave, leave unaltered, leave unchanged

v. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

take off, doff

v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

strip, clear, denude, bare, denudate, lay bare

v. remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"

throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

abandon, give up

v. give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"

abandon, give up

v. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"

dip, sink

v. appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

lower, bring down, get down, take down, let down

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

fell, drop, cut down, strike down

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

submerge, sink below the surface

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

deck, bedight, bedeck

v. decorate; "deck the halls with holly"

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

submerge, sink below the surface

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

dribble, filter, trickle

v. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"

drip, fall in drops

v. fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"

throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

carry, dribble

v. propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

misfire, fail to detonate, fail to fire

v. fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

stagger, flounder

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

flounder, flounder around

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

stumble, falter, bumble

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

falter, stammer, stutter

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

crash, fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

fail, miscarry, go wrong

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, lose substance

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

waste, waste away, diminish

v. become diminished

taper

v. diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

decline, wane, go down, grow smaller

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

degenerate, deteriorate, fall apart

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

block, stop, halt, kibosh, put the kibosh on

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

lapse, backslide

v. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

relapse, get worse

v. deteriorate in health; "he relapsed"

return, regress, revert, go back to, turn back

v. go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"

sink, slump, slide down

v. fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

v. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

waste, languish, waste away, pine away

v. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

wilt, lose strength

v. lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

purse, wrinkle

v. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"

decline, go down

v. go down; "The roof declines here"

leave, leave unaltered, leave unchanged

v. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

level, even, even out, make straight, make level

v. make level or straight; "level the ground"

flatten, become flat, become flatter, flatten out

v. become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened"

smooth, smoothen, make smoother, make smooth

v. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"

adjust, align, aline, line up

v. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"

grade

v. level to the right gradient

iron, iron out

v. press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

smooth, shine, polish, smoothen

v. make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

level, dismantle, take down, pull down, raze, rase, tear down

v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

tumble, topple

v. cause to topple or tumble by pushing

squeeze, crush, squash, squelch, mash

v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

powderize, pulverize

v. make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains"

powder, powderize, pulverize

v. make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains"

splash, squelch, slop, splosh, slosh, squish

v. walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"

chop, strike sharply

v. strike sharply, as in some sports

down, cut down, knock down, pull down, push down

v. cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

drip, fall in drops

v. fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"

tumble, topple

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

flop, fall suddenly

v. fall suddenly and abruptly

lower, bring down, get down, take down, let down

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

drop, fall vertically

v. to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

pitch, fall forwards

v. fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

hew, hew out

v. make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"

deck, bedight, bedeck

v. decorate; "deck the halls with holly"

fix, deposit, pose, posit, situate

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

pitch

v. lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

store, garner, stow

v. keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

weaken, make weak, make weaker

v. lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"

exclude, shut out, keep out

v. prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

turn back, run off, drive off, dispel, chase away, drive away, drive out

v. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"

assuage, slake, quench, allay

v. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

sack, fire, force out, terminate, dismiss, send away, give the axe

v. terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

break, scatter, disperse, dissipate, spread out

v. move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

eliminate, do away with, get rid of

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

suspend, hang freely

v. hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"

disregard, neglect, slight, ignore, cold-shoulder

v. have no respect for

pitch, toss, flip, sky

v. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

put, cast, couch, frame, redact

v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

hurl, cast, hurtle

v. throw forcefully

throw, cast, project, contrive, put forth, send forth

v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

disinherit, disown

v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

take off, doff

v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

drop

v. change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"

lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

dribble, filter, trickle

v. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"

drip, fall in drops

v. fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"

drop, let fall

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

project

v. transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

Synonyms (12)

strike

v. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"

put, position, place, set, pose, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

direct, send

v. cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

leave, leave unaltered, leave unchanged

v. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

Antonyms (56)

increase, increment

n. the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"

lift, rise, go up, come up, ascend, move up

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

recuperate, recover, convalesce, get better

v. get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, become better

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

perk, perk up, percolate, pick up, gain vigor

v. gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"

sharpen, raise the pitch of

v. raise the pitch of (musical notes)

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

lift, rise, go up, come up, ascend, move up

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

rise, straighten

v. get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered"

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, become better

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

better, amend, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, make better

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

get down to, take to heart, pay attention to, take seriously, attend to

v. get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please"

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