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

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

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

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"

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

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

n. the income from the sale of chips

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

v. fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death; "shop til you drop"

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

v. lower the pitch of (musical notes)

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

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

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

v. omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing; " New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's"

v. take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth; "She dropped acid when she was a teenager"

v. leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"

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

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

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

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

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

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

v. to score with a drop kick