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Definisjon av drop

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Noun
drop - a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
fall
descent the act of changing your location in a downward direction
gravitation a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"
free fall the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field
plunge a steep and rapid fall
drop - 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
drib, driblet
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
teardrop, tear anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
raindrop a drop of rain
droplet a tiny drop
drop - a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
bead, pearl
sphere any spherically shaped artifact
dewdrop a drop of dew
drop - 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"
dip, fall, free fall
decrement, decrease the act of decreasing or reducing something
correction the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
drop - a central depository where things can be left or picked up
depositary, depository, repository, deposit a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
drop - a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
hiding place a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)
drug a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
drop - the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"
descent the act of changing your location in a downward direction
drop - a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
cliff, drop-off
geological formation, formation (geology) the geological features of the earth
crag a steep rugged rock or cliff
drop - a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
drop curtain, drop cloth
curtain, drapery, drape, pall, mantle hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

Verb
drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
plop drop with the sound of something falling into water
dump drop (stuff) in a heap or mass; "The truck dumped the garbage in the street"
hang suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
plank down, plonk down, plump down drop heavily
drop - to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
descend, come down, go down, fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
dump, plunge drop (stuff) in a heap or mass; "The truck dumped the garbage in the street"
drop give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
plummet, plump drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"
flump down, flump fall heavily
decline grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
drop - go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
wane, decline, go down decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"
fall off, slump, sink diminish in size or intensity
tumble do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
drop - leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge
deliver deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
wharf moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed"
air-drop drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter
drop - stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"
knock off
cease, lay off, discontinue, quit, stop, give up put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
nol.pros., nolle pros, nolle prosequi drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records; "They nolle prossed the charge"
drop - lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
lose fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
drop - terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket"
send packing, send away, dismiss, drop bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
remove remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
drop - give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
birth, give birth, deliver, bear, have cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"
drop - fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death; "shop til you drop"
fall pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
drop - change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"
change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
drop - omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing; " New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's"
elide leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"
drop - utter with seeming casualness; "drop a hint"; drop names"
give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize, express express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
drop - take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth; "She dropped acid when she was a teenager"
do drugs, drug administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"
drop - pay out; "spend money"
spend, expend
pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
deplete, run through, use up, eat up, exhaust, consume, eat, wipe out finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
ware, squander, consume, waste engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
afford be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"
blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
trifle away, wanton away, wanton behave extremely cruelly and brutally
underspend spend at less than the normal rate
misspend spend (money or other resources) unwisely
penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
invest, commit, put, place make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
economise, economize, save make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
lay out provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house"
piddle away, piddle, wanton away, trifle, wanton waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
misspend spend (money or other resources) unwisely
drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
devolve, deteriorate, degenerate
convalesce, recuperate, recover get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
worsen, decline grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
fatigue, jade, weary, tire, pall exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
languish, fade become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
rot, waste become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
drop - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
neglect, pretermit, omit, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
take to heart, attend to get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please"
forget be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
skip over, pass over, skip, jump fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus"
drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
fell, strike down, cut down
descend, come down, go down, fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
chop down cut down; "George chopped down the cherry tree"
poleax, poleaxe fell with or as if with a poleax
log, lumber enter into a log, as on ships and planes
cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
drop - fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
sink, drop down
fall off, slump, sink diminish in size or intensity
change posture undergo a change in bodily posture
drop open, fall open open involuntarily; "His mouth dropped open"; "Her jaw dropped"
sag, droop, swag, flag droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
sag down, sag droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
drop - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
dribble, drip
pour move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
drop - get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away
take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
exuviate, molt, moult, slough, shed cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
abscise remove or separate by abscission
exfoliate grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate"
autotomise, autotomize cause a body part to undergo autotomy
drop - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
dangle, swing
hang suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
loll, droop hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"
drop - lower the pitch of (musical notes)
flatten
sharpen become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
dismiss, send packing, send away
give the sack, can, send away, give the axe, give notice, displace, sack, terminate, dismiss, force out, fire preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
drop give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
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Verb
drop - To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have lead to the batsman being out.
drop - To dispose of; get rid of; to remove; to lose.
drop - To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
drop - To impart.
drop - To release to the public.
drop - To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
drop - To enter public distribution.
drop - To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.
drop - To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
drop - To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
drop - To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • drop
    The event of moving to a lower position due to the effect of gravity.
  • drop
    To fall in globules or small portions, as water or other liquid.
  • drop
    A very small quantity of a liquid that has taken the form of a sphere.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) drop
  • Presens: drop / drops
  • Preteritum: dropped
  • Perfektum: (have) dropped

Substantiv

  • Entall: drop
  • Flertall: drops

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