- drop
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 reductionADJECTIVE▪ big, considerable, huge, large, massive▪ marked, noticeable, significant, substantial▪ dramatic, drastic, precipitous, rapid, severe, sharp, sudden▪ slight, small▪ steady▪ pressure, price, temperature▪
A sudden temperature drop could lead to a new ice age.
VERB + DROP▪ experience, suffer▪The restaurant has suffered a big drop in trade.
▪ cause, lead toPREPOSITION▪ drop in▪The glut of coffee led to a sharp drop in prices.
2 vertical distance down from a placeADJECTIVE▪ precipitous, sheer, steep, vertical▪The cliff plunged in a sheer drop down to the beach.
▪ long3 small round mass of liquidADJECTIVE▪ single▪We mustn't waste a single drop.
▪ tiny▪Tiny drops of sweat appeared on her forehead.
▪ tear (usually teardrop)▪ dew, rain (usually dewdrop, raindrop)VERB + DROP▪ wipe, wipe off▪She wiped a drop of water from her chin.
DROP + VERB▪ fall▪Great drops of rain started to fall.
▪ roll down sthPREPOSITION▪ drop of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Large drops of sweat rolled down her face.
verb1 allow sth to fallADVERB▪ accidentally▪ carelessly, casually▪He casually drops the latest buzzwords into the conversation.
▪ almost, nearly▪ instantly, promptly▪He saw Emma and promptly dropped his tray of drinks.
PREPOSITION▪ in, into, on, onto▪I accidentally dropped my glasses into the water.
2 jump/move downwardsADVERB▪ heavily▪ gently, lightly▪ immediately, instantly, quickly▪ slowly▪He slowly dropped to the floor.
▪ limply▪His arms dropped limply to his sides.
▪ down, open▪Her mouth dropped open in disbelief.
VERB + DROP▪ let sth▪She smiled and let her eyes drop again.
▪ be ready to▪I'm ready to drop (= because I am so tired).
PREPOSITION▪ into, onto, to▪The cheese drops onto a conveyor underneath.
PHRASES▪ drop like a stone (figurative)▪Her heart dropped like a stone at this news.
3 become lowerADVERB▪ considerably, dramatically, drastically, significantly, substantially▪The price of oil has dropped significantly.
▪ fast, rapidly▪ abruptly, precipitously, sharply, suddenly▪ steadily▪ slightly▪ furtherVERB + DROP▪ be likely to, be unlikely to▪Sales are likely to drop further.
PREPOSITION▪ below▪The temperature rarely drops below 40°.
▪ by▪The price has dropped by 15%.
▪ from, to▪The number of children in the class has dropped from 25 to 18.
4 slope downwardsADVERB▪ sharply, steeply▪ awayPREPOSITION▪ into, to, towards/toward▪The land dropped steeply away into a small valley.
5 no longer include sb in sthADVERB▪ quietly▪ unceremoniously▪She was unceremoniously dropped by her record label.
PREPOSITION▪ from▪He has been quietly dropped from the England team.
▪ in favour/favor of6 stop doing sth/be stoppedADVERB▪ quietly▪The subject was quietly dropped.
▪ immediately, quickly, suddenly▪He suddenly dropped his habitual banter.
▪ eventually, finally▪ altogether▪When nobody volunteered, the idea was finally dropped altogether.
VERB + DROP▪ let sth▪Can't we just let the matter drop?
▪ agree to, decide to▪Both countries have agreed to drop border controls.
PREPOSITION▪ in favour/favor of▪The formal grade of Geologist was dropped in favour/favor of Scientific Officer.
Drop is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑arm, ↑attendance, ↑barometer, ↑breeze, ↑count, ↑export, ↑eye, ↑face, ↑hand, ↑head, ↑helicopter, ↑humidity, ↑import, ↑income, ↑index, ↑jaw, ↑leaf, ↑level, ↑mouth, ↑number, ↑percentage, ↑price, ↑productivity, ↑profit, ↑rate, ↑rating, ↑revenue, ↑sale, ↑shoulder, ↑standard, ↑stock, ↑sun, ↑takings, ↑tear, ↑temperature, ↑turnover, ↑usage, ↑voice, ↑weight, ↑wind, ↑yieldDrop is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accent, ↑acid, ↑anchor, ↑appeal, ↑backpack, ↑bag, ↑ball, ↑baton, ↑bomb, ↑bombshell, ↑briefcase, ↑case, ↑catch, ↑ceiling, ↑charade, ↑charge, ↑claim, ↑class, ↑clutch, ↑crumb, ↑flare, ↑formality, ↑gaze, ↑gun, ↑head, ↑hint, ↑insistence, ↑jaw, ↑kiss, ↑leaflet, ↑litter, ↑load, ↑matter, ↑name, ↑needle, ↑objection, ↑opposition, ↑pants, ↑pass, ↑per cent, ↑plan, ↑point, ↑pretence, ↑price, ↑proposal, ↑receiver, ↑reference, ↑sail, ↑shoulder, ↑stipulation, ↑stitch, ↑subject, ↑suit, ↑suitcase, ↑torpedo, ↑tray, ↑trousers, ↑voice, ↑weapon, ↑wrapper
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
