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41To drop off — Drop Drop, v. i. 1. To fall in drops. [1913 Webster] The kindly dew drops from the higher tree, And wets the little plants that lowly dwell. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe fruit drops from a… …
42drop off the hooks — phrasal or slip off the hooks Brit : die …
43drop off — intransitive verb Date: 1820 to fall asleep …
44drop-off — a rapid increase in water depth, an underwater precipice …
45drop-off — noun 1》 a decline or decrease. 2》 N. Amer. a sheer downward slope …
46drop off — Fall asleep …
47drop off the twig — vb to die. A lighthearted expression in vogue in Britain since the late 1980s. Bird imagery features in several colourful, pre dominantly working class phrases in Brit ish colloquial use, such as sick as a parrot or rattle someone s cage …
48drop-off charge — noun a fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented • Hypernyms: ↑fee …
49drop — ► VERB (dropped, dropping) 1) fall or cause to fall. 2) sink to the ground. 3) make or become lower, weaker, or less. 4) abandon or discontinue. 5) (often drop off) set down or unload (a passenger or goods) …
50drop — [dräp] n. [ME drope < OE dropa, akin to ON drūpa, DROOP, Ger triefen: for IE base see DRIP] 1. a small quantity of liquid that is somewhat spherical, as when falling 2. a very small quantity of liquid 3. [pl.] liquid medicine taken or applied… …
