drop: signification et définitions

The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass. See Table at measurement.

A small quantity of a substance.

Liquid medicine administered in drops.

A trace or hint: not a drop of pity.

Something shaped or hanging like a drop.

A small globular piece of hard candy.

The act of falling; descent.

A swift decline or decrease, as in quality, quantity, or intensity.

The vertical distance from a higher to a lower level.

The distance through which something falls or drops.

A sheer incline, such as the face of a cliff.

A descent by parachute.

Personnel and equipment landed by means of parachute.

Something, such as a trapdoor on a gallows, that is arranged to fall or be lowered.

A drop curtain.

A slot through which something is deposited in a receptacle.

A central place or establishment where something, such as mail, is brought and subsequently distributed.

A predetermined location for the deposit and subsequent removal of secret communications or illicit goods, such as drugs.

The act of depositing such communications or materials.

Electronics A connection made available for an input or output unit on a transmission line.

To fall in drops.

To fall from a higher to a lower place or position.

To become less, as in number, intensity, or volume.

To descend from one level to another.

To fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death.