drop

Definitions

• A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
• A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
• (chiefly) Alcoholic spirits in general.
• That which resembles or hangs like a liquid globule: a hanging diamond ornament or earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
• A thing which drops or hangs down:
• A fall, descent; an act or instance of dropping.
• A release (of music, a vdeo game, etc).
• A decline in quantity, quality, rate, or degree; a decline (when going from one value to another).
• A thing, person, etc which is dropped:
• (US) An unsolicited credit card issue.
• (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
• The distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall; the distance to which someone or something drops; a steep slope.
• The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
• (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
• (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
• A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop) or secretly or illegaly (as in espionage or crime); a drop-off point.
• (American football) A drop-back.
• (Rugby football) A drop-kick.
• (pinball) A drop target.
• Advantage; and have the drop on.