"drop down" meaning in English

See drop down in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: drops down [present, singular, third-person], dropping down [participle, present], dropped down [participle, past], dropped down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drop down (third-person singular simple present drops down, present participle dropping down, simple past and past participle dropped down)
  1. (nautical, intransitive) To sail, move, or row down a coast, or down a river to the sea. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-drop_down-en-verb-yBZEgk4h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, down. Derived forms: dropdown, drop-down
    Sense id: en-drop_down-en-verb-SkdDTSAS

Inflected forms

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