"drop" meaning in English

See drop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /drɒp/ [UK], /drɑp/ [US] Audio: en-us-drop.ogg [US] Forms: drop [singular], drops [plural]
enPR: drŏp [UK], drŏp [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A drop is a very small amount of a liquid.
    Sense id: simple-drop-en-noun-0~Hbuz2q
  2. A drop is the fall of something.
    Sense id: simple-drop-en-noun-6DorRR0u

Verb

IPA: /drɒp/ [UK], /drɑp/ [US] Audio: en-us-drop.ogg [US] Forms: drop [canonical], drops [third-person, singular], dropped [past], dropped [past, participle], dropping [present, participle]
enPR: drŏp [UK], drŏp [US] Head templates: {{verb|drop|p}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To fall, or to let something fall.
    Sense id: simple-drop-en-verb-uzGzQgdy
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