dropping

(verb) let fall to the ground. Synonyms: drop. Examples: "Don't drop the dishes."

(verb) to fall vertically. Synonyms: drop. Examples: "The bombs are dropping on enemy targets."

(verb) go down in value. Synonyms: drop. Examples: "Stock prices dropped."

(verb) fall or descend to a lower place or level. Synonyms: sink, drop, drop down. Examples: "He sank to his knees."

(verb) terminate an association with. Synonyms: drop. Examples: "Drop him from the republican ticket."

(verb) utter with seeming casualness. Synonyms: drop. Examples: "Drop a hint"; drop names."

(verb) stop pursuing or acting. Synonyms: drop, knock off. Examples: "Drop a lawsuit." "Knock it off!."

(verb) leave or unload. Synonyms: drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge. Examples: "Unload the cargo." "Drop off the passengers at the hotel."

(verb) cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow. Synonyms: fell, drop, strike down, cut down. Examples: "Strike down a tree." "Lightning struck down the hikers."

(verb) lose (a game). Synonyms: drop. Examples: "The giants dropped 11 of their first 13."

(verb) pay out. Synonyms: spend, expend, drop. Examples: "Spend money."

(verb) lower the pitch of (musical notes). Synonyms: flatten, drop.

(verb) hang freely. Synonyms: dangle, swing, drop. Examples: "The ornaments dangled from the tree." "The light dropped from the ceiling."

(verb) stop associating with. Synonyms: dismiss, send packing, send away, drop. Examples: "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock."

(verb) let or cause to fall in drops. Synonyms: dribble, drip, drop. Examples: "Dribble oil into the mixture."

(verb) get rid of. Synonyms: shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop. Examples: "He shed his image as a pushy boss." "Shed your clothes."

(verb) take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth. Synonyms: drop. Examples: "She dropped acid when she was a teenager."

(verb) omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing. Synonyms: drop. Examples: " new englanders drop their post-vocalic r's."

(verb) leave undone or leave out. Synonyms: neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap. Examples: "How could i miss that typo?." "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten."

(verb) change from one level to another. Synonyms: drop. Examples: "She dropped into army jargon."

(verb) fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death. Synonyms: drop. Examples: "Shop til you drop."

(verb) grow worse. Synonyms: devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate. Examples: "Her condition deteriorated." "Conditions in the slums degenerated." "The discussion devolved into a shouting match."

(verb) give birth; used for animals. Synonyms: drop. Examples: "The cow dropped her calf this morning."

(adj) coming down freely under the influence of gravity. Synonyms: falling. Examples: "The eerie whistle of dropping bombs." "Falling rain."