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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)

drop

/dɹɒp/

An illustration for drop

verb1 of 2

to let something fall from your hand

  • “The weather here changes at the drop of a hat.”Tatoeba
  • “Be careful not to drop your phone, it could break.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

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.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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