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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
drop
/dɹɒp/
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
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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)