[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gutta \gut"ta\, n.; pl. guttae. l.
   1. a drop.
      1913 webster

   2. arch. one of a series of ornaments, in the form of a
      frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the
      triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in
      the doric order; -- called also campana, and drop.
      1913 webster

   gutta serena l., lit. serene or clear drop med.,
      amaurosis.

   guttae band arch., the listel or band from which the
      guttae hang.
      1913 webster
see also:
guttae campana drop gutta serena guttae band 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

drop \drop\ dro^p, n. oe. drope, as. dropa; akin to os.
   dropo, d. drop, ohg. tropo, g. tropfen, icel. dropi, sw.
   droppe; and fr. as. dre'opan to drip, drop; akin to os.
   driopan, d. druipen, ohg. triofan, g. triefen, icel.
   drj=upa. cf. drip, droop.
   1. the quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical
      mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest
      easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,
      a drop of water.
      1913 webster

            with minute drops from off the eaves. --milton.
      1913 webster

            as dear to me as are the ruddy drops
            that visit my sad heart.              -- shak.
      1913 webster

            that drop of peace divine.            --keble.
      1913 webster

   2. that which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid
      drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass
      pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum sometimes
      medicated, or a kind of shot or slug.
      1913 webster

   3. arch.
      a same as gutta.
      b any small pendent ornament.
          1913 webster

   4. whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an
      elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering
      something; as:
      a a door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that
          part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he
          is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.
      b a machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,
          coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.
      c a contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.
      d a curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage
          of a theater, etc.
      e a drop press or drop hammer.
      f mach. the distance of the axis of a shaft below the
          base of a hanger.
          1913 webster

   5. pl. any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;
      as, lavender drops.
      1913 webster

   6. naut. the depth of a square sail; -- generally applied
      to the courses only. --ham. nav. encyc.
      1913 webster

   7. act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.
      1913 webster

   ague drop, black drop. see under ague, black.

   drop by drop, in small successive quantities; in repeated
      portions. "made to taste drop by drop more than the
      bitterness of death." --burke.

   drop curtain. see drop, n., 4.
      d .

   drop forging. mech.
      a a forging made in dies by a drop hammer.
      b the process of making drop forgings.

   drop hammer mech., a hammer for forging, striking up
      metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar
      device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on
      an anvil or die.

   drop kick football, a kick given to the ball as it
      rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.

   drop lake, a pigment obtained from brazil wood. --mollett.

   drop letter, a letter to be delivered from the same office
      where posted.

   drop press mech., a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke
      hammer; -- also called drop.

   drop scene, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. see
      drop, n., 4.
      d .

   drop seed. bot. see the list under glass.

   drop serene. med. see amaurosis.
      1913 webster
see also:
drip droop gutta ague drop black drop ague 
black drop by drop drop curtain drop drop forging 
drop hammer drop kick drop lake drop letter drop press 
drop scene drop seed glass drop serene amaurosis 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

drop \drop\, v. t. imp.  p. p. droppedor dropt; p. pr. 
   vb. n. dropping. oe. droppen, as. dropan, v. i. see
   drop, n.
   1. to pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules;
      to distill. "the trees drop balsam." --creech.
      1913 webster

            the recording angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a
            tear upon the word and blotted it out forever.
                                                  --sterne.
      1913 webster

   2. to cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a
      drop; to let fall; as, to drop a line in fishing; to drop
      a courtesy.
      1913 webster

   3. to let go; to dismiss; to set aside; to have done with; to
      discontinue; to forsake; to give up; to omit.
      1913 webster

            they suddenly drop't the pursuit.     --s. sharp.
      1913 webster

            that astonishing ease with which fine ladies drop
            you and pick you up again.            --thackeray.
      1913 webster

            the connection had been dropped many years. -- sir
                                                  w. scott.
      1913 webster

            dropping the too rough h in hell and heaven.
                                                  --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   4. to bestow or communicate by a suggestion; to let fall in
      an indirect, cautious, or gentle manner; as, to drop hint,
      a word of counsel, etc.
      1913 webster

   5. to lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc.
      1913 webster

   6. to send, as a letter; as, please drop me a line, a letter,
      word.
      1913 webster

   7. to give birth to; as, to drop a lamb.
      1913 webster

   8. to cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
      1913 webster

            show to the sun their waved coats dropped with gold.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   to drop a vessel naut., to leave it astern in a race or a
      chase; to outsail it.
      1913 webster
see also:
dropped dropt dropping drop to drop a vessel 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

drop \drop\, v. i.
   1. to fall in drops.
      1913 webster

            the kindly dew drops from the higher tree,
            and wets the little plants that lowly dwell.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. to fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe
      fruit drops from a tree; wise words drop from the lips.
      1913 webster

            mutilations of which the meaning has dropped out of
            memory.                               --h. spencer.
      1913 webster

            when the sound of dropping nuts is heard. --bryant.
      1913 webster

   3. to let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
      1913 webster

            the heavens . . . dropped at the presence of god.
                                                  --ps. lxviii.
                                                  8.
      1913 webster

   4. to fall dead, or to fall in death; as, dropping like
      flies.
      1913 webster

            nothing, says seneca, so soon reconciles us to the
            thoughts of our own death, as the prospect of one
            friend after another dropping round us. --digby.
      1913 webster

   5. to come to an end; to cease; to pass out of mind; as, the
      affair dropped. --pope.
      1913 webster

   6. to come unexpectedly; -- with in or into; as, my old
      friend dropped in a moment. --steele.
      1913 webster

            takes care to drop in when he thinks you are just
            seated.                               --spectator.
      1913 webster

   7. to fall or be depressed; to lower; as, the point of the
      spear dropped a little.
      1913 webster

   8. to fall short of a mark. r.
      1913 webster

            often it drops or overshoots by the disproportion of
            distance.                             --collier.
      1913 webster

   9. to be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her
      main topsail drops seventeen yards.
      1913 webster

   to drop astern naut., to go astern of another vessel; to
      be left behind; to slacken the speed of a vessel so as to
      fall behind and to let another pass a head.

   to drop down naut., to sail, row, or move down a river,
      or toward the sea.

   to drop off, to fall asleep gently; also, to die. colloq.
      1913 webster
see also:
to drop astern to drop down to drop off 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

drop
     n 1: a small quantity especially of a liquid; "one drop of each
          sample was analyzed"; "any child with a drop of negro
          blood was legally a negro"; "there is not a drop of pity
          in that man" syn: driblet
     2: a shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of
        low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
        syn: bead, pearl
     3: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57
        points on the dow jones index"; "there was a drop in
        pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices";
        "when that became known the price of their stock went into
        free fall" syn: dip, fall, free fall
     4: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff
        overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" syn: cliff, drop-off
     5: a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and
        distribution of illicit goods such as drugs or stolen
        property
     6: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a
        miracle that he survived the drop from that height" syn:
        fall
     7: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from
        the flies; often used as background scenery syn: drop
        curtain, drop cloth
     8: a central depository where things can be left or picked up
     9: the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would
        be successful"
     v 1: let fall to the ground; "don't drop the dishes"
     2: to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy
        targets"
     3: go down in value; "stock prices dropped"
     4: fall or drop to a lower place or level; "he sank to his
        knees" syn: sink, drop down
     5: terminate an association with; "drop him from the republican
        ticket"
     6: utter casually; "drop a hint"
     7: stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off"
        syn: knock off
     8: leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo; syn: set
        down, put down, unload, discharge
     9: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down
        a tree"; "lightning struck down the hikers" syn: fell,
        strike down, cut down
     10: lose a game; "the giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
     11: pay out; "spend money" syn: spend, expend
     12: lower the pitch of musical notes syn: flatten ant: sharpen
     13: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "the
         light dropped from the ceiling" syn: dangle, swing
     14: stop associating with; "they dropped her after she had a
         child out of wedlock" syn: dismiss, send packing, send
         away
     15: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the
         mixture" syn: dribble, drip
     16: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
         clothes" syn: shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw,
          throw off, throw away
     17: leave undone or leave out; "how could i miss that typo?";
         "the workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
         syn: neglect, pretermit, omit, miss, leave out,
          overlook, overleap ant: attend to
     18: change from one level to another; "she dropped into army
         jargon"
     19: grow worse; "her condition deteriorated"; "conditions in the
         slums degenerated"; "the discussion devolved into a
         shouting match" syn: devolve, deteriorate, degenerate
         ant: recuperate
     20: give birth; used for animals; "the cow dropped her calf this
         morning"
     also: dropping, dropped
see also:
driblet bead pearl dip fall free fall 
cliff drop-off drop curtain drop cloth sink 
drop down knock off set down put down unload 
discharge fell strike down cut down spend 
expend flatten sharpen dangle swing 
dismiss send packing send away dribble drip 
shed cast cast off shake off throw 
throw off throw away neglect pretermit omit 
miss leave out overlook overleap attend to 
devolve deteriorate degenerate recuperate dropping 
dropped 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

741 moby thesaurus words for "drop":
   abandon, abate, abdicate, abeyance, abjure, ablate,
   acknowledge defeat, act drop, advantage, asbestos, asbestos board,
   ascend, ax, backdrop, backslide, balm, balsam, bank, bate, batten,
   be bereaved of, be confined, be eaten away, bead, bear,
   bear a child, bear young, belly buster, belly flop, belly whopper,
   bit, black out, block, blow, blow down, blow over, blow to pieces,
   blow up, boot out, border, bounce, bowl down, bowl over, brain,
   break, break down, break the habit, bring down, bulge, bulldog,
   burn out, burn to death, caesura, call off, call on, calve, can,
   cannonball, cant, careen, cascade, cash in, cast, cast down,
   cast off, catabasis, cataract, cave in, cease, cease-fire, cede,
   charge, chop down, chuck, chute, climb, cloth, cock,
   coign of vantage, collapse, come apart, come by, come down,
   come off, come unstuck, comedown, condensation, condense, conk out,
   consume, consume away, corrode, coulisse, counterweight, crack up,
   crash, crash dive, cross, crumb, crumble, cry quits, curtain,
   curtain board, cut down, cut out, cut to pieces, cyclorama, dab,
   dash, dash down, day off, deal a deathblow, death chair,
   death chamber, debacle, debasement, decadence, decadency, decamp,
   decease, deceleration, deck, declension, declination, decline,
   decline and fall, declivity, decor, decrease, decrescendo,
   deepness, default, defluxion, deformation, degeneracy,
   degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, deliquesce, demise,
   demotion, depart, deposit, depravation, depravedness, depreciation,
   derogation, descend, descending, descension, descent, desert,
   desist, desist from, deterioration, detonate, devolution, dewdrop,
   die, die away, diminish, diminuendo, dip, dip down, discard,
   discharge, discontinue, disgorge, disintegrate, dismiss,
   dispense with, dispose of, distill, distillation, disuse, ditch,
   dive, do without, doff, dot, douse, down, downbend, downcome,
   downcurve, downfall, downflow, downgate, downgrade, downhill,
   downpour, downrush, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn,
   downward mobility, downward trend, draft, dram, drench, dribble,
   driblet, drink, drip, dripping, drippings, dripple, droop, drop,
   drop curtain, drop down, drop in on, drop off, drop out, droplet,
   dropping, drops, drug, dump, dwindle, dwindling, dying, ebb, edge,
   effeteness, eject, electric chair, electuary, eliminate, elixir,
   end, erode, ethical drug, exclude, expire, fade, fading, fail,
   failing, failure, failure of nerve, faint, fall, fall away,
   fall down, fall off, fall senseless, falling, falling-off, falloff,
   farrow, fatigue, fawn, fell, fetch down, filter, fire,
   fire curtain, fire off, fizzle out, flag, flat, fleck, flipper,
   floor, flying start, flyspeck, foal, forfeit, forgo, forsake,
   forswear, frag, gainer, gallows, gallows-tree, gargle, gas chamber,
   gasp, generic name, get along without, get rid of, get tired,
   gibbet, give away, give birth, give out, give over,
   give the quietus, give up, give way, globule, gnat, go astray from,
   go away, go down, go downhill, go off, go soft, go to pieces,
   go uphill, gobbet, grade, grain, gravitate, gravitation, gray out,
   ground, grow weary, guillotine, gun, gun down, gun for, gurgle,
   guzzle, halter, hand over, hang, hanging, have, have a baby,
   have done with, have young, head, head start, header, hemp,
   hempen collar, herbs, hesitation, hew down, hit, hit the skids,
   holiday, hot seat, incinerate, inclination, incline, incur loss,
   inhalant, inside track, interim, interlude, intermezzo,
   intermission, intermittence, interruption, interval, involution,
   iota, jackknife, jade, jigger, jilt, jolt, jot, jugulate, jump,
   keel, keel over, kick, kiss good-bye, kitten, knock down, labor,
   lamb, languish, lapidate, lapse, lay, lay down, lay level, lay low,
   lay out, layoff, leach, leaching, lead, leak, leak out, leakage,
   leaking, lean, leave, leave off, leave out, lessen, let drop,
   let fly, let go, let off, let out, let slip, let up,
   lethal chamber, letter box, letter drop, letup, level, libation,
   lie in, lincture, linctus, list, litter, lixiviate, lixiviation,
   load, lose, lose altitude, lose out, loss of tone, lota, lower,
   lull, maiden, mailbag, mailbox, mailing machine, make a sacrifice,
   materia medica, medicament, medication, medicinal, medicinal herbs,
   medicine, melt away, microbe, microorganism, midge, minim, minutia,
   minutiae, mislay, misplace, miss, mite, mixture, molecule, mote,
   mow down, nip, nol-pros, nonprescription drug, noose, nose dive,
   nose-dive, not pursue with, odds, officinal, omit, ounce, oust,
   pant, parachute, parachute jump, part with, particle, pass,
   pass away, pass out, patent medicine, pause, pearl, peg, peg out,
   pelt, pepper, percolate, percolation, peter out, pharmacon, physic,
   pick off, pillar box, pinch, pine, pinhead, pinpoint, pistol,
   pitch, play out, plop, plug, plummet, plummeting, plump, plunge,
   plunk, point, poleax, poop out, pop off, postbag, postbox, pot,
   potation, potion, potshoot, potshot, pounce, pounce on,
   pounce upon, pour down, powder, power dive, precipitate,
   preparation, prescription drug, prime, proprietary,
   proprietary medicine, proprietary name, prostrate, puff,
   puff and blow, pull, pull down, pup, put behind one, put off, quit,
   quitclaim, rag, rain, raindrop, rake, rapids, rase, raze, recant,
   recess, regression, reject, relapse, release, relinquish,
   remission, remove, render up, renounce, repudiate, resign, respite,
   rest, retract, retreat, retrocession, retrogradation,
   retrogression, riddle, rise, rope, round, round of drinks,
   run down, run low, run out, running dive, running start, rusticate,
   sack, sacrifice, sag, scaffold, scene, scenery, scrap, screen,
   scrub, seep, seepage, seeping, send headlong, settle, shake, shed,
   shelve, shoot, shoot at, shoot down, shoot to death, shot, shotgun,
   shred, shrink, side scene, sidle, silence, simples, sink, sip,
   skid, skin-dive, sky dive, sky-dive, slack off, slacken, slant,
   slide, slip, slip out of, slippage, slope, slowdown, slug, slump,
   smidgen, smidgin, smitch, snifter, snip, snipe, snippet, snort,
   something extra, something in reserve, sound, spare, spawn, speck,
   spot, spread-eagle, spurtle, stab to death, stage screw, stake,
   stand-down, start, stationary dive, stay, step out of, stone,
   stone to death, stoop, stop, strike, strike dead, subside,
   subsidence, succumb, suck, suffer loss, sup, supinate, surrender,
   suspension, swag, swan dive, sway, swear off, sweat, sweating,
   swig, swill, swoon, swoop, swoop down, syrup, tab, tableau,
   tail off, take a header, take a potshot, take down, take off,
   taper off, taste, tear, teardrop, teaser, tend, tend to go,
   terminate, the chair, theraputant, throw, throw down, throw off,
   throw over, throw up, tilt, tip, tire, tisane, tittle, topple,
   tormentor, torpedo, tot, transformation, transformation scene,
   travail, tree, trend downward, trickle, tricklet, trill, trip,
   truce, tumble, turn off, undergo privation, undo, unwrap,
   upper hand, uprise, vacate, vacation, vanishing point, vantage,
   vantage ground, vantage point, vaporize, vegetable remedies, visit,
   waive, wander from, wane, waste, waste away, waterfall, weaken,
   wear, wear away, wear thin, weary, weep, wet, whack down, wheeze,
   whelp, whip hand, wilt, wing, wingcut, withdraw from, woodcut,
   yean, yield

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