[1] : 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 

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

dropping \drop"ping\, n.
   1. the action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling.
      1913 webster

   2. pl. that which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of
      animals; -- often used in the plural.
      1913 webster

   dropping bottle, an instrument used to supply small
      quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel.

   dropping fire, a continued irregular discharge of firearms.
      

   dropping tube, a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops.
      1913 webster
see also:
dropping bottle dropping fire dropping tube 

[3] : 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 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dropping
     adj 1: falling rapidly; "dropping prices"; "dropping rate of
            production"
     2: coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the
        eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain" syn: falling
see also:
falling 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dropping
     see drop
see also:
drop 

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