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I.drop¹ S1 W2 /drɒp $ drɑːp/ BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle dropped, present participle dropping)
[Language: Old English; Origin: droppian]
1. LET SOMETHING FALL [transitive]
a) to stop holding or carrying something so that it falls:
He dropped his briefcase on a chair.
She screamed and dropped the torch.
b) to make something such as a bomb fall from a plane:
U.S. planes began dropping bombs on the city.
Supplies are being dropped for the refugees.
2. FALL [intransitive] to fall suddenly onto the ground or into something
drop from/off
The apples are beginning to drop from the trees.
Your button has dropped off.
3. MOVE YOUR BODY DOWN [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to lower yourself or part of your body suddenly
drop down/onto/into
He dropped down onto the floor and hid under the table.
She dropped her head back against the cushion.
4. BECOME LESS [intransitive] to fall to a lower level or amount, especially a much lower level or amount
drop suddenly/sharply/dramatically
The number of deaths on the roads has dropped sharply.
Temperatures drop quite dramatically at night, so bring some warm clothing.
drop to
Their share of the market dropped to 50 percent this year.
5. REDUCE [transitive] to reduce the level or amount of something:
You might be able to get them to drop the price.
As soon as she saw the police car she dropped her speed.
6. NOT INCLUDE [transitive] to decide not to include someone or something:
His name was dropped from the list.
drop somebody from a team/side
Taylor was bitterly disappointed to be dropped from the England side.
7. STOP DOING SOMETHING [transitive] to stop doing something, discussing something, or continuing with something:
The proposal was dropped after opposition from civil liberties groups.
drop charges/drop a case
New evidence was presented to the court and the case was dropped.
drop a subject at school/university (=stop studying it)
Students are allowed to drop history in Year 9.
You can’t expect me to drop everything (=completely stop doing whatever I am doing) whenever you’re in town.
Oh, drop the ‘Senator’ (=stop calling me ‘Senator’) – just call me Gordon.
Some time later, the matter was quietly dropped.
8. STOP TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING [intransitive and transitive] to stop talking about something
drop the subject
To her relief, Julius dropped the subject.
drop it (=stop talking about a subject)
Just drop it, will you? I don’t want to talk about it any more.
‘What about the money?’ ‘We’ve agreed to let it drop (=we have agreed not to talk about it any more).’
9. TAKE SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (also drop off) [transitive] to take someone by car to a place and leave them there, especially on your way to another place:
Just drop me here – I can walk the rest of the way.
drop somebody at something
She dropped Johnny at the school gates at about 8:30.
10. TAKE SOMETHING SOMEWHERE [transitive] to take something to a place and leave it there
drop something round/in
I’ve got your books – I’ll drop them round to your place later.
11. VISIT [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to visit someone you know, usually without arranging a particular time
drop by/round
I just dropped by to see how you were getting on.
The kids drop round and see her from time to time.
drop into
Jan dropped into the office this morning to tell me her news.
drop in (on somebody)
Why don’t you drop in for a drink one evening?
12. SLOPE DOWNWARDS [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a path, land etc drops, it goes down suddenly, forming a steep slope
drop down
The cliff dropped down over a hundred feet to the sea below.
drop away
On the left the ground drops away, giving a view over the rooftops.
13. END A RELATIONSHIP [transitive] informal to suddenly stop having a relationship with someone, especially a romantic relationship:
She dropped him as soon as she found out he had been seeing another woman.
14. until/till you drop until you are too tired to continue doing something:
We’re going to shop till we drop!
15. drop a hint to suggest or ask for something in an indirect way, hoping that the person you are talking to will understand what you mean:
He dropped some big hints about what he wanted for his birthday.
16. drop somebody a line/note informal to write a short letter to someone:
Drop us a line to let us know how you’re getting on.
17. drop dead
a) informal to die suddenly
b) spoken informal an impolite expression which you say to someone when you are extremely angry with them
18. sb’s jaw dropped used to say that someone was very surprised
19. drop your eyes/gaze to stop looking at someone and look down, usually because you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable:
Ben looked at me in horror for a moment and then dropped his gaze.
20. the wind drops the wind stops:
They waited for the wind to drop.
21. drop a bombshell informal to suddenly tell someone a shocking piece of news:
Finally she dropped the bombshell. She was pregnant and I was the father.
22. drop somebody in it informal to say or do something that gets someone else into trouble:
You told her where we went on Friday night! You’ve really dropped me in it now!
23. drop $50/£2,000 etc [transitive] informal to lose money in a business deal, a game etc:
Phil dropped $200 playing poker yesterday.
24. drop a catch to fail to catch a ball hit by a ↑batsman in ↑cricket
25. drop a point to lose a point in a sports competition:
Real Madrid dropped a point at home yesterday.
26. be dropping like flies informal if people are dropping like flies, they are getting ill or dying in large numbers
27. drop a clanger/brick British English to say something embarrassing in a social situation
28. drop a stitch to let the wool fall off the needle when you are ↑knitting
29. drop anchor to lower a boat’s ↑anchor to the bottom of the sea, a lake etc so that the boat does not float away
30. drop acid informal to swallow ↑LSD (=an illegal drug)
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 7)
drop + NOUN
▪ drop the charges/a case (=stop the legal process of trying to prove someone is guilty) Both men have been released and the charges have been dropped.
▪ drop everything (=completely stop everything you are doing) When my mother was sick, I just dropped everything and flew to be with her in Seattle.
▪ drop the idea The project was going to be too expensive so the idea was dropped.
▪ drop a plan The company has dropped its plan to build a hotel on the site.
▪ drop a scheme/program etc Some banks have dropped their student loan scheme.
▪ drop a subject (=stop studying it at school or university) Students may choose to drop a subject in their second year.
▪ drop the pretence (=stop pretending) He has finally dropped the pretence that he’s innnocent.
drop back (also drop behind) phrasal verb
to move more slowly than other people so that they get ahead of you:
He started out with the leaders but at the first fence he dropped back.
Ellen dropped behind to tie her shoelace.
drop off phrasal verb
1. to begin to sleep:
She kept dropping off at her desk.
I must have dropped off to sleep.
2. drop somebody/something ↔ off to take someone or something to a place by car and leave them there on your way to another place:
I’ll drop you off on my way home.
3. to fall to a lower level or amount:
The number of graduates going into teaching has dropped off sharply.
drop out phrasal verb
1. to no longer do an activity or belong to a group:
The group gets smaller as members move away or drop out.
2. to leave a school or university before your course has finished ⇨ dropout
drop out of
Bill dropped out of college after his first year.
3. to refuse to take part in ordinary society because you do not agree with its principles ⇨ dropout:
In the 60s, Leary urged kids to ‘Turn on, tune in and drop out.’
II.drop² S2 W3 BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: dropa]
1. LIQUID [countable] a very small amount of liquid that falls in a round shape
drop of
As the first drops of rain began to fall, Michael started to run.
A single drop of blood splashed onto the floor.
A drop of sweat ran down her forehead and into her eye. ⇨ ↑rain drop, ↑teardrop
2. SMALL AMOUNT [usually singular] informal
a) a small amount of liquid that you drink, especially alcohol
drop of
She likes to add a drop of brandy to her tea.
George hasn’t touched a drop (=drunk any alcohol) for years.
b) a small amount of something
drop of
I haven’t got a drop of sympathy for him.
3. REDUCTION [singular] a reduction in the amount, level, or number of something, especially a large or sudden one SYN fall
drop in
Manufacturers report a big drop in new orders.
a drop in temperature
a sharp/dramatic/marked drop in something
The results showed a sharp drop in profits.
4. DISTANCE TO GROUND [singular] a distance from a higher point down to the ground or to a lower point:
There was a steep drop on one side of the track.
a 20-metre drop
There was an almost sheer (=vertical) drop to the valley below.
5. at the drop of a hat immediately and without pausing to think about what you are going to do:
Some of these corporations threaten to sue at the drop of a hat.
6. DELIVERY [countable] an act of delivering something somewhere, for example by dropping it from a plane SYN delivery:
Air drops (=from a plane) of food aid were made to the region yesterday.
My first drop of the day is usually somewhere in north London. ⇨ ↑mail drop
7. lemon/fruit/chocolate etc drop a sweet that tastes of ↑lemon etc
8. a drop in the ocean British English, a drop in the bucket American English a very small amount of something compared to what is needed or wanted:
5,000 new schools are to be built, but this is just a drop in the ocean for such a vast country.
9. eye/ear etc drops a type of medicine that you put in your eye, ear etc, one drop at a time

drophu

◎	[drɔp]
※	danh từ
	■	giọt (nước, máu, thuốc...)
		☆	rain drops; tear drops
			những giọt mưa; những giọt nước mắt
		☆	drops of rain, dew, sweat, condensation
			những giọt mưa, sương, mồ hôi, nước đọng
		☆	to fall in drops
			rơi nhỏ giọt
		☆	to pour the oil in drops into the mixture
			rót dầu từng giọt vào hỗn hợp
		☆	drop by drop
			từng giọt
		☆	a drop in the ocean; a drop in the bucket
			(nghĩa bóng) giọt nước trong biển cả; hạt cát trong bãi sa mạc; muối bỏ biển
	■	thuốc nước nhỏ từng giọt một vào tai, mắt hoặc mũi
		☆	comfort drops
			thuốc nước nhỏ giọt cho dễ chịu
	■	một lượng nhỏ chất lỏng; hớp
		☆	I like my tea with just a drop of milk
			tôi thích uống trà có một chút xíu sữa
		☆	he's had a drop too much
			nó đã quá chén (đã say rượu)
	■	vật hình giọt nước (kẹo hoặc đồ trang trí treo)
	■	khoảng cách dốc ngược hoặc dựng đứng
		☆	there was a sheer drop of five hundred feet to the rocks below
			từ đây xuống đến những tảng đá bên dưới có đến 500 phít dựng đứng
		☆	a drop of ten metres
			quãng rơi mười mét
	■	sự hạ; sự giảm
		☆	a drop in prices/temperatures
			sự sụt giá/giảm nhiệt độ
		☆	pressure drop
			sự giảm áp suất
		☆	drop of potential
			sự sụt thế; độ sụt thế
		☆	a drop in one's voice
			sự hạ giọng
		☆	a big drop in the number of people out of work
			sự giảm hẳn số người không có việc làm
	■	(sân khấu) màn hạ lúc nghỉ tạm ((cũng) drop-curtain)
	■	(thể dục,thể thao) cú đá quả bóng đang bật ((cũng) drop-kick)
	■	(hàng không) sự thả dù (vũ khí, thức ăn, quân...); vật thả dù
		☆	drops of supplies are being made to villages still cut off by the snow
			đồ tiếp tế đang được thả xuống các làng bị cô lập vì tuyết
		☆	at the drop of a hat
			(nghĩa bóng) ngay lập tức, ngay tức khắc
※	động từ
	■	rơi hoặc để cho cái gì rơi xuống
		☆	to drop a letter in the letter-box
			bỏ thư vào thùng thư
		☆	to drop bombs
			ném bom
		☆	to drop the anchor
			thả neo
		☆	the bowl dropped and broke
			cái bát rơi xuống và vỡ ra
		☆	the climber slipped and dropped to his death
			người leo núi trượt chân và rơi xuống chết
		☆	don't drop that or it'll break!
			đừng đánh rơi kẻo vỡ!
		☆	she dropped to safety from the burning building
			bà ấy nhảy ra khỏi toà nhà đang cháy rơi xuống an toàn
		☆	medical supplies are being dropped to the stricken area
			thuốc men tiếp tế đang được thả xuống khu vực lâm nạn
		☆	drop the blanket down to me
			ném cái chăn xuống cho tôi
	■	(làm cho cái gì) yếu đi, thấp xuống hoặc ít đi
		☆	the wind, temperature, water level has dropped considerably
			gió, nhiệt độ, mực nước đã giảm hẳn
	■	tạo nên một dốc ngược dựng đứng
		☆	the cliff drops sharply (away) (to the sea)
			vách đá dựng đứng (xuống mặt biển)
	■	(to drop somebody off) để cho ai ra khỏi xe ô tô
		☆	could you drop me (off) near the bank?
			anh cho tôi xuống gần ngân hàng được không?
	■	gửi (một bức thư....) cho ai
		☆	to drop somebody a postcard
			gửi bưu ảnh cho ai
	■	(to drop somebody / something from something) bỏ qua ai/cái gì
		☆	she's been dropped from the team because of injury
			cô ta bị đưa ra khỏi đội vì bị thương
		☆	many dated expressions are being dropped from this dictionary
			không ít thành ngữ lỗi thời đã bị loại ra khỏi quyển từ điển này
	■	bỏ rơi
		☆	he's dropped most of his old friends - or they've dropped him!
			nó bỏ rơi hầu hết bạn bè cũ - hay là họ đã bỏ rơi nó!
	■	bỏ (một thói quen...); ngưng làm hoặc thảo luận cái gì
		☆	drop everything and come here!
			hãy bỏ hết mọi thứ, lại đây!
		☆	Let's drop formalities: Call me A
			Ta hãy bỏ hết các nghi thức: Cứ gọi tôi là A
		☆	Can you drop the subject? I'm very tired
			Ông ngưng cái đề tài ấy được không? Tôi mệt lắm rồi
	■	mất (tiền) do đánh bạc; thua
		☆	I hear they've dropped over ten thousand on the deal
			Tôi nghe nói họ đã thua hơn mười ngàn trong ván bài ấy
	■	gục xuống (vì kiệt sức)
		☆	to drop with fatigue
			mệt gục xuống
		☆	to drop on one's knee
			quỵ xuống
	■	(nghĩa bóng) tình cờ thốt ra, tình cờ nói ra
		☆	the remark dropped from his mouth
			lời nhận xét vô tình thốt ra từ cửa miệng anh ta, lời nhận xét anh ta vô tình thốt ra
	■	đẻ (cừu)
	〆	to drop a hint to somebody; to drop somebody a hint
		✓	gợi ý một cách gián tiếp hoặc tế nhị; nói bóng gió
	〆	to drop across
		✓	tình cờ gặp, ngẫu nhiên gặp
			☆	to drop across somebody
				ngẫu nhiên gặp ai, tình cờ gặp ai
	〆	to drop by/in/over/round; to drop in on somebody; to drop into something
		✓	tạt vào thăm; nhân tiện đi qua ghé vào thăm
			☆	Drop round some time
				Hôm nào nhân tiện ghé vào chơi nhé
			☆	I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing
				Tôi đang đi ngang qua chợt nghĩ ghé vào thăm anh
			☆	Sorry we're late - we dropped into a pub on the way
				Xin lỗi, chúng tôi đến muộn - chúng tôi đã tấp vào một quán rượutrên đường đi
	〆	to drop out (of something)
		✓	rút ra khỏi (một hoạt động, cuộc thi, đoàn thể...)
		✓	(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) rời khỏi trường học mà không học hết các lớp theo đúng chương trình quy định; bỏ học nửa chừng
			☆	she got a scholarship to Cambridge, but dropped out a year later
				cô ta được một học bổng ở Cambridge, nhưng một năm sau lại nghỉ ngang
	〆	to drop a curtsey
		✓	(xem) curtsey
	〆	to drop from sight
		✓	biến mất, mất hút
	〆	to drop dead
		✓	chết đột ngột và bất ngờ chết bất đắc kỳ tử
	〆	drop dead!
		✓	đừng quấy rầy tôi nữa!; đừng dí mũi vào chuyện đó nữa!
	〆	to drop names
		✓	loè thiên hạ bằng cách nói rằng mình quen toàn những nhân vật nổi tiếng
	〆	to drop like flies
		✓	rơi rụng vô số kể, chết như rạ
	〆	to drop a brick/clanger
		✓	gây khó chịu cho ai mà chính mình cũng chẳng biết
	〆	to drop/dump something in somebody's lap
		✓	đổ thừa tại ai, đổ trách nhiệm cho ai
	〆	to drop one's aitches
		✓	không phát âm chữ h ở những từ mà người có học thức thì phát âm được (không phát âm được chữ h trong trường hợp này coi (như) không phải là người có học thức)
	〆	to drop a stitch
		✓	(trong việc đan áo) bỏ mất một mũi đan
	〆	one's jaw drops
		✓	xem jaw
	〆	to let somebody/something drop
		✓	không nhắc đến ai/cái gì nữa
	〆	to drop back; to drop behind
		✓	tụt lại đằng sau
			☆	the two lovers dropped back so as to be alone
				ahi người yêu nhau tụt lại đằng sau để được đi riêng
			☆	Britain is increasingly dropping behind her competitors in this field
				Nước Anh ngày càng tụt hậu so với các đối thủ của mình trong lĩnh vực này
	〆	to drop off
		✓	thiu thiu ngủ; ngủ lơ mơ
		✓	trở nên ít hơn hoặc kém
			☆	traffic has dropped off since the by-pass opened
				lưu lượng giao thông đã giảm nhiều từ khi có con đường ngang
◎	[drop]
〆	saying & slang
	■	stop taking a subject, withdraw, drop out
		☆	You wouldn't drop English! It's the key to other subjects.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  drop curtain, drop cloth, fall, cliff, drop-off, dip, free fall, drib, driblet, bead, pearl, devolve, deteriorate, degenerate, neglect, pretermit, omit, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap, shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, dribble, drip, dismiss, send pack
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  recuperate, recover, convalesce, attend to, take to heart, sharpen