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drop

n.

Enough fluid to fall
drip, trickle, droplet, globule, bead, tear, teardrop, dewdrop, raindrop, dribble.
A lowering or falling
fall, reduction, decrease, slide, descent, slump, lapse, slip, decline, downturn, upset, precipitation, lessening, falling-off, plunge, precipice, declivity, slope, dip; see also fall 1.
A small quantity
speck, dash, dab; see bit 1.

at the drop of a hat<strong>*

without warning, at the slightest provocation, quickly; see immediately.

get the drop on<strong>*

take advantage of, seize the advantage, defeat; see succeed 1, use 1.

drop Synonyms

drop

v.

To fall in drops
drip, fall, dribble, trickle, descend, leak, ooze, percolate, emanate, distill, precipitate (out), seep, drain, filter, sink, bleed, bead, splash, rain, snow, purl, trill down, plash, plump, hail; see also rain.
Antonyms rise*, spurt, squirt.
To cause or permit to fall
let go, let fall, release, give up, shed, relinquish, abandon, discard, loosen, lower, plump, floor, ground, shoot, knock down, fell, unload, deposit, topple; see also down, dump.
Antonyms raise*, elevate, send up.
To tumble
cave in, plummet, sink, collapse; see faint, fall 1.
To discontinue
give up, quit, leave out; see abandon 1, dismiss 1, 2, omit 1.
*To break off an acquaintance
break with, part from, snub, cut, abandon, cast off, forsake, desert, leave, forget about, divorce, become alienated from, separate, withdraw, repudiate, fling aside, have done with, turn one's back on, lose*, ditch*, write off*, shake*, throw over*, brush off*; see also abandon 2.
Antonyms invite*, welcome, make friends with.
To become lower or less
decline, diminish, dwindle; see decrease 1.

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Another word for drop

noun

A quantity of liquid falling or resting in a spherical mass:
driblet, droplet, globule. See dry
A small amount of liquor:
dram, jigger, shot, sip, tot¹. (Informal) nip², slug¹. (Slang) snort. See big, ingestion
A tiny amount:
bit¹, crumb, dab¹, dash, dot, dram, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap¹, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit. (Chiefly British) spot. See big
The act of dropping from a height:
descent, fall. See rise
A usually swift downward trend, as in prices:
decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble. See increase
The extent or measurement downward from a surface:
deepness, depth. See surface
A downward slope or distance:
decline, declivity, descent, fall, pitch. See rise
A dominating position, as in a conflict:
advantage, better¹, bulge, draw, edge, superiority, upper hand, vantage. (Informal) inside track, jump. See over

verb

To go from a more erect posture to a less erect posture:
fall, sink, slump. See rise
To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price:
dive, fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, slump, tumble. Idiom: take a sudden downtrend (or downturn). See increase
To slope downward:
decline, descend, dip, fall, pitch, sink. See rise
To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow:
bring down, cut down, down, fell¹, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down, throw. (Slang) deck¹. Idiom: lay low. See rise
To cease consideration or treatment of:
dismiss, give over, give up, skip. Idioms: have done with, wash one's hands of. See keep
To take or leave out:
eliminate, omit, remove. See include
To suffer the loss of:
forfeit, lose. Idiom: kiss good-by to. See get
To suddenly lose all health or strength:
break (down), cave in, collapse, crack, give out, succumb. (Informal) crack up. (Slang) conk out. Idiom: give way. See health
To cease living:
decease, demise, depart, die, expire, go, pass away, pass (on), perish, succumb. (Informal) pop off. (Slang) check out, croak, kick in, kick off. Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one's last, cash in, give up the ghost, go to one's grave, kick the bucket, meet one's end (or Maker), pass on to the Great Beyond, turn up one's toes. See live
To end the employment or service of:
cashier, discharge, dismiss, release, terminate. (Informal) ax, fire, pink-slip. (Slang) boot¹, bounce, can, sack¹. Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone the ax, give someone the gate, give someone the pink slip, let go, show someone the door. See keep
To fall or let fall in drops of liquid:
distill, dribble, drip, trickle, weep. See rise
To move downward in response to gravity:
descend, fall. See rise
To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily:
fall, go down, nose-dive, pitch, plunge, spill, topple, tumble. Idiom: take a fall (or header) (or plunge) (or spill) (or tumble). See rise
To cause to descend:
depress, let down, lower², take down. See rise