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Dropping

adjective

Coming down freely under the influence of gravity. Synonym: falling. "Falling rain"

Drop

verb

(past & past part. dropped or dropt; pres. part. dropping)

Let fall to the ground.

To fall vertically.

Go down in value.

Fall or descend to a lower place or level. Synonyms: drop down, sink.

Terminate an association with.

Utter with seeming casualness. "Drop names"

Stop pursuing or acting. Synonym: knock off. "Knock it off!"

Leave or unload. Synonyms: discharge, drop off, put down, set down, unload. "Drop off the passengers at the hotel"

Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow. Synonyms: cut down, fell, strike down. "Lightning struck down the hikers"

10.

Lose (a game).

11.

Pay out. Synonyms: expend, spend.

12.

Lower the pitch of (musical notes). Synonym: flatten. Antonym: sharpen.

13.

Hang freely. Synonyms: dangle, swing. "The light dropped from the ceiling"

14.

Stop associating with. Synonyms: dismiss, send away, send packing.

15.

Let or cause to fall in drops. Synonyms: dribble, drip.

16.

Get rid of. Synonyms: cast, cast off, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off. "Shed your clothes"

17.

Take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth.

18.

Omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing.

19.

Leave undone or leave out. Synonyms: leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit. "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" Antonym: attend to.

20.

Change from one level to another.

21.

Fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death.

22.

Grow worse. Synonyms: degenerate, deteriorate, devolve. "Conditions in the slums degenerated" , "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" Antonym: recuperate.

23.

Give birth; used for animals.