" drop "

1: to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally;

  * e.g., " ... I dropped the fly ball "

•  Synonyms : 

•  depress,

•  lower,

•  throw,

•  throw down

•  Antonyms : 

•  lift,

•  pick up,

•  raise

2: to go to a lower level especially abruptly;

  * e.g., " ... although they start out high, prices for home electronics eventually drop "

•  Synonyms : 

•  crash,

•  crater,

•  decline,

•  descend,

•  dip,

•  dive,

•  fall,

•  lower,

•  nose-dive,

•  plummet,

•  plunge,

•  sink,

•  skid,

•  tumble

•  Antonyms : 

•  arise,

•  ascend,

•  lift,

•  mount,

•  rise,

•  soar,

•  spike,

•  up

3: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... drop what you're doing and come here "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break,

•  break off,

•  break up,

•  can,

•  cease,

•  cut off,

•  cut out,

•  desist (from),

•  discontinue,

•  end,

•  give over,

•  halt,

•  knock off,

•  lay off,

•  leave off,

•  pack (up or in),

•  quit,

•  shut off,

•  stop

•  Antonyms : 

•  carry on,

•  continue,

•  keep,

•  keep up,

•  maintain

1: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;

  * e.g., " ... my interest in photography has dropped off over the years "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abate,

•  de-escalate,

•  decline,

•  decrease,

•  die (away or down or out),

•  diminish,

•  drain (away),

•  dwindle,

•  ease,

•  ebb,

•  fall,

•  fall away,

•  lessen,

•  let up,

•  lower,

•  moderate,

•  pall,

•  phase down,

•  ratchet (down),

•  recede,

•  relent,

•  remit,

•  shrink,

•  subside,

•  taper,

•  taper off,

•  wane

•  Antonyms : 

•  accumulate,

•  balloon,

•  build,

•  burgeon,

•  enlarge,

•  escalate,

•  expand,

•  grow,

•  increase,

•  intensify,

•  mount,

•  mushroom,

•  pick up,

•  rise,

•  snowball,

•  soar,

•  swell,

•  wax

1: to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable);

  * e.g., " ... a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back "

•  Synonyms : 

•  back away,

•  fall back,

•  pull out,

•  recede,

•  retire,

•  retreat,

•  withdraw

•  Antonyms : 

•  advance

1: to make a brief visit;

  * e.g., " ... I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back "

•  Synonyms : 

•  call,

•  come by,

•  come over,

•  drop in,

•  pop (in),

•  run (over),

•  run in,

•  step in,

•  stop (by or in),

•  visit

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make a brief visit;

  * e.g., " ... drop in any time—we're always home "

•  Synonyms : 

•  call,

•  come by,

•  come over,

•  drop by,

•  pop (in),

•  run (over),

•  run in,

•  step in,

•  stop (by or in),

•  visit

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make a social call upon;

  * e.g., " ... as long as we're in town, we should drop in on my aunt "

•  Synonyms : 

•  call (on or upon),

•  see,

•  visit

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass;

  * e.g., " ... a drop of water fell from the leaky faucet every few seconds "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bead,

•  blob,

•  driblet,

•  drip,

•  droplet,

•  glob,

•  globule

•  Antonyms : 

•  ascent,

•  climb,

•  rise,

•  rising,

•  soaring,

•  upswing,

•  upturn

2: distance measured from the top to the bottom of something;

  * e.g., " ... a drop of 10 feet from the roof to the ground "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deepness,

•  depth

•  Antonyms : 

•  boost,

•  enlargement,

•  gain,

•  increase,

•  increment,

•  raise,

•  rise,

•  step-up,

•  uptick

3: the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude;

  * e.g., " ... the sudden drop of the plane really shook up the passengers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  descent,

•  dip,

•  dive,

•  down,

•  fall,

•  nosedive,

•  plunge

•  Antonyms : 

•  disadvantage,

•  drawback,

•  handicap,

•  liability,

•  minus,

•  penalty,

•  strike

1: a person who visits another;

  * e.g., " ... we're having open house for New Year's, and drop-ins are welcome to come and go as they please "

•  Synonyms : 

•  caller,

•  frequenter,

•  guest,

•  visitant,

•  visitor

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the amount by which something is lessened;

  * e.g., " ... the drop-off in movie attendance was the greatest in more than a decade "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abatement,

•  decline,

•  decrease,

•  decrement,

•  dent,

•  depletion,

•  depression,

•  diminishment,

•  diminution,

•  drop,

•  fall,

•  falloff,

•  loss,

•  reduction,

•  shrinkage,

•  step-down

•  Antonyms : 

•  boost,

•  enlargement,

•  gain,

•  increase,

•  increment,

•  raise,

•  rise,

•  step-up,

•  uptick

1: very pleasing to look at;

  * e.g., " ... a drop-dead wedding dress that must have cost a fortune "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aesthetic,

•  attractive,

•  beauteous,

•  beautiful,

•  bonny,

•  comely,

•  cute,

•  fair,

•  fetching,

•  good,

•  good-looking,

•  goodly,

•  gorgeous,

•  handsome,

•  knockout,

•  likely,

•  lovely,

•  lovesome,

•  pretty,

•  ravishing,

•  seemly,

•  sightly,

•  stunning,

•  taking,

•  well-favored

•  Antonyms : 

•  grotesque,

•  hideous,

•  homely,

•  ill-favored,

•  plain,

•  ugly,

•  unaesthetic,

•  unattractive,

•  unbeautiful,

•  uncomely,

•  uncute,

•  unhandsome,

•  unlovely,

•  unpleasing,

•  unpretty,

•  unsightly