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- let or cause to fall in drops
- let saliva drivel from the mouth
- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
- propel
- (intransitive) To move or roll slowly.
- To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.
- (basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.
- To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.
- (transitive) To let something fall in drips.
- To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
noun
- saliva spilling from the mouth
- the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
- flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
- (countable) A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
- (countable) A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.
- (countable) A small amount of a liquid.
- (countable, sports) The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it.
- (uncountable) Drool; saliva.
- (uncountable, colloquial) Rubbish; worthless matter.
verb
- let or cause to fall in drops
- fall in drops
- (impersonal, of the weather) To rain lightly; to drizzle.
- (transitive) To let fall in drops.
- (UK, naval slang, intransitive) To whine or complain consistently; to grumble.
- (intransitive, usually with with) To have a superabundance of (something).
- (stative, slang) Be impressive or attractive.
- (intransitive) To be wet, to be soaked.
- (intransitive) To fall one drop at a time.
- (intransitive) To leak slowly.
noun
- A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.
- the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
- flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
- (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
- (architecture) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member that projects beyond the rest, and has a section designed to throw off rainwater.
- (colloquial, derogatory) A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person.
- (medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.
- (slang, uncountable) Style; swagger; fashionable and/or expensive clothing.
- (finance) Alternative letter-case form of DRIP (“dividend reinvestment plan”)
- A drop of a liquid.
verb
- let or cause to fall in drops
- pay out
- utter with seeming casualness
- take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
- change from one level to another
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- stop pursuing or acting
- to fall vertically
- let fall to the ground
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
- grow progressively worse
- stop associating with
- leave undone or leave out
- to remove
- go down in value
- lose (a game)
- omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
- give birth; used for animals
- hang loosely
- terminate an association with
- (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
- (intransitive, computing) To enter a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down; to kill.
- (intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- (transitive) To reduce; to make smaller.
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
- (intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- (transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
- (intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
- (originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
- (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
- (intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state.
- (intransitive, online gaming, video games) Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
- To impart (something).
- (intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- (rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- (transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
- To perform (rap music).
- (transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- (transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- (transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- (transitive, computing) To present (the user) with a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- (cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- (transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- (transitive, online gaming, video games) Of a defeated enemy or container: To leave behind an item that the player can collect.
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- (intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting.
- (transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- (transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
- (transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- (US, Singapore, ergative, military, slang) To make someone, or be made to do push-ups or some other form of exercise on the ground as punishment.
- (intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
noun
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- a steep high face of rock
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- the act of dropping something
- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- (online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- (pinball) Ellipsis of drop target.
- (rugby) Ellipsis of drop kick.
- (pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- (agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- (informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on: an advantage.
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- (electrics, telecommunications) An overhead electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer's building or other premises.
- (American football) A dropped pass.
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- (law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- (theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- (slang, US) An automobile with a drop-top roof, a convertible.
- Licorice in confectionery form.
- Ellipsis of drop hammer or drop press.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- (law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
- (music) A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trance, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- (surfing) A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave.
- (cricket) A place (specified by an ordinal) in the batting order after the openers.
- (architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- (American football) Ellipsis of drop-back.
- (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- (chiefly British) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- (golf) Ellipsis of drop shot.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- (chiefly Australia, British) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
noun
- The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
- A place where the surface (of a seat, the earth, etc) sinks or droops, like a depression or a dip in a ridge.
- The difference in height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.
- The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
- Alternative form of saag.
- a shape that sags
verb
- (transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load.
- (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
- To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
- (informal, Canada) To pull down someone else's pants as a prank.
- (informal) To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
- (figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.
- To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
- droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- cause to sag
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verb
adj
- Not moving; calm.
- Not effervescing; not sparkling.
- Uttering no sound; silent.
- Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
- (not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
- free from noticeable current
- used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion
- not in physical motion
- not sparkling
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- marked by absence of sound
adv
- (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
- Alternative spelling of styll.
- (extensive) Even, yet.
- (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
- Without motion.
- (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation
- without moving or making a sound
noun
- A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
- (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
- (catering) A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
- A device for distilling liquids.
- (photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
- (cinematography) A single frame from a film.
- (catering) The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
- A period of calm or silence.
- a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
- a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
- (poetic) tranquil silence
noun
- That which falls in drops.
- The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
- (machine learning) The transformation of a complex large language model into a smaller one.
- The substance extracted by distilling.
- (petrochemistry) Separation of petroleum into specific hydrocarbon groups; fractionation.
- Purification through repeated or continuous distilling; rectification.
- a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
- the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
noun
verb
- (nautical) To change the direction of the sail so as to point in a direction that is more down wind; to bring the bow leeward.
- (transitive and intransitive) To become detached or to drop from.
- (intransitive) To diminish in size, value, etc. To get worse (in quality).
- (intransitive) To fall into sin; stray.
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- diminish in size or intensity
- come off
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noun
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verb
noun
- The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
- A place where the surface (of a seat, the earth, etc) sinks or droops, like a depression or a dip in a ridge.
- The difference in height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.
- The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
- Alternative form of saag.
- a shape that sags
verb
- (transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load.
- (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
- To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
- (informal, Canada) To pull down someone else's pants as a prank.
- (informal) To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
- (figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.
- To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
- droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- cause to sag
noun
- That which falls in drops.
- The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
- (machine learning) The transformation of a complex large language model into a smaller one.
- The substance extracted by distilling.
- (petrochemistry) Separation of petroleum into specific hydrocarbon groups; fractionation.
- Purification through repeated or continuous distilling; rectification.
- a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
- the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
verb
- let or cause to fall in drops
- fall in drops
- (impersonal, of the weather) To rain lightly; to drizzle.
- (transitive) To let fall in drops.
- (UK, naval slang, intransitive) To whine or complain consistently; to grumble.
- (intransitive, usually with with) To have a superabundance of (something).
- (stative, slang) Be impressive or attractive.
- (intransitive) To be wet, to be soaked.
- (intransitive) To fall one drop at a time.
- (intransitive) To leak slowly.
noun
- A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.
- the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
- flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
- (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
- (architecture) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member that projects beyond the rest, and has a section designed to throw off rainwater.
- (colloquial, derogatory) A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person.
- (medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.
- (slang, uncountable) Style; swagger; fashionable and/or expensive clothing.
- (finance) Alternative letter-case form of DRIP (“dividend reinvestment plan”)
- A drop of a liquid.
noun
verb
- (nautical) To change the direction of the sail so as to point in a direction that is more down wind; to bring the bow leeward.
- (transitive and intransitive) To become detached or to drop from.
- (intransitive) To diminish in size, value, etc. To get worse (in quality).
- (intransitive) To fall into sin; stray.
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- diminish in size or intensity
- come off
verb
- let or cause to fall in drops
- let saliva drivel from the mouth
- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
- propel
- (intransitive) To move or roll slowly.
- To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.
- (basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.
- To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.
- (transitive) To let something fall in drips.
- To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
noun
- saliva spilling from the mouth
- the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
- flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
- (countable) A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
- (countable) A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.
- (countable) A small amount of a liquid.
- (countable, sports) The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it.
- (uncountable) Drool; saliva.
- (uncountable, colloquial) Rubbish; worthless matter.
verb
- let or cause to fall in drops
- fall in drops
- (impersonal, of the weather) To rain lightly; to drizzle.
- (transitive) To let fall in drops.
- (UK, naval slang, intransitive) To whine or complain consistently; to grumble.
- (intransitive, usually with with) To have a superabundance of (something).
- (stative, slang) Be impressive or attractive.
- (intransitive) To be wet, to be soaked.
- (intransitive) To fall one drop at a time.
- (intransitive) To leak slowly.
noun
- A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.
- the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
- flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
- (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
- (architecture) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member that projects beyond the rest, and has a section designed to throw off rainwater.
- (colloquial, derogatory) A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person.
- (medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.
- (slang, uncountable) Style; swagger; fashionable and/or expensive clothing.
- (finance) Alternative letter-case form of DRIP (“dividend reinvestment plan”)
- A drop of a liquid.
verb
- let or cause to fall in drops
- pay out
- utter with seeming casualness
- take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
- change from one level to another
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- stop pursuing or acting
- to fall vertically
- let fall to the ground
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
- grow progressively worse
- stop associating with
- leave undone or leave out
- to remove
- go down in value
- lose (a game)
- omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
- give birth; used for animals
- hang loosely
- terminate an association with
- (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
- (intransitive, computing) To enter a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down; to kill.
- (intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- (transitive) To reduce; to make smaller.
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
- (intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- (transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
- (intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
- (originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
- (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
- (intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state.
- (intransitive, online gaming, video games) Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
- To impart (something).
- (intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- (rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- (transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
- To perform (rap music).
- (transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- (transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- (transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- (transitive, computing) To present (the user) with a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- (cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- (transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- (transitive, online gaming, video games) Of a defeated enemy or container: To leave behind an item that the player can collect.
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- (intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting.
- (transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- (transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
- (transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- (US, Singapore, ergative, military, slang) To make someone, or be made to do push-ups or some other form of exercise on the ground as punishment.
- (intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
noun
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- a steep high face of rock
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- the act of dropping something
- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- (online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- (pinball) Ellipsis of drop target.
- (rugby) Ellipsis of drop kick.
- (pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- (agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- (informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on: an advantage.
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- (electrics, telecommunications) An overhead electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer's building or other premises.
- (American football) A dropped pass.
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- (law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- (theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- (slang, US) An automobile with a drop-top roof, a convertible.
- Licorice in confectionery form.
- Ellipsis of drop hammer or drop press.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- (law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
- (music) A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trance, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- (surfing) A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave.
- (cricket) A place (specified by an ordinal) in the batting order after the openers.
- (architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- (American football) Ellipsis of drop-back.
- (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- (chiefly British) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- (golf) Ellipsis of drop shot.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- (chiefly Australia, British) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
verb
adj
- Not moving; calm.
- Not effervescing; not sparkling.
- Uttering no sound; silent.
- Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
- (not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
- free from noticeable current
- used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion
- not in physical motion
- not sparkling
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- marked by absence of sound
adv
- (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
- Alternative spelling of styll.
- (extensive) Even, yet.
- (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
- Without motion.
- (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation
- without moving or making a sound
noun
- A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
- (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
- (catering) A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
- A device for distilling liquids.
- (photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
- (cinematography) A single frame from a film.
- (catering) The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
- A period of calm or silence.
- a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
- a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
- (poetic) tranquil silence