English words for 'Synonym of hit rock bottom.'
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adj
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Low-cut.
- (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Dead. (Compare lay low.)
- (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
- (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- (video games, roleplaying games) Having few hit points remaining; damaged.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- (chiefly in several set phrases) Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
- (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- (especially in biology) Simple in complexity or development.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- no longer sufficient
- unrefined in character
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- of the most contemptible kind
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- low or inferior in station or quality
- being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
- very low in volume
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
noun
- A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
- (slang, usually accompanied by "the") A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
- (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
- (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- a low level or position or degree
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
adv
- Close to the ground.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- In a time approaching our own.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- in a low position; near the ground
verb
noun
- The act of something that bottoms; the point at which something bottoms (in various senses).
- (technical, historical) The contouring of the wooden seat of a chair.
- (UK, colloquial) The act of thoroughly cleaning something.
- (dyeing) A substance used to prepare a material for dyeing.
- Residue left at the bottom of something.
- Material used to line the bottom of something.
- A foundation (literal and figurative senses).
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- hit the ground
- reach the low point
- (idiomatic) Of a vessel, to touch the bottom of a water body.
- (intransitive, gay slang) To fully anally penetrate.
- (mechanical engineering) Of a suspension or similar device, to strike the lower mechanical stop and lose the ability to buffer further downward motion.
- (intransitive) To reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest point.
- (idiomatic, automotive) Of a vehicle, to touch or drag along the ground or other surface.
adj
- Struck down or leveled with the floor.
- Of a pedal, pushed all the way down, especially to accelerate.
- (informal, figuratively) Amazed or greatly surprised.
- Brought to the ground.
- Hung near the base of a wall.
- (mathematics) Set to a lower bound.
- (informal, figuratively) Impressed.
- (informal, figuratively) Finished; done for.
- (informal, figuratively) Overpowered.
- Covered or furnished with a floor.
- Silenced by a conclusive answer or retort.
- provided with a floor
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- (British, slang) The bottom or backside.
- The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.
- (Internet slang, often derogatory) A person with no ability to think for themselves; (by extension) an unintelligent or contemptible person.
- (computing) A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.
- (video games) A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.
- (video games, slang, derogatory) A supremely unskilled player.
- (science fiction, informal) A physical robot.
- botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
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- (countable and uncountable, slang) Any alcoholic drink.
- (countable) An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
- (countable, rail transport) An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
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- (Southern US, especially South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia) A knit cap, designed to provide warmth in cold weather.
- A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
- (figurative) Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.
- (Canada, US) A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.
- a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
verb
- (intransitive) To be knocked down or laid low.
- (transitive) To knock down or lay low.
- (reflexive) To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.
- (transitive) To make something flat or flatter.
- (computer graphics, transitive) To combine (separate layers) into a single image.
- To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.
- (music) To lower by a semitone.
- (programming, transitive) To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements.
- (intransitive) To become flat or flatter; to plateau.
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- become flat or flatter
- make flat or flatter
verb
- To fall to the lowest point.
- (intransitive, especially LGBTQ slang) To take on the receptive role during intercourse.
- (transitive) To pour spirits into (a glass to be topped up with soda water).
- (mechanics, intransitive) To reach or strike against the bottom of something, so as to impede free action.
- (transitive, chiefly passive voice) To lie on the bottom of; to underlie, to lie beneath.
- (transitive) To reach the bottom of something.
- (transitive) To furnish (something) with a bottom.
- (transitive) To establish or found (something) on or upon.
- strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
- come to understand
- provide with a bottom or a seat
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- (baseball) The second half of an inning, the home team's turn at bat.
- (countable, colloquial, by extension) A sexual submissive.
- (heraldry, rare) A trundle or spindle of thread.
- Spirits poured into a glass before adding soda water.
- The bed of a body of water.
- An abyss.
- (particle physics) Ellipsis of bottom quark.
- (often figuratively) The lowest part of a container.
- (uncountable, British, slang) Character, reliability, staying power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment.
- The lowest part of anything.
- (euphemistic) The buttocks or anus.
- The fundamental part; a basic aspect.
- (usually in the plural) Low-lying land near a river with alluvial soil.
- (clothing, often plural) A garment worn to cover the body below the torso.
- (nautical) Certain parts of a vessel, particularly the cargo hold or the portion of the ship that is always underwater.
- The lowest or last position in a rank.
- (now chiefly US) Low-lying land; a valley or hollow.
- (music) The bass or baritone instruments of a band.
- The remotest or innermost part of something.
- (nautical) A cargo vessel, a ship.
- A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon.
- (countable, slang, especially LGBTQ slang) A person who has a receptive role or has a preference for that role during intercourse.
- (agriculture) The working portion of a moldboard-style plow.
- the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
- low-lying alluvial land near a river
- a cargo ship
- a depression forming the ground under a body of water
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- the lowest part of anything
- the lower side of anything
noun
- That which sinks or descends.
- (construction) A sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
- (baseball) Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball.
- In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.
- (slang) A doughnut; a biscuit.
- One who sinks something.
- (fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.
- a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)
- a small ring-shaped friedcake
- a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
verb
- (transitive, US, Australia, slang) To crash; to fall.
- (transitive, card games) To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner, especially for cheating.
- (transitive, by extension) To arrange or fix to obtain an advantage; to deliberately distort the composition of (an assembly, committee, etc.).
- (gaming) To operate cumulatively.
- (aviation, transitive) To place (aircraft) into a holding pattern.
- (transitive) To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.
- (transitive, poker) To take all the money another player currently has on the table.
- (printing) To have excessive ink transfer.
- (informal, intransitive) To collect precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.
- load or cover with stacks
- arrange in stacks
- arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
noun
- (Australia, slang) A fall or crash, a prang.
- (video games) The quantity of a given item which fills up an inventory slot or bag.
- A smokestack.
- (military) A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.
- (poker) The amount of money a player has on the table.
- (bodybuilding) A blend of various dietary supplements or anabolic steroids with supposed synergistic benefits.
- (geology) A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.
- A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet. (~3 m³)
- (UK) A pile of poles or wood, indefinite in quantity.
- (computing, often with "the") A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.
- A vertical drainpipe.
- A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the last.
- (figuratively) A large amount of an object.
- (programming) A linear data structure in which items inserted are removed in reverse order (the last item inserted is the first one to be removed).
- (mathematics) A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.
- (aviation) A holding pattern, with aircraft circling one above the other as they wait to land.
- An extensive collection
- (library) Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.
- A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
- A combination of interdependent, yet individually replaceable, software components or technologies used together on a system.
- A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof.
- (networking) An implementation of a protocol suite (set of protocols forming a layered architecture).
- an orderly pile
- a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
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- (transitive) To cause to drop heavily.
- (poker, transitive) To have (a hand) using the community cards dealt on the flop.
- (intransitive, slang) To stay, sleep or live in a place.
- (transitive) To flip; to reverse (an image).
- (intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
- (intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
- (sports, intransitive) To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)
- (transitive, prison slang) To deny someone parole.
- (intransitive) To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap.
- fail utterly; collapse
- fall suddenly and abruptly
- fall loosely
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noun
- A heavy, passive fall; a plopping down.
- (poker) The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game.
- (by confusion, computing) One floating-point operation per second, a unit of measure of processor speed.
- Dung, as in cow-flop.
- A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
- (slang) A flophouse.
- (computing) Abbreviation of floating-point operation.
- someone who is unsuccessful
- an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
- the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
- a complete failure
verb
- (intransitive) To fall (down); to fall to the floor.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down.
- (intransitive, UK, colloquial) To be pleasant, etc., when eaten or drunk.
- (nautical, of a ship or boat) To sink.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular, of a gang) To attack another gang.
- (intransitive, slang) To take place, happen.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted.
- (intransitive) To be blamed for something; to be the scapegoat; to go to prison.
- (intransitive, of a heavenly body) Synonym of set, to disappear below the horizon.
- (aviation, intransitive) To crash.
- To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- (intransitive) To decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one.
- (intransitive, slang) To be soundly defeated.
- (intransitive) To be recorded or remembered (as).
- (intransitive, computing, engineering) To stop functioning, to go offline.
- (intransitive, with on) To perform oral sex.
- stop operating
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- disappear beyond the horizon
- be recorded or remembered
- be defeated
- go under
- be ingested
- grow smaller
verb
- (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- (transitive, figurative) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of.
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- (nautical) To position vertically above or below.
- (intransitive) To work as a plumber.
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- weight with lead
- examine thoroughly and in great depth
- adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
- measure the depth of something
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- (normally confined to the expression come a cropper) A fall, a tumble; a decided failure.
- A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.
- A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.
- A variety of plant producing a good harvest.
- A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.
- small farmers and tenants
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- (sometimes figurative) A heavy fall.
- (historical) A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral.
- (slang) A hilarious joke.
- (slang) A tremendous lie (especially an obvious one); a whopper.
- (psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
- (slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
- (historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.
- (slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).
- (slang) A small child.
- (slang) A bitterly cold day.
- That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
- monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
- a glaring blunder
- a joke that seems extremely funny
verb
- (intransitive) To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To cease talking.
- (intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
- (intransitive) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- wear off or die down
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
- sink down or precipitate
- sink to a lower level or form a depression
verb
- (originally Scotland) Often followed by down: to drop, land, or set abruptly and/or heavily into or on to a surface or some other thing with a dull sound; to plump down.
- (figurative) Chiefly followed by down or out: to pay (money); to plank.
- (music) To pluck and quickly release (a string of a stringed instrument); also, to play (a stringed instrument) by plucking strings; to play (a piano, etc.) by striking keys; or, to play (a note or tune) on such an instrument.
- (transitive) To be absent from (school) without permission; to be a truant.
- (intransitive) To play truant.
- (also reflexive, originally Scotland) Often followed by down: to drop, set, or throw (something, or oneself) abruptly and/or heavily into or on to a surface or some other thing, making a dull sound; to plump.
- To move (something) with a sudden push.
- (music) To pluck and quickly release a string of a musical instrument; also, to play a stringed instrument by plucking strings; to play a piano, etc., by striking keys; or, to play a note or tune on such an instrument.
- (figurative) Followed by for: to choose, to opt; to plump.
- To make a brief, dull sound, such as the thud of something landing on a surface; to thud.
- (chiefly US) To hit or injure (someone or something); also, to shoot (someone or something) with a firearm.
- (baseball) To pitch a ball in a way that it hits (a player).
- drop steeply
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
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- (transitive) To hit extremely hard.
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex with.
- (transitive, figuratively) To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.
- (transitive, US) To deform through continuous pressure.
- (transitive, figuratively) To ruin completely and suddenly.
- (intransitive) To be destroyed by being smashed.
- (transitive) To break (something brittle) violently.
- hit violently
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- hit with great force
- overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
- collide or strike violently and suddenly
- break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
- damage or destroy as if by violence
- humiliate or depress completely
- hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
- reduce to bankruptcy
noun
- The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
- (colloquial) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
- (aviation, informal) Airspeed; dynamic pressure.
- A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial) A traffic collision.
- (tennis) A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
- A mashed foodstuff.
- a conspicuous success
- the act of colliding with something
- a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
- a vigorous blow
- a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
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- A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
- A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
- A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
- an artificial source of visible illumination
- a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
verb
- To fall down hard with a thump.
- To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.
- (also figuratively) To drive or force (someone or something) by, or as if by, beating or hitting; to knock.
- To pack (people or things) closely together; to cram.
- (figuratively) To decisively defeat (someone) in a contest; to beat, to thrash.
- deliver a hard blow to
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- (transitive) To hit very hard.
- (ambitransitive) To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.
- (intransitive) To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
- (intransitive) To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
- (transitive) To soundly defeat, to trounce.
- (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
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- (intransitive, informal) To fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed.
- (transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- (transitive) To double or lay together (one’s arms, hands, wings, etc.) so as to overlap with each other.
- (intransitive, poker) To withdraw from betting.
- (intransitive) To fail, to collapse, to disband.
- (transitive) To enclose within folded arms, to clasp, to embrace (see also enfold).
- (transitive, computing) To split (a line of text) across multiple lines, to obey line length limitations.
- (intransitive, business) Of a company, to cease to trade.
- (intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.
- (intransitive) To become folded; to form folds.
- (transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
- (transitive) To confine (animals) in a fold, to pen in.
- (transitive) To place sheep on (a piece of land) in order to manure it.
- (transitive, cooking) To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid.
- (transitive, figuratively) To cover up, to conceal.
- (transitive, figuratively) To include in a spiritual ‘flock’ or group of the saved, etc.
- (intransitive, by extension) To withdraw or quit in general.
- (transitive) To draw or coil (one’s arms, a snake’s body, etc.) around something so as to enclose or embrace it.
- (transitive) To enclose in a fold of material, to swathe, wrap up, cover, enwrap.
- bend or lay so that one part covers the other
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- become folded or folded up
- confine in a fold, like sheep
- incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
noun
- (Christianity) A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; also, the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.
- (collective) A group of sheep or goats, particularly those kept in a given enclosure.
- (geology) The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.
- One individual part of something described as manifold, twofold, fourfold, etc.
- One of the doorleaves of a folding door.
- An enclosure or dwelling generally.
- (by extension, web design) The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.
- A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
- A gentle curve of the ground; gentle hill or valley.
- An act of folding.
- A clasp, embrace.
- Any enclosed piece of land belonging to a farm or mill; yard, farmyard.
- (functional programming) Any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value.
- A bend or crease.
- (newspapers) The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.
- (figuratively) Home, family.
- (figuratively) A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.
- (programming) A section of source code that can be collapsed out of view in an editor to aid readability.
- Any correct move in origami.
- A coil of a snake’s body.
- A layer, typically of folded or wrapped cloth.
- a group of sheep or goats
- the act of folding
- an angular or rounded shape made by folding
- a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
- a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
- a pen for sheep
- a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
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- 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
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- (transitive, slang) To hit (someone) heavily.
- (ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To expose or attack someone, typically in a targeted and insulting manner.
- (transitive, informal, with as) To recognize; to assess, register.
- (British, slang) To falsify the reading of the odometer of a vehicle.
- (transitive, informal) To identify (someone) as having some attribute (for example, being trans or gay).
- (transitive, British, New Zealand, Australia, slang) To beat a video game.
- (transitive) To ornament (e.g. the side of a stocking) with figured work.
- (transitive, informal) To notice; to take notice of (someone or something).
- (transitive) To measure the duration of.
- (transitive) To measure the speed of.
- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
noun
- (British) The odometer of a motor vehicle.
- (slang) A face; the head.
- A large beetle, especially the European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius).
- (uncountable) A luck-based patience or solitaire card game with the cards laid out to represent the face of a clock.
- The seed head of a dandelion.
- A time clock.
- (computing, informal) A CPU clock cycle, or T-state.
- (attributive) A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time.
- A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
- A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking.
- (electronics) An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
- a timepiece that shows the time of day
verb
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- (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.
- (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.
- 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
- let or cause to fall in drops
- 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
noun
- 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.
- 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)
noun
- The act of something that bottoms; the point at which something bottoms (in various senses).
- (technical, historical) The contouring of the wooden seat of a chair.
- (UK, colloquial) The act of thoroughly cleaning something.
- (dyeing) A substance used to prepare a material for dyeing.
- Residue left at the bottom of something.
- Material used to line the bottom of something.
- A foundation (literal and figurative senses).
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noun
verb
noun
- (British, slang) The bottom or backside.
- The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.
- (Internet slang, often derogatory) A person with no ability to think for themselves; (by extension) an unintelligent or contemptible person.
- (computing) A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.
- (video games) A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.
- (video games, slang, derogatory) A supremely unskilled player.
- (science fiction, informal) A physical robot.
- botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
verb
noun
- That which sinks or descends.
- (construction) A sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.
- (baseball) Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball.
- In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.
- (slang) A doughnut; a biscuit.
- One who sinks something.
- (fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.
- a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)
- a small ring-shaped friedcake
- a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
noun
verb
noun
- (normally confined to the expression come a cropper) A fall, a tumble; a decided failure.
- A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.
- A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.
- A variety of plant producing a good harvest.
- A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.
- small farmers and tenants
noun
noun
- (sometimes figurative) A heavy fall.
- (historical) A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral.
- (slang) A hilarious joke.
- (slang) A tremendous lie (especially an obvious one); a whopper.
- (psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
- (slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
- (historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.
- (slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).
- (slang) A small child.
- (slang) A bitterly cold day.
- That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
- monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
- a glaring blunder
- a joke that seems extremely funny
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adj
adv
prep
verb
- (transitive, US, Australia, slang) To crash; to fall.
- (transitive, card games) To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner, especially for cheating.
- (transitive, by extension) To arrange or fix to obtain an advantage; to deliberately distort the composition of (an assembly, committee, etc.).
- (gaming) To operate cumulatively.
- (aviation, transitive) To place (aircraft) into a holding pattern.
- (transitive) To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.
- (transitive, poker) To take all the money another player currently has on the table.
- (printing) To have excessive ink transfer.
- (informal, intransitive) To collect precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.
- load or cover with stacks
- arrange in stacks
- arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
noun
- (Australia, slang) A fall or crash, a prang.
- (video games) The quantity of a given item which fills up an inventory slot or bag.
- A smokestack.
- (military) A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.
- (poker) The amount of money a player has on the table.
- (bodybuilding) A blend of various dietary supplements or anabolic steroids with supposed synergistic benefits.
- (geology) A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.
- A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet. (~3 m³)
- (UK) A pile of poles or wood, indefinite in quantity.
- (computing, often with "the") A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.
- A vertical drainpipe.
- A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the last.
- (figuratively) A large amount of an object.
- (programming) A linear data structure in which items inserted are removed in reverse order (the last item inserted is the first one to be removed).
- (mathematics) A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.
- (aviation) A holding pattern, with aircraft circling one above the other as they wait to land.
- An extensive collection
- (library) Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.
- A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
- A combination of interdependent, yet individually replaceable, software components or technologies used together on a system.
- A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof.
- (networking) An implementation of a protocol suite (set of protocols forming a layered architecture).
- an orderly pile
- a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
adj
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Low-cut.
- (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Dead. (Compare lay low.)
- (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
- (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- (video games, roleplaying games) Having few hit points remaining; damaged.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- (chiefly in several set phrases) Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
- (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- (especially in biology) Simple in complexity or development.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- no longer sufficient
- unrefined in character
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- of the most contemptible kind
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- low or inferior in station or quality
- being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
- very low in volume
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
noun
- A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
- (slang, usually accompanied by "the") A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
- (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
- (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- a low level or position or degree
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
adv
- Close to the ground.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- In a time approaching our own.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- in a low position; near the ground
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noun
adj
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
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noun
pron
verb
- hit the ground
- reach the low point
- (idiomatic) Of a vessel, to touch the bottom of a water body.
- (intransitive, gay slang) To fully anally penetrate.
- (mechanical engineering) Of a suspension or similar device, to strike the lower mechanical stop and lose the ability to buffer further downward motion.
- (intransitive) To reach the bottom; to reach the nadir or lowest point.
- (idiomatic, automotive) Of a vehicle, to touch or drag along the ground or other surface.
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noun
verb
noun
- (countable and uncountable, slang) Any alcoholic drink.
- (countable) An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
- (countable, rail transport) An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
verb
noun
- (Southern US, especially South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia) A knit cap, designed to provide warmth in cold weather.
- A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
- (figurative) Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.
- (Canada, US) A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.
- a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
verb
- (intransitive) To be knocked down or laid low.
- (transitive) To knock down or lay low.
- (reflexive) To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.
- (transitive) To make something flat or flatter.
- (computer graphics, transitive) To combine (separate layers) into a single image.
- To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.
- (music) To lower by a semitone.
- (programming, transitive) To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements.
- (intransitive) To become flat or flatter; to plateau.
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- become flat or flatter
- make flat or flatter
verb
- To fall to the lowest point.
- (intransitive, especially LGBTQ slang) To take on the receptive role during intercourse.
- (transitive) To pour spirits into (a glass to be topped up with soda water).
- (mechanics, intransitive) To reach or strike against the bottom of something, so as to impede free action.
- (transitive, chiefly passive voice) To lie on the bottom of; to underlie, to lie beneath.
- (transitive) To reach the bottom of something.
- (transitive) To furnish (something) with a bottom.
- (transitive) To establish or found (something) on or upon.
- strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
- come to understand
- provide with a bottom or a seat
adj
noun
- (baseball) The second half of an inning, the home team's turn at bat.
- (countable, colloquial, by extension) A sexual submissive.
- (heraldry, rare) A trundle or spindle of thread.
- Spirits poured into a glass before adding soda water.
- The bed of a body of water.
- An abyss.
- (particle physics) Ellipsis of bottom quark.
- (often figuratively) The lowest part of a container.
- (uncountable, British, slang) Character, reliability, staying power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment.
- The lowest part of anything.
- (euphemistic) The buttocks or anus.
- The fundamental part; a basic aspect.
- (usually in the plural) Low-lying land near a river with alluvial soil.
- (clothing, often plural) A garment worn to cover the body below the torso.
- (nautical) Certain parts of a vessel, particularly the cargo hold or the portion of the ship that is always underwater.
- The lowest or last position in a rank.
- (now chiefly US) Low-lying land; a valley or hollow.
- (music) The bass or baritone instruments of a band.
- The remotest or innermost part of something.
- (nautical) A cargo vessel, a ship.
- A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon.
- (countable, slang, especially LGBTQ slang) A person who has a receptive role or has a preference for that role during intercourse.
- (agriculture) The working portion of a moldboard-style plow.
- the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
- low-lying alluvial land near a river
- a cargo ship
- a depression forming the ground under a body of water
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- the lowest part of anything
- the lower side of anything
verb
- (transitive, US, Australia, slang) To crash; to fall.
- (transitive, card games) To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner, especially for cheating.
- (transitive, by extension) To arrange or fix to obtain an advantage; to deliberately distort the composition of (an assembly, committee, etc.).
- (gaming) To operate cumulatively.
- (aviation, transitive) To place (aircraft) into a holding pattern.
- (transitive) To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.
- (transitive, poker) To take all the money another player currently has on the table.
- (printing) To have excessive ink transfer.
- (informal, intransitive) To collect precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.
- load or cover with stacks
- arrange in stacks
- arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
noun
- (Australia, slang) A fall or crash, a prang.
- (video games) The quantity of a given item which fills up an inventory slot or bag.
- A smokestack.
- (military) A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.
- (poker) The amount of money a player has on the table.
- (bodybuilding) A blend of various dietary supplements or anabolic steroids with supposed synergistic benefits.
- (geology) A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.
- A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet. (~3 m³)
- (UK) A pile of poles or wood, indefinite in quantity.
- (computing, often with "the") A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.
- A vertical drainpipe.
- A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the last.
- (figuratively) A large amount of an object.
- (programming) A linear data structure in which items inserted are removed in reverse order (the last item inserted is the first one to be removed).
- (mathematics) A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.
- (aviation) A holding pattern, with aircraft circling one above the other as they wait to land.
- An extensive collection
- (library) Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.
- A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
- A combination of interdependent, yet individually replaceable, software components or technologies used together on a system.
- A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof.
- (networking) An implementation of a protocol suite (set of protocols forming a layered architecture).
- an orderly pile
- a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
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noun
verb
- (transitive) To cause to drop heavily.
- (poker, transitive) To have (a hand) using the community cards dealt on the flop.
- (intransitive, slang) To stay, sleep or live in a place.
- (transitive) To flip; to reverse (an image).
- (intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
- (intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
- (sports, intransitive) To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)
- (transitive, prison slang) To deny someone parole.
- (intransitive) To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap.
- fail utterly; collapse
- fall suddenly and abruptly
- fall loosely
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intj
noun
- A heavy, passive fall; a plopping down.
- (poker) The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game.
- (by confusion, computing) One floating-point operation per second, a unit of measure of processor speed.
- Dung, as in cow-flop.
- A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
- (slang) A flophouse.
- (computing) Abbreviation of floating-point operation.
- someone who is unsuccessful
- an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
- the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
- a complete failure
verb
- (intransitive) To fall (down); to fall to the floor.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down.
- (intransitive, UK, colloquial) To be pleasant, etc., when eaten or drunk.
- (nautical, of a ship or boat) To sink.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular, of a gang) To attack another gang.
- (intransitive, slang) To take place, happen.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted.
- (intransitive) To be blamed for something; to be the scapegoat; to go to prison.
- (intransitive, of a heavenly body) Synonym of set, to disappear below the horizon.
- (aviation, intransitive) To crash.
- To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- (intransitive) To decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one.
- (intransitive, slang) To be soundly defeated.
- (intransitive) To be recorded or remembered (as).
- (intransitive, computing, engineering) To stop functioning, to go offline.
- (intransitive, with on) To perform oral sex.
- stop operating
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- disappear beyond the horizon
- be recorded or remembered
- be defeated
- go under
- be ingested
- grow smaller
verb
- (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- (transitive, figurative) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of.
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- (nautical) To position vertically above or below.
- (intransitive) To work as a plumber.
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- weight with lead
- examine thoroughly and in great depth
- adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
- measure the depth of something
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adv
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To cease talking.
- (intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
- (intransitive) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- wear off or die down
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
- sink down or precipitate
- sink to a lower level or form a depression
verb
- (originally Scotland) Often followed by down: to drop, land, or set abruptly and/or heavily into or on to a surface or some other thing with a dull sound; to plump down.
- (figurative) Chiefly followed by down or out: to pay (money); to plank.
- (music) To pluck and quickly release (a string of a stringed instrument); also, to play (a stringed instrument) by plucking strings; to play (a piano, etc.) by striking keys; or, to play (a note or tune) on such an instrument.
- (transitive) To be absent from (school) without permission; to be a truant.
- (intransitive) To play truant.
- (also reflexive, originally Scotland) Often followed by down: to drop, set, or throw (something, or oneself) abruptly and/or heavily into or on to a surface or some other thing, making a dull sound; to plump.
- To move (something) with a sudden push.
- (music) To pluck and quickly release a string of a musical instrument; also, to play a stringed instrument by plucking strings; to play a piano, etc., by striking keys; or, to play a note or tune on such an instrument.
- (figurative) Followed by for: to choose, to opt; to plump.
- To make a brief, dull sound, such as the thud of something landing on a surface; to thud.
- (chiefly US) To hit or injure (someone or something); also, to shoot (someone or something) with a firearm.
- (baseball) To pitch a ball in a way that it hits (a player).
- drop steeply
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
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noun
verb
- (transitive) To hit extremely hard.
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex with.
- (transitive, figuratively) To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.
- (transitive, US) To deform through continuous pressure.
- (transitive, figuratively) To ruin completely and suddenly.
- (intransitive) To be destroyed by being smashed.
- (transitive) To break (something brittle) violently.
- hit violently
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- hit with great force
- overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
- collide or strike violently and suddenly
- break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
- damage or destroy as if by violence
- humiliate or depress completely
- hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
- reduce to bankruptcy
noun
- The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
- (colloquial) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
- (aviation, informal) Airspeed; dynamic pressure.
- A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial) A traffic collision.
- (tennis) A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
- A mashed foodstuff.
- a conspicuous success
- the act of colliding with something
- a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
- a vigorous blow
- a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
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verb
noun
- A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
- A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
- A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
- an artificial source of visible illumination
- a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
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verb
verb
- To fall down hard with a thump.
- To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.
- (also figuratively) To drive or force (someone or something) by, or as if by, beating or hitting; to knock.
- To pack (people or things) closely together; to cram.
- (figuratively) To decisively defeat (someone) in a contest; to beat, to thrash.
- deliver a hard blow to
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verb
- (transitive) To hit very hard.
- (ambitransitive) To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.
- (intransitive) To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
- (intransitive) To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
- (transitive) To soundly defeat, to trounce.
- (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
noun
verb
- (intransitive, informal) To fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed.
- (transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- (transitive) To double or lay together (one’s arms, hands, wings, etc.) so as to overlap with each other.
- (intransitive, poker) To withdraw from betting.
- (intransitive) To fail, to collapse, to disband.
- (transitive) To enclose within folded arms, to clasp, to embrace (see also enfold).
- (transitive, computing) To split (a line of text) across multiple lines, to obey line length limitations.
- (intransitive, business) Of a company, to cease to trade.
- (intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.
- (intransitive) To become folded; to form folds.
- (transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
- (transitive) To confine (animals) in a fold, to pen in.
- (transitive) To place sheep on (a piece of land) in order to manure it.
- (transitive, cooking) To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid.
- (transitive, figuratively) To cover up, to conceal.
- (transitive, figuratively) To include in a spiritual ‘flock’ or group of the saved, etc.
- (intransitive, by extension) To withdraw or quit in general.
- (transitive) To draw or coil (one’s arms, a snake’s body, etc.) around something so as to enclose or embrace it.
- (transitive) To enclose in a fold of material, to swathe, wrap up, cover, enwrap.
- bend or lay so that one part covers the other
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- become folded or folded up
- confine in a fold, like sheep
- incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
noun
- (Christianity) A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; also, the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.
- (collective) A group of sheep or goats, particularly those kept in a given enclosure.
- (geology) The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.
- One individual part of something described as manifold, twofold, fourfold, etc.
- One of the doorleaves of a folding door.
- An enclosure or dwelling generally.
- (by extension, web design) The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.
- A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
- A gentle curve of the ground; gentle hill or valley.
- An act of folding.
- A clasp, embrace.
- Any enclosed piece of land belonging to a farm or mill; yard, farmyard.
- (functional programming) Any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value.
- A bend or crease.
- (newspapers) The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.
- (figuratively) Home, family.
- (figuratively) A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.
- (programming) A section of source code that can be collapsed out of view in an editor to aid readability.
- Any correct move in origami.
- A coil of a snake’s body.
- A layer, typically of folded or wrapped cloth.
- a group of sheep or goats
- the act of folding
- an angular or rounded shape made by folding
- a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
- a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
- a pen for sheep
- a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
verb
- (transitive, slang) To hit (someone) heavily.
- (ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To expose or attack someone, typically in a targeted and insulting manner.
- (transitive, informal, with as) To recognize; to assess, register.
- (British, slang) To falsify the reading of the odometer of a vehicle.
- (transitive, informal) To identify (someone) as having some attribute (for example, being trans or gay).
- (transitive, British, New Zealand, Australia, slang) To beat a video game.
- (transitive) To ornament (e.g. the side of a stocking) with figured work.
- (transitive, informal) To notice; to take notice of (someone or something).
- (transitive) To measure the duration of.
- (transitive) To measure the speed of.
- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
noun
- (British) The odometer of a motor vehicle.
- (slang) A face; the head.
- A large beetle, especially the European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius).
- (uncountable) A luck-based patience or solitaire card game with the cards laid out to represent the face of a clock.
- The seed head of a dandelion.
- A time clock.
- (computing, informal) A CPU clock cycle, or T-state.
- (attributive) A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time.
- A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
- A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking.
- (electronics) An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
- a timepiece that shows the time of day
verb
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- (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.
- (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.
- 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
- let or cause to fall in drops
- 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
noun
- 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.
- 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)
adj
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Low-cut.
- (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Dead. (Compare lay low.)
- (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
- (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- (video games, roleplaying games) Having few hit points remaining; damaged.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- (chiefly in several set phrases) Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
- (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- (especially in biology) Simple in complexity or development.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- no longer sufficient
- unrefined in character
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- of the most contemptible kind
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- low or inferior in station or quality
- being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
- very low in volume
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
noun
- A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
- (slang, usually accompanied by "the") A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
- (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
- (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- a low level or position or degree
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
adv
- Close to the ground.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- In a time approaching our own.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- in a low position; near the ground
verb
adj
- Struck down or leveled with the floor.
- Of a pedal, pushed all the way down, especially to accelerate.
- (informal, figuratively) Amazed or greatly surprised.
- Brought to the ground.
- Hung near the base of a wall.
- (mathematics) Set to a lower bound.
- (informal, figuratively) Impressed.
- (informal, figuratively) Finished; done for.
- (informal, figuratively) Overpowered.
- Covered or furnished with a floor.
- Silenced by a conclusive answer or retort.
- provided with a floor