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How to pronounce drop
Say it like this: /dɹɑp/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does drop mean?
nounA 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.
“Put three drops of oil into the mixture.”
A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
“ear drops eye drops”
verbOf a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
“The kindlye dewe drops from the higher tree, / And wets the little plants that lowly dwell.”
To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
“A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky.”
Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
“This item can sometimes drop from chests.”
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