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Definition of DROP

1

the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass <a drop of water fell from the leaky faucet every few seconds>

Synonyms bead, blob, driblet, drip, droplet, glob, globule

Related Words gobbet; dewdrop, raindrop, tear, teardrop; spatter; dribble, trickle

2

distance measured from the top to the bottom of something <a drop of 10 feet from the roof to the ground>

Synonyms deepness, drop

Related Words lowness; draft, sounding

Near Antonyms shallowness; altitude, elevation, height, stature

3

the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude <the sudden drop of the plane really shook up the passengers>

Synonyms dip, dive, down, drop, fall, nosedive, plunge

Related Words comedown, decline, downfall, downgrade; plummeting, sinking

Near Antonyms advance, headway, progress, progression; betterment, improvement

Antonyms ascent, climb, rise, rising, soaring, upswing, upturn

4

the amount by which something is lessened <a huge drop in pressure>

Synonyms abatement, decline, decrement, dent, depletion, depression, diminishment, diminution, drop, drop-off, fall, falloff, loss, reduction, shrinkage, step-down

Related Words deduction, subtraction; downturn, slip, slump; curtailment, cut, cutback, retrenchment, shortening

Near Antonyms accretion, accrual, accumulation, addition, supplement; continuation, extension; upswing, uptrend, upturn

Antonyms boost, enlargement, gain, increase, increment, raise, rise, step-up, uptick

5

the more favorable condition or position in a competition <got the drop on his opponent very early in the wrestling match>

Synonyms better, bulge, catbird seat, drop, edge, high ground, inside track, jump, pull, stead, upper hand, vantage, whip hand

Related Words allowance, head start, lead, leg up, margin, odds, start; ascendancy (also ascendency), command, dominance, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, transcendency; precedence, preference, prerogative, privilege, seniority; break, foothold, opportunity; benefit, blessing, boon, felicity, godsend, manna, windfall

Near Antonyms detriment, stranglehold; disparity, imbalance, inequality, unevenness; disability, failing, impairment, shortcoming; bar, catch, check, clog, crimp, embarrassment, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, rub, shackle, stop, trammel; lurch, setback

Antonyms disadvantage, drawback, handicap, liability, minus, penalty, strike