Entry Word: dropping

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 droppings pluralsolid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal <the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the cage every night>

Synonyms dung, excrement, excreta, feces, slops, waste

Related Words stool; dunghill, guano, manure, muck; spoor; sewage

2 the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to <the dropping of an act from the talent show should bring it in on time> — see cancellation