drop by

verb

dropped by; dropping by; drops by

intransitive verb

: to pay a brief casual visit

transitive verb

: to visit casually or unexpectedly

drop by a friend's house

Synonyms

• call
• come by
• come over
• drop in
• pop (in)
• run (over)
• run in
• step in
• stop (by or in)
• visit

Examples of drop by in a Sentence

I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back.

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1905, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for drop by

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny