Definition of dropped
:designed to extend or begin lower than normal
- a dress with a dropped waist
- dropped shoulders
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Examples of dropped in a Sentence
a dress with a dropped waist
Recent Examples of dropped from the Web
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Even on a forgettable night fraught with dropped passes and 14 penalties for 126 yards and other mental lapses by the Chiefs, the most troubling snapshot was the sight of Ware clutching his right knee before being carted off the field.
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Hill attempted the second-most passes in TCU history last season, but wound up with the most interceptions in the Big 12 and was victimized by the most dropped passes of any quarterback in the country.
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Then, with Dawkins chasing him like a dropped dollar bill on a windy day, Barnett reversed course, barging through some traffic on the opposite side of the pocket to force his target to tuck the ball and run.
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A boot from shortstop Miguel Rojas, a bobble then a low throw from third baseman Derek Dietrich, a dropped line drive and late throw home from second baseman Dee Gordon — and that was just the first inning.
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Isaacs said the dropped charges should be viewed as a positive for those affected by the Gatlinburg fires.
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Collapsed on the ground, Long reached for his dropped rifle, but five SWAT officers fired, killing him, Moore said.
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There are no more excuses for dropped passes that hit his hands.
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The upside to those draws, which both resulted in dropped points at home, is that other players are starting to get involved in the offensive action.
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First Known Use of dropped
1915
DROPPED Defined for English Language Learners
dropped
adjective
Definition of dropped for English Language Learners
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of clothing : made to be in a lower position on the body than is usual
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