: designed to extend or begin lower than normal
a dress with a dropped waist
dropped shoulders
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a dress with a dropped waist
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The game became more competitive after the first delay, but the Irish couldn’t overcome a litany of mistakes: three interceptions, two lost fumbles, one missed field goal and a handful of dropped passes.
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Tyler James, Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2020
Diffuse impact Problems are likely to range from dropped connections to slow downloads or loss of video feeds.
—Scott Moritz, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2020
In the Miami cases whose resolutions could be determined, about a third ended up with dropped charges or acquittals, a rate that is on par for NFL criminal cases in other cities.
—Alan Gomez, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2020
This can often result in a delay in sound between the two ears, stuttering audio, or a dropped connection.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired, 6 Jan. 2020
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Tyler James, Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2020
Diffuse impact Problems are likely to range from dropped connections to slow downloads or loss of video feeds.
—Scott Moritz, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2020
In the Miami cases whose resolutions could be determined, about a third ended up with dropped charges or acquittals, a rate that is on par for NFL criminal cases in other cities.
—Alan Gomez, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2020
This can often result in a delay in sound between the two ears, stuttering audio, or a dropped connection.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired, 6 Jan. 2020
See All Example Sentences for dropped
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“Dropped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dropped. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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