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dropping

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1 droppings plural solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal

the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night

Synonyms of dropping

dirt, doo-doo, dung, excrement, excreta, feces, ordure, poop, scat, slops, soil, waste

Words Related to dropping

night soil, stool

dunghill, guano, manure, midden, muck

sewage, sewerage

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

Synonyms of dropping

abandonment, abortion, calling, calling off, cancellation (also cancelation), recall, recision, repeal, rescission, revocation

Words Related to dropping

annulment, invalidation, neutralization, nullification, voidance

abolishment, abolition, ending, halting, stopping, termination

giving up, relinquishment, surrender

reversal, rollback

Near Antonyms of dropping

beginning, commencement, initiation

engagement, undertaking

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