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Meaning of dropping

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

dropping

Pronunciation:/ˈdɹɒpɪŋ//ˈdɹɑpɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To fall in droplets (of a liquid).

  2. To drip (a liquid).

    Example: The equipment shows how much the glacier has moved and the amount it dropped in height over the summer.

  3. Generally, to fall (straight down).

    Example: A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky.

  4. To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).

    Example: Don't drop that plate!   The police ordered the men to drop their weapons.

noun

Definitions

  1. Something dropped.

  2. (usually in the plural) A piece of animal excrement; dung.

    Example: a rabbit dropping

  3. The act of something that drops or falls.