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Results for: "drop"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

drop — small round bead of liquid
→ gota f
drop — to let fall
→ caure
→ deixar caure
drop — small sweet, lozenge
→ regalèssia f
→ gota

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (9)

1. a shape that is spherical and small;
- Example: "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"
- Example: "beads of sweat on his forehead"
[syn: drop, bead, pearl]

2. a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid);
- Example: "he had a drop too much to drink"
- Example: "a drop of each sample was analyzed"
- Example: "there is not a drop of pity in that man"
- Example: "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling
[syn: drop, drib, driblet]

3. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity;
- Example: "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"
- Example: "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"
- Example: "a dip in prices"
- Example: "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
[syn: drop, dip, fall, free fall]

4. a steep high face of rock;
- Example: "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"
- Example: "a steep drop"
[syn: cliff, drop, drop-off]

5. a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property);

6. a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity;
- Example: "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
[syn: drop, fall]

7. a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery;
[syn: drop curtain, drop cloth, drop]

8. a central depository where things can be left or picked up;

9. the act of dropping something;
- Example: "they expected the drop would be successful"


VERB (23)

1. let fall to the ground;
- Example: "Don't drop the dishes"

2. to fall vertically;
- Example: "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

3. go down in value;
- Example: "Stock prices dropped"

4. fall or descend to a lower place or level;
- Example: "He sank to his knees"
[syn: sink, drop, drop down]

5. terminate an association with;
- Example: "drop him from the Republican ticket"

6. utter with seeming casualness;
- Example: "drop a hint" drop names";

7. stop pursuing or acting;
- Example: "drop a lawsuit"
- Example: "knock it off!"
[syn: drop, knock off]

8. leave or unload;
- Example: "unload the cargo"
- Example: "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
[syn: drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge]

9. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow;
- Example: "strike down a tree"
- Example: "Lightning struck down the hikers"
[syn: fell, drop, strike down, cut down]

10. lose (a game);
- Example: "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"

11. pay out;
- Example: "spend money"
[syn: spend, expend, drop]

12. lower the pitch of (musical notes);
[syn: flatten, drop]

13. hang freely;
- Example: "the ornaments dangled from the tree"
- Example: "The light dropped from the ceiling"
[syn: dangle, swing, drop]

14. stop associating with;
- Example: "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
[syn: dismiss, send packing, send away, drop]

15. let or cause to fall in drops;
- Example: "dribble oil into the mixture"
[syn: dribble, drip, drop]

16. get rid of;
- Example: "he shed his image as a pushy boss"
- Example: "shed your clothes"
[syn: shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop]

17. take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth;
- Example: "She dropped acid when she was a teenager"

18. omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing;
- Example: " New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's";

19. leave undone or leave out;
- Example: "How could I miss that typo?"
- Example: "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
[syn: neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap]

20. change from one level to another;
- Example: "She dropped into army jargon"

21. fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death;
- Example: "shop til you drop"

22. grow worse;
- Example: "Her condition deteriorated"
- Example: "Conditions in the slums degenerated"
- Example: "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
[syn: devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate]

23. give birth; used for animals;
- Example: "The cow dropped her calf this morning"