Drop vs. Decline
Dropnoun
A small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that falls from a source of liquid.
Dropnoun
The space or distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall.
Dropnoun
A fall, descent; an act of dropping.
Dropnoun
A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, sometimes associated with criminal activity; a drop-off point.
Dropnoun
An instance of dropping supplies or making a delivery, sometimes associated with delivery of supplies by parachute.
Dropnoun
A small amount of an alcoholic beverage
Dropnoun
alcoholic spirits in general.
Dropnoun
A single measure of whisky.
Dropnoun
A small, round, sweet piece of hard candy, e.g. a lemon drop; a lozenge.
Dropnoun
(American football) A dropped pass.
Dropnoun
(American football) Short for drop-back or drop back.
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(Rugby football) A drop-kick.
Dropnoun
In a woman, the difference between bust circumference and hip circumference; in a man, the difference between chest circumference and waist circumference.
Dropnoun
relegation from one division to a lower one
Dropnoun
Any item dropped by defeated enemies.
Dropnoun
(music) A point in a song, usually electronic-styled music such as dubstep, house, trance or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in tempo, bass, and/or overall tone; also known as the highlight or climax.
Dropnoun
An unsolicited credit card issue.
Dropnoun
The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
Dropnoun
That which resembles or hangs like a liquid drop: a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
Dropnoun
(architecture) A gutta.
Dropnoun
A mechanism for lowering something, such as: a trapdoor; a machine for lowering heavy weights onto a ship's deck; a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet; a curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; etc.
Dropnoun
(slang) (With definite article) A gallows; a sentence of hanging.
Dropnoun
A drop press or drop hammer.
Dropnoun
(engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
Dropnoun
(nautical) The depth of a square sail; generally applied to the courses only.
Dropnoun
The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole, that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
Dropverb
(intransitive) To fall in droplets (of a liquid).
Dropverb
(transitive) To drip (a liquid).
Dropverb
(intransitive) Generally, to fall (straight down).
Dropverb
To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
Dropverb
To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
Dropverb
(intransitive) To sink quickly to the ground.
Dropverb
(intransitive) To fall dead, or to fall in death.
Dropverb
(intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.
Dropverb
(transitive) To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
Dropverb
To part with or spend (money).
Dropverb
(transitive) To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).
Dropverb
(intransitive) To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.
Dropverb
(transitive) To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message).
Dropverb
(transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.
Dropverb
To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).
Dropverb
To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have lead to the batsman being out.
Dropverb
To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.
Dropverb
(transitive) To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.
Dropverb
(transitive) To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
Dropverb
(Rugby football) To score [a goal] by means of a drop-kick.
Dropverb
To impart.
Dropverb
To release to the public.
Dropverb
To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
Dropverb
To enter public distribution.
Dropverb
To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
Dropverb
(transitive) To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.
Dropverb
To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
Dropverb
To lower; to move to a lower position.
Dropverb
To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
Dropverb
To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.
Dropverb
To visit informally; used with in or by.
Dropverb
To give birth to.
Dropverb
To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
Dropverb
To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
Dropnoun
The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as, a drop of water.
Dropnoun
That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.
Dropnoun
Same as Gutta.
Dropnoun
Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering something
Dropnoun
Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops; as, lavender drops.
Dropnoun
The depth of a square sail; - generally applied to the courses only.
Dropnoun
Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.
Dropverb
To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to distill.
Dropverb
To cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a drop; to let fall; as, to drop a line in fishing; to drop a courtesy.
Dropverb
To let go; to dismiss; to set aside; to have done with; to discontinue; to forsake; to give up; to omit.
Dropverb
To bestow or communicate by a suggestion; to let fall in an indirect, cautious, or gentle manner; as, to drop hint, a word of counsel, etc.
Dropverb
To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc.
Dropverb
To send, as a letter; as, please drop me a line, a letter, word.
Dropverb
To give birth to; as, to drop a lamb.
Dropverb
To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
Dropverb
To fall in drops.
Dropverb
To fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe fruit drops from a tree; wise words drop from the lips.
Dropverb
To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
Dropverb
To fall dead, or to fall in death; as, dropping like flies.
Dropverb
To come to an end; to cease; to pass out of mind; as, the affair dropped.
Dropverb
To come unexpectedly; - with in or into; as, my old friend dropped in a moment.
Dropverb
To fall or be depressed; to lower; as, the point of the spear dropped a little.
Dropverb
To fall short of a mark.
Dropverb
To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards.
Dropnoun
a small quantity (especially of a liquid);
Dropnoun
a shape that is small and round;
Dropnoun
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity;
Dropnoun
a steep high face of rock;
Dropnoun
a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
Dropnoun
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity;
Dropnoun
a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
Dropnoun
a central depository where things can be left or picked up
Dropnoun
the act of dropping something;
Dropverb
let fall to the ground;
Dropverb
to fall vertically;
Dropverb
go down in value;
Dropverb
fall or drop to a lower place or level;
Dropverb
terminate an association with;
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utter casually;
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stop pursuing or acting;
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leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;
Dropverb
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow;
Dropverb
lose (a game);
Dropverb
pay out;
Dropverb
lower the pitch of (musical notes)
Dropverb
hang freely;
Dropverb
stop associating with;
Dropverb
let or cause to fall in drops;
Dropverb
get rid of;
Dropverb
leave undone or leave out;
Dropverb
change from one level to another;
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grow worse;
Dropverb
give birth; used for animals;
Dropverb
let or make (something) fall vertically
Dropverb
deliver (supplies or troops) by parachute
Dropverb
score (a goal) by a drop kick
Dropverb
(of an animal) give birth to (young).
Dropverb
take (a drug, especially LSD) orally
Dropverb
fall vertically
Dropverb
(of a person) allow oneself to fall; let oneself down without jumping
Dropverb
(of a person or animal) sink to or towards the ground
Dropverb
collapse or die from exhaustion
Dropverb
(of ground) slope steeply down
Dropverb
make or become lower, weaker, or less
Dropverb
abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study)
Dropverb
discard or exclude (someone or something)
Dropverb
stop associating with
Dropverb
set down or unload (a passenger or goods), especially on the way to somewhere else
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put or leave in a particular place without ceremony or formality
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mention in passing, typically in order to impress
Dropverb
(of a DJ) select and play (a record)
Dropverb
release (a musical recording).
Dropverb
(in sport) fail to win (a point or a match)
Dropverb
lose (money) through gambling
Dropverb
force or be forced to play (a relatively high card) as a loser under an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand
Dropnoun
a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface
Dropnoun
a very small amount of liquid
Dropnoun
a small drink of spirits
Dropnoun
liquid medication to be measured or applied in very small amounts
Dropnoun
an instance of falling or dropping
Dropnoun
an act of dropping supplies or troops by parachute
Dropnoun
a fall in amount, quality, or rate
Dropnoun
an abrupt or steep fall or slope
Dropnoun
the relegation of a sports team to a lower league or division
Dropnoun
the playing of a high card underneath an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand
Dropnoun
a delivery
Dropnoun
a letter box.
Dropnoun
a hiding place for stolen, illicit, or secret things
Dropnoun
a small, round sweet or lozenge
Dropnoun
an earring that hangs down from the earlobe
Dropnoun
a section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies; a drop cloth or drop curtain.
Dropnoun
a trapdoor on a gallows, the opening of which causes the prisoner to fall and thus be hanged
Dropnoun
execution by hanging.
Declinenoun
Downward movement, fall.en
Declinenoun
A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.en
Declinenoun
A weakening.en
Declinenoun
A reduction or diminution of activity.
Declinenoun
The act of declining or refusing something.
Declineverb
(intransitive) To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
Declineverb
(intransitive) To become weaker or worse.
Declineverb
(transitive) To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
Declineverb
(transitive) To cause to decrease or diminish.
Declineverb
To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
Declineverb
(transitive) To refuse, forbear.
Declineverb
To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender.
Declineverb
(by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.
Declineverb
To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.
Declineverb
To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend.
Declineverb
To tend or draw towards a close, decay, or extinction; to tend to a less perfect state; to become diminished or impaired; to fail; to sink; to diminish; to lessen; as, the day declines; virtue declines; religion declines; business declines.
Declineverb
To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw; as, a line that declines from straightness; conduct that declines from sound morals.
Declineverb
To turn away; to shun; to refuse; - the opposite of accept or consent; as, he declined, upon principle.
Declineverb
To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
Declineverb
To cause to decrease or diminish.
Declineverb
To put or turn aside; to turn off or away from; to refuse to undertake or comply with; reject; to shun; to avoid; as, to decline an offer; to decline a contest; he declined any participation with them.
Declineverb
To inflect, or rehearse in order the changes of grammatical form of; as, to decline a noun or an adjective.
Declineverb
To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.
Declinenoun
A falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or decay; deterioration; also, the period when a thing is tending toward extinction or a less perfect state; as, the decline of life; the decline of strength; the decline of virtue and religion.
Declinenoun
That period of a disorder or paroxysm when the symptoms begin to abate in violence; as, the decline of a fever.
Declinenoun
A gradual sinking and wasting away of the physical faculties; any wasting disease, esp. pulmonary consumption; as, to die of a decline.
Declinenoun
change toward something smaller or lower
Declinenoun
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
Declinenoun
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
Declinenoun
a downward slope or bend
Declineverb
grow worse;
Declineverb
refuse to accept;
Declineverb
show unwillingness towards;
Declineverb
grow smaller;
Declineverb
go down;
Declineverb
go down in value;
Declineverb
inflect for number, gender, case, etc.,
Declineverb
(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease
Declineverb
diminish in strength or quality; deteriorate
Declineverb
politely refuse (an invitation or offer)
Declineverb
(especially of the sun) move downwards
Declineverb
bend down; droop
Declineverb
(in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) state the forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) corresponding to case, number, and gender.
Declinenoun
a gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value
Declinenoun
the sun's gradual setting
Declinenoun
a disease in which the bodily strength gradually fails, especially tuberculosis
