All related terms of 'dropping'

a small quantity of liquid that forms or falls in a spherical or pear-shaped mass; globule

If a level or amount drops or if someone or something drops it, it quickly becomes less.

the delivery of personnel or equipment from an aircraft by parachute

Something that is jaw-dropping is extremely surprising , impressive , or shocking .

the practice of referring frequently to famous or fashionable people, esp as though they were intimate friends , in order to impress others

If you drop by , you visit someone informally.

If you drop in on someone, you visit them informally, usually without having arranged it.

An air drop is a delivery of supplies by aircraft to an area that is hard to get to. The supplies are dropped from the aircraft on parachutes .

If land or ground drops away , it slopes down so that it is at a lower level to where you are or from a particular point that has been mentioned .

If you drop off to sleep , you go to sleep.

If someone drops out of college or a race , for example , they leave it without finishing what they started .

If you say that someone name-drops , you disapprove of them referring to famous people they have met in order to impress people.

be dying in large numbers within a short period of time

the process of moving data from one place to another on the screen by manipulating a mouse with its button held down

a student who fails to complete a school or college course

a device for forging metal between two dies , one of which is fixed , the other acting by gravity or by steam or hydraulic pressure