drop-in
1 of 2noun
ˈdräp-ˌin 
1
: a casual visit or brief stop
2
: one who drops in : a casual visitor
drop in
2 of 2verb
dropped in; dropping in; drops in
intransitive verb
: to pay an unexpected or casual visit —often used with on
Synonyms
Noun
- caller
- frequenter
- guest
- visitant
- visitor
Verb
- call
- come by
- come over
- drop by
- pop (in)
- run (over)
- run in
- step in
- stop (by or in)
- visit
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Example Sentences
Verb drop in any time—we're always home
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
circa 1600, in the meaning defined above
drop-ins
noun
as in visitors
a person who visits another we're having open house for New Year's, and drop-ins are welcome to come and go as they please Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- visitors
- guests
- callers
- frequenters
- houseguests
- invitees
- visitants
- crashers
- hangers-on
- companies
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- residents
- occupants
- denizens
- dwellers
- inhabitants
- hosts
- habitants
- hostesses
- cohosts
- residers
- co-hosts
- co-hostesses
- cohostesses
- run round with
- run sheep run
- run short
- run short of
- run someone ragged
- run the gamut
- run the numbers
- run the risk of
- run the table
- run the whole show
- run thin
- run through
- run through someone's mind
- run to
- run to seed
- run up
- run up against
- run upon
- run wild
- run with
- run-and-gun
- run-and-shoot
- run-away-robin
- run-in
- run-in groove