1. (n.) 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.

2. (n.) 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.

3. (n.) Same as Gutta.

4. (n.) Any small pendent ornament.

5. (n.) Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering something

6. (n.) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.

7. (n.) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.

8. (n.) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.

9. (n.) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc.

10. (n.) A drop press or drop hammer.

11. (n.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.

12. (n.) Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops; as, lavender drops.

13. (n.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied to the courses only.

14. (n.) Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.

15. (n.) To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to distill.

16. (n.) 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.

17. (n.) To let go; to dismiss; to set aside; to have done with; to discontinue; to forsake; to give up; to omit.

18. (n.) 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.

19. (n.) To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc.

20. (n.) To send, as a letter; as, please drop me a line, a letter, word.

21. (n.) To give birth to; as, to drop a lamb.

22. (n.) To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.

23. (v. i.) To fall in drops.

24. (v. i.) To fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe fruit drops from a tree; wise words drop from the lips.

25. (v. i.) To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.

26. (v. i.) To fall dead, or to fall in death.

27. (v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; to pass out of mind; as, the affair dropped.

28. (v. i.) To come unexpectedly; -- with in or into; as, my old friend dropped in a moment.

29. (v. i.) To fall or be depressed; to lower; as, the point of the spear dropped a little.

30. (v. i.) To fall short of a mark.

31. (v. i.) To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards.