drop: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with D · ends with P
Meaning of drop
noun
- also, figuratively
A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
Example: Put three drops of oil into the mixture.
- also, figuratively
A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- also, figuratively, in-plural
A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
Example: ear drops eye drops
- figuratively
A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
Example: My aunt asked for just a drop more tea.
Listed forms: drops, drap.
Source: Wiktionary — drop.
verb
- intransitive
Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- also, figuratively, intransitive
To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
Example: A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky.
- Internet, also, figuratively, intransitive
To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
Example: When you defeat this boss, there's a chance a power-up will drop.
- intransitive
To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
Example: Drop and give me thirty push-ups, private!
Listed forms: drops, dropping, dropped, dropt, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — drop.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for drop.
noun
a shape that is spherical and small
noun
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
- drib
- driblet
noun
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
noun
a steep high face of rock
- cliff
- drop-off
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is drop in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of drop
D(2) + R(1) + O(1) + P(3) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of drop
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from drop
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in drop. Showing up to 24, longest first.