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Meaning of the word dropping in English

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dropping

Verb

1.

let or make (something) fall vertically.

Example:

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the fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

Synonym:

let fall release unhand relinquish put place rest deposit set set down lay leave settle shove stick position station pop plonk

Synonym:

hold onto lift pick up

2.

fall vertically.

Example:

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the spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand

Synonym:

drip fall dribble trickle drizzle flow run plop leak descend sink plunge plummet dive nosedive tumble pitch slump

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drop drops drop by drop in drop out drop off drop back