a drop in the bucket |
a small amount compared to what is needed. |
at the drop of a hat |
without much provocation; easily. |
cough drop |
a small candylike lozenge that is medicated for relieving a cough, sore throat, or the like. |
drop (someone) a line |
to write a brief letter or note to (someone). |
drop a beat |
to miss a beat in music, or otherwise lose the rhythm or continuity of something; falter. [2 definitions] |
drop by |
to come for a casual and usually brief visit or errand, generally with little or no planning and often on one's way to somewhere else. |
drop cookie |
a cookie made by dropping dough from a spoon onto the baking sheet, rather than by shaping or rolling it. |
drop curtain |
a stage curtain that is lowered and raised rather than drawn to or from the sides. |
drop forging |
an object made by drop-forging metal. |
drop hammer |
a powered machine consisting of an anvil, on which heated metal is held, and a heavy weight that is raised and then allowed to drop on the metal in order to shape it. |
drop in |
to come for a casual visit, often without arranging to in advance (often fol. by "on"). |
drop kick |
a kick, formerly used in football, in which the kicker drops the ball and kicks it as it begins to rebound. (Cf. place kick, punt1.) |
drop leaf |
a hinged board attached to the end of a table, which can be used to make the surface larger and which folds down when not in use. |
drop off |
to drive (someone) to a place and let them get out of the vehicle there. [3 definitions] |
drop out |
to stop participating in something; quit (school or other non-job activity). |
drop over |
to come from a relatively near place to another place for a casual visit. |
drop press |
see "drop hammer." |
drop-down menu |
a menu in a computer program interface whose title is visible but whose contents are revealed only when the title is clicked on, allowing a user to choose an item on the menu. |
drop-forge |
to shape (heated metal) with a drop hammer. |
drop-kick |
to kick with or make a drop kick. |