droopy |
drooping or inclined to droop. [2 definitions] |
drop |
a small amount of liquid, usu. forming a tiny sphere. [17 definitions] |
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-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 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-kick |
to kick with or make a drop kick. |
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. |
droplet |
a small drop, as of water. |
drop-off |
a sudden, sharp slope. [2 definitions] |
drop off |
to drive (someone) to a place and let them get out of the vehicle there. [3 definitions] |
dropout |
someone who has quit school, esp. high school, without graduating. [2 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. |
dropper |
a device, usu. consisting of a tube that narrows at one end and a bulb for producing suction at the other, used for taking up a liquid and dispensing it in drops. |