Drop
A
drop may be:
*a
drop,
unit of measure of
volume*a
drop (or
droplet) of
liquid, such as raindrops causing a
rainbow, or forming
clouds or
fog*a
drop or
dropout in
telecommunications, such as in losing a
signal, or as in a
wire dropped-down from a
ceiling*
dropping out, drop out, quitting, not terminating a course,
school or
education*a
dropoff or
drop-off, like a
cliff or
ledge, as in a "steep drop"; or a drop-off and pick-up point for
passengers or
freight*to
have the drop on someone is to be in a hidden position, prepared to
ambush or otherwise sneak attack that person
*a
falling or
decrease, such as the
temperature or the
price of a
commodity going down quickly
*a
drop, or a length-to-weight relation for
baseball bats. It is the length in
inches minus the weight in
ounces. For instance, if a bat is 32 inches long, and weighs 29 ounces, it would be a "drop three," or "minus three".
*
Item drop, a videogaming term
*a Dutch sweet
liquorice called a
drop*a
drop noseband is a type of
noseband used on the bridle of a horse
*a section in
electronic music where the music will
crescendo to a climax, pause briefly (
the drop), then resume. See:
break (music)*in
casinos, the currency removed from
casino games, most notably tables and
slot machines, or the process of collecting such currency to be counted
*in
breakdancing, a
drop is a move to transition from toprock to downrock.
*in
On-premises wiring, a
drop is a network run from a concentration of communication devices to a wall box or other termination.
*
Drop, an album by the Shamen