DICTOMETER

CAER (Spanish for "drop")

(drop, fall, fall in, falle, falle ned, slå ned)

1. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   • Bead
   • Pearl
   Definitions:
   • a shape that is spherical and small
   Examples:
   • He studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
   • Beads of sweat on his forehead
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   • Drib
   • Driblet
   Definitions:
   • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
   Examples:
   • He had a drop too much to drink
   • A drop of each sample was analyzed
   • There is not a drop of pity in that man
   • Years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   • Dip
   • Fall
   • Free fall
   Definitions:
   • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
   Examples:
   • A drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index
   • There was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery
   • A dip in prices
   • When that became known the price of their stock went into free fall
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Cliff
   • Drop
   • Drop-off
   Definitions:
   • a steep high face of rock
   Examples:
   • He stood on a high cliff overlooking the town
   • A steep drop
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   Definitions:
   • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   • Fall
   Definitions:
   • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
   Examples:
   • It was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Drop curtain
   • Drop cloth
   • Drop
   Definitions:
   • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies
   • often used as background scenery
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   Definitions:
   • a central depository where things can be left or picked up
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   Definitions:
   • the act of dropping something
   Examples:
   • They expected the drop would be successful
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   Definitions:
   • let fall to the ground
   Examples:
   • Don't drop the dishes
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   Definitions:
   • to fall vertically
   Examples:
   • The bombs are dropping on enemy targets
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   Definitions:
   • go down in value
   Examples:
   • Stock prices dropped
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Sink
   • Drop
   • Drop down
   Definitions:
   • fall or descend to a lower place or level
   Examples:
   • He sank to his knees
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   Definitions:
   • terminate an association with
   Examples:
   • Drop him from the Republican ticket
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   Definitions:
   • utter with seeming casualness
   Examples:
   • Drop a hint
   • Drop names
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   • Knock off
   Definitions:
   • stop pursuing or acting
   Examples:
   • Drop a lawsuit
   • Knock it off!
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Drop
   • Drop off
   • Set down
   • Put down
   • Unload
   • Discharge
   Definitions:
   • leave or unload
   Examples:
   • Unload the cargo
   • Drop off the passengers at the hotel
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Fell
   • Drop
   • Strike down
   • Cut down
   Definitions:
   • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
   Examples:
   • Strike down a tree
   • Lightning struck down the hikers
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Drop
    Definitions:
    • lose (a game)
    Examples:
    • The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Spend
    • Expend
    • Drop
    Definitions:
    • pay out
    Examples:
    • Spend money
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Flatten
    • Drop
    Definitions:
    • lower the pitch of (musical notes)
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Dangle
    • Swing
    • Drop
    Definitions:
    • hang freely
    Examples:
    • The ornaments dangled from the tree
    • The light dropped from the ceiling
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Dismiss
    • Send packing
    • Send away
    • Drop
    Definitions:
    • stop associating with
    Examples:
    • They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Dribble
    • Drip
    • Drop
    Definitions:
    • let or cause to fall in drops
    Examples:
    • Dribble oil into the mixture
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Shed
    • Cast
    • Cast off
    • Shake off
    • Throw
    • Throw off
    • Throw away
    • Drop
    Definitions:
    • get rid of
    Examples:
    • He shed his image as a pushy boss
    • Shed your clothes
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Drop
    Definitions:
    • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
    Examples:
    • She dropped acid when she was a teenager
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Drop
    Definitions:
    • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
    Examples:
    • New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's
    
    
19. Synonyms:
    • Neglect
    • Pretermit
    • Omit
    • Drop
    • Miss
    • Leave out
    • Overlook
    • Overleap
    Definitions:
    • leave undone or leave out
    Examples:
    • How could I miss that typo?
    • The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
    
    
20. Synonyms:
    • Drop
    Definitions:
    • change from one level to another
    Examples:
    • She dropped into army jargon
    
    
21. Synonyms:
    • Drop
    Definitions:
    • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
    Examples:
    • Shop til you drop
    
    
22. Synonyms:
    • Devolve
    • Deteriorate
    • Drop
    • Degenerate
    Definitions:
    • grow worse
    Examples:
    • Her condition deteriorated
    • Conditions in the slums degenerated
    • The discussion devolved into a shouting match
    
    
23. Synonyms:
    • Drop
    Definitions:
    • give birth
    • used for animals
    Examples:
    • The cow dropped her calf this morning