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I . drop [drɑːp, Brit drɒp] N

1. drop (of liquid):

drop
gota f
drop by drop
it's a drop in the ocean
just a drop

2. drop (vertical distance):

drop
a sheer drop

3. drop (decrease, fall, temperature):

drop
queda f
a drop in sth
at the drop of a hat

II . drop <-pp-> [drɑːp, Brit drɒp] VB trans

1. drop (allow to fall):

drop
to drop a hint

2. drop (lower):

drop
to drop one's voice

3. drop (give up):

drop plan

4. drop (leave out):

drop

III . drop <-pp-> [drɑːp, Brit drɒp] VB intr

drop behind VB intr

drop in VB intr inf

drop out VB intr

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The women's downhill will use another run with a length of 2.72 km and a vertical drop of 790m -1.
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If the swimmer lifts his or her head too high the swimmer's hips often drop, creating drag, thus slowing the swimmer down.
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The ribs drop out from under the contestant as they run.
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As temperatures drop, or if your region is already pretty chilly, you can add a greenhouse around your cold frame.
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When the eggs hatch, the larvae drop to the bottom of the nest chamber, where they feed as scavengers on debris.
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By 2050, the infant mortality rate is expected to drop to 5.6, and the under-5 mortality rate is expected to drop to 6.2.
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Once at the top and after going through a pre-drop, the train makes a sharp left-hand drop back to the ground.
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Some women would drop in simply for lunch, or to sit and leaf through magazines while enjoying the relaxed, club-like atmosphere.
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Straw from the broom corn was used to make a kind of whisk for sprinkling the paint, or horsehair to create a kind of drop-brush.
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The decline in the sugar content "and" the presence of ethanol (which is appreciably less dense than water) drop the density of the wort.
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