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cast
English
Etymology
From Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta (“to throw, cast, overturn”), from Proto-Germanic *kast?n? (“to throw, cast”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots cast (“to cast, throw”), Danish kaste (“to throw”), Swedish kasta (“to throw, cast, fling, toss, discard”), Icelandic kasta (“to pitch, toss”). In the sense of "flinging", displaced native warp.
The senses relating to broadcasting are based on that same term; compare -cast.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation): enPR: käst, IPA(key): /k??st/
- (Northern England): enPR: k?st, IPA(key): /kast/
- (General American): enPR: k?st, IPA(key): /kæst/
- Rhymes: -??st, -æst
- Homophones: caste, karst
Verb
cast (third-person singular simple present casts, present participle casting, simple past and past participle cast or (nonstandard) casted)
- (physical) To move, or be moved, away.
- (now somewhat literary) To throw. [from 13thc.]
- 1623, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona:
- Why then a Ladder quaintly made of Cords / To cast vp, with a paire of anchoring hookes, / Would serue to scale another Hero's towre […].
- 1760, Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, p.262:
- The more, an' please your honour, the pity, said the Corporal; in uttering which, he cast his spade into the wheelbarrow […].
- 1623, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona:
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea. [from 14thc.]
- 1526, Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew 4:
- As Jesus walked by the see off Galile, he sawe two brethren: Simon which was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, castynge a neet into the see (for they were fisshers) […].
- 1526, Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew 4:
- To throw down or aside. [from 15thc.]
- 1611, Bible, Authorized Version, Matthew VI.30:
- it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
- 1930, "Sidar the Madman", Time, 19 Dec.:
- Near Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, Madman, co-pilot and plane were caught in a storm, cast into the Caribbean, drowned.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, 2010, p.316:
- Her bow is not to her liking. In a temper, she casts it on the grass.
- 1611, Bible, Authorized Version, Matthew VI.30:
- (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat. [from 15thc.]
- To cause (a horse or other large animal) to lie down with its legs underneath it.
- (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes). [from 14thc.]
- 1822, "Life of Donald McBane", Blackwood's Magazine, vol.12, p.745:
- when the serjeant saw me, he cast his coat and put it on me, and they carried me on their shoulders to a village where the wounded were and our surgeons […].
- 2002, Jess Cartner-Morley, "How to Wear Clothes", The Guardian, 2 March:
- You know the saying, "Ne'er cast a clout till May is out"? Well, personally, I'm bored of my winter clothes by March.
- 1822, "Life of Donald McBane", Blackwood's Magazine, vol.12, p.745:
- (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
- (obsolete) To vomit.
- These verses […] make me ready to cast.
- (archaic) To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.
- Thine enemies shall cast a trench [bank] about thee.
- (archaic) To throw out or emit; to exhale.
- 1695 (first published), 1726 (final dated of publication) John Woodward, An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth and Terrestrial Bodies
- This […] casts a sulphurous smell.
- 1695 (first published), 1726 (final dated of publication) John Woodward, An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth and Terrestrial Bodies
- 1849, Philip Henry Gosse, Natural History
- This horned bird, as it casts a strong smell, so it hath a foul look, much exceeding the European Raven in bigness
- (now somewhat literary) To throw. [from 13thc.]
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.). [from 13thc.]
- 1595, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3:
- To whom do Lyons cast their gentle Lookes? Not to the Beast, that would vsurpe their Den.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, I.11:
- She then yawned again, threw aside her book, and cast her eyes round the room in quest of some amusement […].
- 1595, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3:
- (dated) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures. [from 14thc.]
- 1594, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2:
- The Clearke of Chartam: hee can write and / reade, and cast accompt.
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- I cast up the notches on my post, and found I had been on shore three hundred and sixty-five days.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2:
- (social) To predict, to decide, to plan.
- (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.). [from 14thc.]
- , vol.1, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.309:
- he is […] a perfect astrologer, that can cast the rise and fall of others, and mark their errant motions to his own use.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, 2012, p.332:
- John Gadbury confessed that Mrs Cellier, ‘the Popish Midwife’, had asked him to cast the King's nativity, although the astrology claimed to have refused to do so.
- 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p.1197:
- He did the washing up and stayed behind to watch the dinner cook while she hopped off with a friend to have her horoscope cast by another friend.
- , vol.1, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.309:
- (obsolete) To plan, intend. [14th-19thc.]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.i:
- I wrapt my selfe in Palmers weed, / And cast to seeke him forth through daunger and great dreed.
- 1685, William Temple, "Upon the Gardens of Epicurus
- The cloister […] had, I doubt not, been cast for [an orange-house].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.i:
- (transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance). [from 18thc.]
- (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- She […] cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
- (archaic) To impose; to bestow; to rest.
- Cast thy burden upon the Lord.
- (archaic) To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict.
- 1822, John Galt, The Provost
- She was cast to be hanged.
- 1667, Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety
- Were the case referred to any competent judge, […] they would inevitably be cast.
- 1822, John Galt, The Provost
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- 24 July, 1659, Robert South, Interest Deposed, and Truth Restored
- How much interest casts the balance in cases dubious!
- 24 July, 1659, Robert South, Interest Deposed, and Truth Restored
- (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.). [from 14thc.]
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- 1950, "A Global View", Time, 24 April:
- The threat of Russian barbarism sweeping over the free world will cast its ominous shadow over us for many, many years.
- 1960, Lawrence Durrell, Clea:
- A sudden thought cast a gloom over his countenance.
- 1950, "A Global View", Time, 24 April:
- (archaic) To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry. [from 15thc.]
- , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.98:
- being with childe, they may without feare of accusation, spoyle and cast [transl. avorter] their children, with certaine medicaments, which they have only for that purpose.
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, V.20:
- The abortion of a woman they describe by an horse kicking a wolf; because a mare will cast her foal if she tread in the track of that animal.
- , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.98:
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. [from 15thc.]
- 1923, "Rodin's Death", Time, 24 March:
- One copy of the magnificent caveman, The Thinker, of which Rodin cast several examples in bronze, is seated now in front of the Detroit Museum of Art, where it was placed last autumn.
- (printing, dated) To stereotype or electrotype.
- 1923, "Rodin's Death", Time, 24 March:
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.). [from 16thc.]
- c. 1680, Joseph Moxon, The Art of Joinery
- Stuff is said to cast or warp when […] it alters its flatness or straightness.
- c. 1680, Joseph Moxon, The Art of Joinery
- (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round. [from 18thc.]
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote). [from 19thc.]
- (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text. [from 20thc.]
- (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent. [from 18thc.]
- 1955, William Golding, The Inheritors, Faber and Faber, 2005, p.50:
- He clambered on to an apron of rock that held its area out to the sun and began to cast across it. The direction of the wind changed and the scent touched him again.
- 1955, William Golding, The Inheritors, Faber and Faber, 2005, p.50:
- (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- (media) To broadcast.
Conjugation
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Noun
cast (plural casts)
- An act of throwing.
- (fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- a cast of scatter'd dust
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- He’s in the cast of Oliver.
- The cast was praised for a fine performance.
- The casting procedure.
- The men got into position for the cast, two at the ladle, two with long rods, all with heavy clothing.
- An object made in a mould.
- The cast would need a great deal of machining to become a recognizable finished part.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- The doctor put a cast on the boy’s broken arm.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- A plaster cast was made from his face.
- (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.7:
- As when a cast of Faulcons make their flight / An an Herneshaw, that lyes aloft on wing […].
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.7:
- A squint.
- 1847, John Churchill, A manual of the principles and practice of ophthalmic medicine and surgery, p. 389, paragraph 1968:
- The image of the affected eye is clearer and in consequence the diplopy more striking the less the cast of the eye; hence the double vision will be noticed by the patient before the misdirection of the eye attracts the attention of those about him.
- 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin 2012, p. 7:
- Arriving in Brittany, the Woodville exiles found a sallow young man, with dark hair curled in the shoulder-length fashion of the time and a penchant for expensively dyed black clothes, whose steady gaze was made more disconcerting by a cast in his left eye – such that while one eye looked at you, the other searched for you.
- 1847, John Churchill, A manual of the principles and practice of ophthalmic medicine and surgery, p. 389, paragraph 1968:
- Visual appearance.
- Her features had a delicate cast to them.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- a cast of mind, a mental tendency.
- 1894, Wilson Lloyd Bevan, Sir William Petty : A Study in English Economic Literature, p. 40:
- The cast of mind which prompted the plan was permanent, and in it are to be found both the strength and the weakness of Petty's character.
- 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial 2007, p. 330:
- I have read all her articles and come to admire both her elegant turn of phrase and the noble cast of mind which inspires it; but never, I confess, did I look to see beauty and wit so perfectly united.
- An animal, especially a horse, that is unable to rise without assistance.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- A group of crabs.
- A broadcast.
Derived terms
- castless
- plaster cast
Translations
Further reading
- cast at OneLook Dictionary Search
- cast in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- ACTs, ATCs, ATSC, Acts, CATs, CTAs, Cats, STCA, TACS, TCAS, TCAs, TSCA, acts, cats, scat
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin castus, possibly borrowed or semi-learned.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?kast/
Adjective
cast (feminine casta, masculine plural casts or castos, feminine plural castes)
- chaste
Related terms
- castedat
Further reading
- “cast” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k??st]
- Hyphenation: cast
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English cast.
Noun
cast m (plural casts, diminutive castje n)
- cast (people performing a movie or play)
Synonyms
- rolbezetting
- rolverdeling
Related terms
- casten
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
cast
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of casten
- imperative of casten
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English cast.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kast/
- Hyphenation: càst
Noun
cast m (invariable)
- cast (group of actors performing together)
Manx
Adjective
cast
- contorted, curly, curved
- complex, intricate, many-sided
- ticklish
Mutation
Derived terms
- castid
- castys
- neuchast
- yl-chast
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin castus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kast/
Adjective
cast m or n (feminine singular cast?, masculine plural ca?ti, feminine and neuter plural caste)
- chaste, clean, pure
Declension
Synonyms
- pur
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kast/, [?kast?]
Noun
cast m (plural casts)
- cast (group of actors)
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drop
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dr?p, IPA(key): /d??p/
- (General American) enPR: dr?p, IPA(key): /d??p/, [d????p]
- Rhymes: -?p
Etymology 1
From Late Middle English droppe, Middle English drope (“small quantity of liquid; small or least amount of something; pendant jewel; dripping of a liquid; a shower; nasal flow, catarrh; speck, spot; blemish; disease causing spots on the skin”) [and other forms], from Old English dropa (“a drop”), from Proto-West Germanic *drop? (“drop (of liquid)”), from Proto-Germanic *drupô (“drop (of liquid)”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?rewb- (“to crumble, grind”).
Noun
drop (plural drops)
- (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- (pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (chiefly Australia, Britain) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- (chiefly Britain) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
- (chiefly Australia, Britain) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- That which hangs or resembles a liquid globule, such as a hanging diamond earring or ornament, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- (architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- A thing which drops or hangs down.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- (agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- (American football) A dropped pass.
- (law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- (online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- (technology)
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- Short for drop hammer and drop press.
- (theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- (law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
- (sports)
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- (American football) Short for drop-back.
- (pinball) Short for drop target.
- (rugby) Short for drop kick.
- (US, banking, dated) An unsolicited credit card issue.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- (sewing)
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- (sewing)
- The distance through which something drops, or falls below a certain level.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- (law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ham. Nav. Encyc to this entry?)
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- Only used in get the drop on and have the drop on: an advantage.
- (music) A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trace, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English droppen, dropen (“to fall in drops, drip or trickle down; to scatter, sprinkle; to be covered with a liquid; to give off moisture; of an object: to drop, fall; of a living being: to fall to the ground”) [and other forms], from Old English dropian, droppian (“to drop”), from dropa (“a drop”) (see further at etymology 1) + -ian (suffix forming verbs from adjectives and nouns).
Verb
drop (third-person singular simple present drops, present participle dropping, simple past and past participle dropped or (archaic) dropt)
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets. [from 11th c.]
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.]
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground. [from 15th c.]
- (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- (intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state.
- (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop. [from 17th c.]
- (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc. [from 18th c.]
- (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- (intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- (intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
- (intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- (intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- (intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting.
- 1990, Stewart Wolpin, The Rules of Neighborhood Poker According to Hoyle (page 219)
- But more important, if I dropped, Marty would have won the hand automatically.
- 1990, Stewart Wolpin, The Rules of Neighborhood Poker According to Hoyle (page 219)
- (intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
- 1611 King James Bible, Psalms 68:8
- The heavens […] dropped at the presence of God.
- 1611 King James Bible, Psalms 68:8
- (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts. [from 14th c.]
- 1759-1767, Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
- The recording angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a tear upon the word and blotted it out forever.
- 1860, Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
- persons, dropping sweat-drops or blood-drops
- 1759-1767, Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
- (transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- (transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- (transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation. [from 17th c.]
- (transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner. [from 18th c.]
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down. [from 18th c.]
- 1846, ed. by G. W. Nickisson, “Elephant-Shooting in Ceylon”, in Fraser's Magazine, vol. XXXIII, no. CXCVII
- page 562: ...if the first shot does not drop him, and he rushes on, the second will be a very hurried and most likely ineffectual one...
- page 568 ...with a single shot he dropped him like a master of the art.
- 1892, Alexander A. A. Kinloch, Large Game Shooting in Thibet, the Himalayas, Northern and Central India, page 126
- As with all other animals, a shot behind the shoulder is the most likely to drop the beast on the spot […]
- 1921, Daniel Henderson, Boone of the Wilderness, page 54
- He dropped the beast with a bullet in its heart.
- 1985, Beastie Boys, Paul Revere:
- The piano player's out, the music stopped / His boy had beef, and he got dropped...
- 1992, Dan Parkinson, Dust on the Wind, page 164
- With a quick clench of the fist on Joey's throat, Bodie dropped him. The man crumpled to the ground […]
- 1846, ed. by G. W. Nickisson, “Elephant-Shooting in Ceylon”, in Fraser's Magazine, vol. XXXIII, no. CXCVII
- (transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- (transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.). [from 17th c.]
- 1815, Sir Walter Scott, Guy Mannering; Or, The Astrologer
- The connection had been dropped many years.
- 1859, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century
- that astonishing ease with which fine ladies drop you and pick you up again
- 1815, Sir Walter Scott, Guy Mannering; Or, The Astrologer
- (transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- 2019, Louise Taylor, Alex Morgan heads USA past England into Women’s World Cup final (in The Guardian, 2 July 2019)[6]
- If Carly Telford’s replacement of Karen Bardsley, because of a hamstring injury, was enforced, the switch to 4-4-1-1 was not. This new-look configuration saw Rachel Daly deployed in front of Lucy Bronze down the right, Toni Duggan and Fran Kirby dropped, Beth Mead introduced on the left and Nikita Parris moved up front.
- 2019, Louise Taylor, Alex Morgan heads USA past England into Women’s World Cup final (in The Guardian, 2 July 2019)[6]
- (transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
- (transitive, slang)
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money). [from 17th c.]
- 1949, The Atlantian, v 8, Atlanta: United States Penitentiary, p 41:
- The question was: Who put the most in the collection box? The wealthy guy, who dropped a “C” note, or the tattered old dame who parted with her last tarnished penny.
- 2000, Lisa Reardon, Blameless: A Novel, Random House, p 221:
- I forked over the $19.25. I was in no position to be dropping twenties like gumdrops but I deserved something good from this crappy morning.
- 1949, The Atlantian, v 8, Atlanta: United States Penitentiary, p 41:
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- To impart (something).
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD). [from 20th c.]
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money). [from 17th c.]
- (transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.). [from 19th c.]
- (transitive, music)
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- To perform (rap music).
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- (transitive, sports)
- (originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- (cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- (rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- (transitive, archaic) To cover (something) with or as if with drops, especially of a different colour; to bedrop, to variegate.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
- their waved coats dropped with gold
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
Conjugation
Derived terms
Translations
References
Further reading
- drop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Prod, Prod., dorp, prod
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drop/
- Rhymes: -op
- Homophone: drob
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *drop?ty, which is a compound, whose first part is probably from Proto-Indo-European *dreh?- (“run”) and the other from Proto-Slavic *p?ta (“bird”), which is probably based on Proto-Indo-European *put- (“a young, a child, a little animal”).
Noun
drop m
- bustard
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English drop (“act of dropping”).
Noun
drop m
- (golf) dropping a new ball from hand from shoulder height and arm's length, if the original ball was lost.
Declension
References
Further reading
- drop in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- drop in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch drope (“drop”), from Old Dutch dropo, from Proto-Germanic *drupô. The sense “licorice” developed from the sense “drop of licorice extract”; compare also English lemon drop.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dr?p/
- Hyphenation: drop
- Rhymes: -?p
Noun
drop f (plural droppen, diminutive dropje n)
- droplet
Synonyms
- drup
- druppel
Noun
drop f or n (uncountable, diminutive dropje n)
- licorice, especially a variety sold as small sweets/candies.
Derived terms
- dropje
- droplul
- dropveter
- Engelse drop
- honingdrop
- salmiakdrop
Anagrams
- dorp
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English drop.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??p/
Noun
drop m (plural drops)
- (rugby) drop goal
Further reading
- “drop” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *drop?ty, whose first part is probably from Proto-Indo-European *dreh?- (“run”) and the other from Proto-Slavic *p?ta (“bird”), which is probably based on Proto-Indo-European *put- (“a young, a child, a little animal”).
Compare Czech drop and Russian ????? (drofa). Cognate with German Trappe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dr?p/
Noun
drop m anim
- bustard; a bird belonging to the family Otididae, especially the great bustard (Otis tarda) or any member of the genus Ardeotis
Declension
Further reading
- drop in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- drop in Polish dictionaries at PWN
References
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