Letting something fall
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noun
- Something dropped
- Dung
verb
- To fall in drops
- To fall in a state of collapse see collapse or death
"dropped from exhaustion"
- To become played by reason of the obligation to follow suit
- To fall or roll into a hole or basket
- To enter or pass as if without conscious effort of will see will into some state, condition, or activity
"dropped into sleep"
- To cease to be of concern lapse
"let the matter drop"
- To pass from view or notice disappear
- To become less
"production dropped"
- To move with a favoring wind or current
- To be released to the public
"His latest solo album dropped in August …"
- To let fall cause to fall
"dropped the ball"
- Give up, abandon
"drop an idea"
- Discontinue
"dropped what she was doing"
- To break off an association or connection with dismiss
"drop her old friends"
- To utter or mention in a casual way
"drop a suggestion"
- Write
"drop us a line soon"
- To lower or cause to descend from one level or position to another
"drop the hem two inches"
- To cause to lessen or decrease reduce
"dropped his speed"
- To give birth to
- Lose
"dropped three games"
- Spend
"drop $20 for lunch"
- To get rid of
"dropped 20 pounds"
- To bring down with a shot or a blow
"dropped the buck with one shot"
- To cause a cardholder to unwillingly play (a high card)
"dropped her ace"
- To toss or roll into a hole or basket
"drop a putt"
- To deposit or deliver during a usually brief stop
- Air-drop
"drop the supplies to the medical team"
- To cause (the voice) to be less loud
- To leave (a letter representing a speech sound) unsounded
"drop the g in running"
- To leave out in writing omit
"accidentally dropped a whole line"
- To draw from an external point
"drop a perpendicular to the line"
- To take (a drug) orally swallow
"drop acid"
- To place (an item on a computer screen) in one location in a graphical user interface after dragging it from another
"Move the video to the desired location and release the mouse button to drop the file …"
adjective
- Causing great surprise or astonishment
noun
- The studied but seemingly casual mention of prominent persons as associates done to impress others
noun
- Delivery of cargo, emergency supplies, or personnel by parachute from an airplane in flight
noun
- A throw of the dice yielding two points
- A tie in tennis after each side has scored 40 requiring two consecutive points by one side to win
- Devil, dickens
- Something notable of its kind
"a deuce of a mess"
- The fecal matter expelled during one bowel movement
noun
- A coin of the U.S. worth ¹/₁₀ dollar
- A petty sum of money
- A Canadian 10-cent piece
- A packet containing 10 dollars worth of an illicit drug (such as marijuana)
- Money provided to pay expenses
"Executives in a perk-rich environment get used to living on the company's dime =on the company's money; at the company's expense"
- A pass by a player who enables a teammate to make a basket
"Harden ended up recording his first triple-double of the season with 44 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. He delivered seven dimes to Capela …"
- An accurate pass by a quarterback to a receiver
verb
- Protract
"drag a story out"
- To pass a drag over
"drag a field"
- To explore with a drag
"drag the pond for the drowning victim"
- To catch with a dragnet see dragnet
- To hit (a drag bunt) while moving toward first base
- To select and move (an item on a computer screen) by using a mouse, a touch screen, etc.
"drag the icon to the bottom row"
- To hang or lag behind
"Stop dragging and hurry up."
- To fish or search with a drag see drag
- To trail along on the ground
"Your scarf is dragging."
- To move slowly because of fatigue
"was dragging after the long trip"
- To proceed or continue laboriously or tediously
"The lawsuit dragged on for years."
- Draw
"drag on a cigarette"
- To make a plucking or pulling movement
- To participate in a drag race
verb
- Retreat
- To move straight back from the line of scrimmage
"the quarterback drops back to pass"
verb
- To pay a brief casual visit
- To visit casually or unexpectedly
"drop by a friend's house"
This clue was used on September 7, 2025.
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