Drop

noun

1. the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass
2. a decline in quantity or quality
3. a descent by parachute
4. the people or equipment dropped by parachutealso
5. a place or central depository to which something (such as mail, money, or stolen property) is brought for distribution or transmission
6. the act of depositing something at such a placealso
7. the distance from a higher to a lower level or through which something drops
8. a decrease in electric potential (see potential entry 2 sense 2b)electrical engineering
9. a slot into which something is to be dropped
10. something that drops, hangs, or falls: such as
11. a movable plate that covers the keyhole of a lock
12. an unframed piece of cloth stage scenery
13. drop curtainalso
14. a hinged platform on a gallows
15. a dose of medicine measured by drops
16. a fallen fruit
17. something (such as a song) that is released to the publicinformal
18. the advantage of having an opponent covered (see cover entry 1 sense 1b(2)) with a firearm
19. advantage, superioritybroadly
20. a move back from the line of scrimmage (as in preparation for making a forward pass)
21. a minute quantity or degree of something nonmaterial or intangible
22. a small quantity of drink
23. the smallest practical unit of liquid measure
24. something that resembles a liquid drop: such as
25. a pendent ornament attached to a piece of jewelry
26. an earring with such a pendantalso
27. a small globular cookie or candy
28. the act or an instance of dropping : fall