Word

drop, v.
(dropped, dropping, drops)
freq. cnt. 102

let fall to the ground
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 36

drop

sample sentences

"Don't drop the dishes"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The girls %s the wooden sticks

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drop drop

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace

verb group

drop sink, drop, drop down

hyponym

plop dump hang plonk down, plump down, plank down

to fall vertically
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 21

drop

sample sentences

"the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
The branches %s from the trees

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drop

semantic pointers

hypernym

fall, come down, descend, go down

hyponym

plunge, dump plummet, plump flump, flump down decline

verb group

drop

go down in value
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

drop

sample sentences

"Stock prices dropped"

verb frames

Something ----s
The stock market is going to %s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drop

semantic pointers

hypernym

go down, decline, wane

hyponym

sink, slump, fall off tumble

fall or descend to a lower place or level
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7

drop drop down sink

sample sentences

"He sank to his knees"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drop

semantic pointers

verb group

sink, slump, fall off drop

hyponym

fall open, drop open sag, droop, swag, flag sag, sag down

hypernym

change posture

utter with seeming casualness
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

drop

sample sentences

"drop a hint"
"drop names"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

express, utter, verbalize, verbalise, give tongue to

terminate an association with
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

drop

sample sentences

"drop him from the Republican ticket"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

semantic pointers

verb group

dismiss, send away, send packing, drop

hypernym

remove

stop pursuing or acting
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

drop knock off

sample sentences

"drop a lawsuit"
"knock it off!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

stop, cease, quit, discontinue, give up, lay off

hyponym

nolle pros, nolle prosequi, nol.pros.

remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

discharge drop drop off put down set down unload

sample sentences

"unload the cargo"
"drop off the passengers at the hotel"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drop

semantic pointers

hypernym

deliver

hyponym

wharf air-drop

lose (a game)
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

drop

sample sentences

"The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

sport, athletics

hypernym

lose

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

cut down drop fell strike down

sample sentences

"strike down a tree"
"Lightning struck down the hikers"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the trees

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the trees

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the trees

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the trees

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fell feller

semantic pointers

hyponym

chop down poleax, poleaxe log, lumber cut

cause

fall, come down, descend, go down

hypernym

cut

lower the pitch of (musical notes)
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

drop flatten

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

antonym

sharpen

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

music

hypernym

change, alter, modify

pay out
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

drop expend spend

sample sentences

"spend money"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something on somebody
They %s money on their grandchild
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something on somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something on somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

spending spender

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

expensive expenditure expending expender expenditure

semantic pointers

hyponym

use up, exhaust, eat up, run through, wipe out, consume, eat, deplete consume, squander, waste, ware afford blow wanton, wanton away, trifle away underspend misspend penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime invest, put, commit, place save, economize, economise lay out piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle misspend

hypernym

pay

give birth; used for animals
<verb.body>

drop

sample sentences

"The cow dropped her calf this morning"

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

bear, have, give birth, deliver, birth

grow worse
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

degenerate deteriorate devolve drop

sample sentences

"Her condition deteriorated"
"Conditions in the slums degenerated"
"The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deterioration deterioration

antonym

recuperate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

degenerative degeneration degeneration

semantic pointers

hyponym

tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade languish, fade waste, rot

hypernym

decline, worsen

fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
<verb.change>

drop

sample sentences

"shop til you drop"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

fall

change from one level to another
<verb.change>

drop

sample sentences

"She dropped into army jargon"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

leave undone or leave out
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

drop leave out miss neglect omit overleap overlook pretermit