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Look up dropping in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dropping is a gerundive of drop. It might refer to: Copula dropping G dropping H-dropping Initial
Dropping
Practice of mentioning famous people
Knack for Name Dropping" in Narcissus Leaves the Pool, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007, p. 80ff. The dictionary definition of name-dropping at Wiktionary
Name-dropping
Leaving school before completion
risk of dropping out. Although since 1990 dropout rates have gone down from 20% to a low of 9% in 2010, the rate does not seem to be dropping since this
Dropping_out
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(disambiguation) Dropped (disambiguation) Dropper Dropping (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Drop. If an internal
Drop
2026 single by Olivia Rodrigo
"Drop Dead" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo, released on April 17, 2026, by Geffen Records as the lead single from her third
Drop_Dead
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Look up dropped in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dropped may refer to: Dropped (Consolidated album), 1998 Dropped (Mind Funk album), 1993 Dropped (TV series)
Dropped
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The Drop may refer to: The Drop (Connelly novel), a 2011 novel by Michael Connelly The Drop (Lehane novel), a 2014 novel by Dennis Lehane The Drop, a 2018
The_Drop
Property of grease
cup. If the drop trails a thread, the dropping temperature is the temperature at which the thread breaks. D-2265 explains that the dropping point is useful
Dropping_point
Action in computer graphic user interfaces
drag and drop. HTML5 supports different kinds of dragging and dropping features including: Drag and Drop texts and HTML codes Drag and Drop HTML elements
Drag_and_drop
Process of not pronouncing an "h" sound
/ / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. H-dropping or aitch-dropping is the deletion of the voiceless glottal fricative or "H-sound"
H-dropping
Laboratory glassware used to transfer fluids slowly
stopcock which allows the flow to be controlled. Dropping funnels are useful for adding reagents slowly, i.e. drop-wise. This is desirable when the quick addition
Dropping_funnel
Gesture of dropping a microphone
A mic drop is the gesture of intentionally dropping one's microphone at the end of a performance or speech to signal triumph. Figuratively, it is an expression
Mic_drop
Hoax in Australian folklore
people (or other prey) that walk beneath them by dropping onto their heads from above. Although the drop bear originated as a hoax, observers have noted
Drop_bear
Organization
Dropping Knowledge (styled "dropping knowledge") is a non-profit organization in the United States and Germany. In the US, Dropping Knowledge International
Dropping_knowledge
Method of espionage tradecraft
A dead drop or dead letter box is a method of espionage tradecraft used to pass items or information between two individuals (e.g., a case officer and
Dead_drop
Skateboarding trick
Dropping in is a skateboarding trick with which a skateboarder starts skating a half-pipe by dropping into it from the coping instead of starting from
Dropping_in
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Look up needle drop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Needle drop may refer to: Needle drop (DJing), a technique used by DJs Needle drop (audio), a version
Needle_drop
Sound change
and transcription delimiters. Initial dropping is a sound change whereby the first consonants of words are dropped. Additionally, stress may shift from
Initial_dropping
1995 photographic work by Ai Weiwei
that imitates or parodies Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn. Three black-and-white photographs show Swiss art collector Uli Sigg dropping a replica of one of the
Dropping_a_Han_Dynasty_Urn
2025 film by Christopher Landon
Drop is a 2025 American mystery thriller film directed by Christopher Landon and written by Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach. It stars Meghann Fahy, Brandon
Drop_(film)
Supply chain management method
Drop shipping is a form of retail business in which the seller accepts customer orders without keeping stock on hand. Instead, the seller transfers the
Drop_shipping
1890 political cartoon by John Tenniel
Prophecy? (Dropping the Pilot) by Will Dyson, 1914 The Haunted Ship by Bernard Partridge, 1915 Dropping the Pirate by William H. Walker, 1918 Dropping the pilot
Dropping_the_Pilot
2007 studio album by Cass McCombs
Dropping the Writ is the third studio album released by musician Cass McCombs. The album was released on October 9, 2007 by Domino Records. All tracks
Dropping_the_Writ
2017 Canadian film
The Drop In is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Naledi Jackson and released in 2017. The film stars Mouna Traoré as Joelle, a hairdresser at a
The_Drop_In
2017 American TV series or program
Series 'Dropping the Soap'". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2017. Gaynor, Emily (March 7, 2017). "Jane Lynch on Her Hilarious Queer Web Series Dropping the Soap"
Dropping_the_Soap
1948 American program to relocate beavers
The beaver drop was a 1948 Idaho Department of Fish and Game program to relocate beavers from Northwestern Idaho to the Chamberlain Basin in Central Idaho
Beaver_drop
1970 Canadian TV series or program
Drop-In is a Canadian television series for youth broadcast on CBC Television from 28 September 1970 to 1974. Various hosts were featured throughout the
Drop-In
American rock band
Dropping Daylight is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have performed with Jason Mraz, The Pixies, Plain White T's, Jonas Brothers
Dropping_Daylight
Proprietary file sharing between Apple devices
AirDrop is a file-sharing service in Apple's iOS, macOS, iPadOS and visionOS operating systems that operates over a wireless ad hoc network. AirDrop was
AirDrop
Dropping a piano from a great height
A piano drop consists of dropping a piano, usually one already in poor shape, from a great height. American artist Al Hansen may have performed the first
Piano_drop
Manga
Bunny Drop (Japanese: うさぎドロップ, Hepburn: Usagi Doroppu) is a Japanese manga series by Yumi Unita. The plot follows thirty-year-old Daikichi as he becomes
Bunny_Drop
Method of restarting play in association football
A dropped-ball (or drop-ball) is a method of restarting play in a game of association football. It is used when play has been stopped due to reasons other
Dropped-ball
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Look up lemon drop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lemon drop may refer to: Lemon drop (candy), a type of candy Lemon drop (cocktail), a vodka-based
Lemon_drop
Species of moth
Antaeotricha leucillana, the pale gray bird-dropping moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1854
Antaeotricha_leucillana
Dropion (Greek: Δροπίων; 250–230 BC) was an ancient Paeonian king, the son of Leon of Paionia. Irwin Merker suggests that when Demetrios II and the Aetolian
Dropion
Pronunciation of 'r' across English dialects
the regular outcome of the lengthening, which shortened to [ɜː] after r-dropping occurred in the 18th century. The lengthening involved "mid and open short
Rhoticity_in_English
Index of animals with the same common name
Bird dropping spider is a common name for several spiders and may refer to: Arkys curtulus Celaenia excavata, a species native to eastern Australia Mastophora
Bird_dropping_spider
Difference in pressure between two points of a fluid
Pressure drop (often abbreviated as "dP" or "ΔP") is defined as the difference in total pressure between two points of a fluid carrying network. A pressure
Pressure_drop
Type of electrostatic generator
of electrostatic generator. Kelvin referred to the device as his water-dropping condenser. The apparatus is variously called the Kelvin hydroelectric generator
Kelvin_water_dropper
under to some unprivileged account after so doing. This action is known as dropping root under Unix-like operating systems. The unprivileged part is usually
Privilege_separation
Act of secretly listening to the private conversation of others
Eavesdropping is the act of secretly or stealthily listening to the private conversation or communications of others without their consent in order to
Eavesdropping
Decrease in electric potential along the flow of current in a circuit
In electronics, voltage drop is the decrease of electric potential along the path of a current flowing in a circuit. Voltage drops in the internal resistance
Voltage_drop
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
General Carl Spaatz authorizing the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Wikisource. 2015. "Documents on the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb". Harry S. Truman
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
Topics referred to by the same term
Pressure Drop may refer to: "Pressure Drop" (song), by Toots & the Maytals, covered by many others Pressure Drop (album), a 1975 album by Robert Palmer
Pressure_Drop
Art concept during the 1960s in the United States
was to create a live-in work of Drop Art. Is this a Dropping?, by Drop Artists, 1962, Mexico City Pendulum , by Drop Artists, 1962, (recreation) Lawrence
Drop_Art
Bodybuilding and weight training technique
In bodybuilding and weight training, using drop sets (aka dropsets, descending sets, strip sets, the multi-poundage system the stripping method, triple-drops
Drop_set
Power collection apparatus used by trains and light rail
obstructions or emergencies. It is also known as pantograph dropping device. In Europe, the automatic dropping device is mandatory for trains with operational speeds
Pantograph_(transport)
Official writ calling for an election
Canada to describe the issuing of writs of election is "dropping the writ". The usage of the word drop in this context is likely derived from the phrase "draw
Writ_of_election
Medicated tablet to be dissolved in the mouth
A throat lozenge (also known as a cough drop, sore throat sweet, troche, cachou, pastille or cough sweet) is a small, typically medicated tablet intended
Throat_lozenge
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up dropout in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dropout or drop out may refer to: Dropping out, prematurely leaving school, college or university Dropout
Dropout
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Look up long drop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Long drop may refer to: Hanging#Long drop, a method of execution by hanging Long drop, a synonym for
Long_drop
Sudden change of rhythm or bass line
in which this can be done: "dropping on the one", where the transition occurs at the beginning of the bar, and "dropping at the four", where the transition
Drop_(music)
Topics referred to by the same term
Egg Drop, an episode of the television series Modern Family Egg drop syndrome or EDS, a bird disease caused by an avian adenovirus Egg dropping puzzle
Egg_drop
Gelled incendiary mixture
August 2025. Dettmer, Jamie (28 January 2018). "Kurds Accuse Turks of Dropping Napalm". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020
Napalm
Ring or edge strip inserted into a hole through thin material
A grommet is a ring or edge strip inserted into a hole through thin material, typically a sheet of textile fabric, sheet metal or composite of carbon fiber
Grommet
Queue management algorithm
been filled, the router begins discarding all additional datagrams, thus dropping the tail of the sequence of packets. The loss of packets causes the TCP
Tail_drop
Best WTF Moment, first awarded in 2009. In 2011, it was renamed Best Jaw-Dropping Moment. In 2012, it was replaced with Best Gut-Wrenching Performance. Credited
MTV Movie Award for Best Gut-Wrenching Performance
MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Gut-Wrenching_Performance
Species of spider
the bird-dropping spider, is a species of tropical crab spider from Malaysia and Indonesia (Sumatra and Java). It mimics a bird dropping in its appearance
Phrynarachne_decipiens
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Acid drop or acid drops may refer to: Acid Drop (game), an Atari 2600 game Acid drop, a skateboard trick credited to Duane Peters Acid drop, a candy or
Acid_drop
Contest held by NASA's Glenn Research Center
Dropping in a Microgravity Environment (DIME) is an annual contest held by NASA's Glenn Research Center. Teams of high school students, with one "faculty
Dropping in a Microgravity Environment
Dropping_in_a_Microgravity_Environment
Topics referred to by the same term
Dropship or drop ship may refer to: Drop shipping, a retailing practice of sending items from a manufacturer directly to a customer Dropship (science fiction)
Dropship
British confection
A pear drop is a British boiled sweet made from sugar and flavourings. "Old-fashioned" pear drops are a combination of half pink and half yellow in a pear-shaped
Pear_drop
Design contest in which an egg is dropped
The egg drop contest is an experiment usually performed by college or primary school students. Competitors typically attempt to create a device that can
Egg_drop_competition
American maritime patrol aircraft
approved. A P-8 released sonobuoys for the first time on 15 October 2010, dropping six in three separate low-altitude passes. In 2011, the ice detection system
Boeing_P-8_Poseidon
Bomb mixed drink
A Jägerbomb (/ˈjeɪɡərˌbɒm/ ) is a bomb mixed drink made by dropping a shot of Jägermeister into an energy drink, typically Red Bull. A Jägerbomb is typically
Jägerbomb
Topics referred to by the same term
Dropbox or drop box may refer to: Dropbox, a web-based file hosting service Drop box, or post box, a physical box for collection of outgoing mail Drop box (audio
Drop_box
Piece of equipment used in sports officiating
The penalty flag (or just "flag"), often called a penalty marker (or just "marker"), is a yellow cloth used in several field sports including American
Penalty_flag
2025 fantasy novel by Robert Jackson Bennett
A Drop of Corruption is a 2025 fantasy murder mystery novel by Robert Jackson Bennett. It is a sequel to his 2024 novel The Tainted Cup. Yarrowdale is
A_Drop_of_Corruption
Consonant sounds associated with the digraph ⟨ng⟩
have English as a first language. G-dropping is used frequently in pop culture such as music and movies. G-dropping is a linguistic phenomenon that has
Pronunciation_of_English_⟨ng⟩
Oversized first letter in a text block
difference between this and a true drop cap may be seen when the text extends below the initial. For example: With a drop cap, the initial sits within the
Initial
Expulsion of feces from the digestive tract
crapping), to the obscene (shitting), to the euphemistic ("doing number two", "dropping a deuce" or "taking a dump"), to the juvenile ("going poo-poo" or "making
Defecation
Music visualization software
MilkDrop is a hardware-accelerated music visualization plugin for Winamp and Kodi, which was originally developed by Ryan Geiss in 2001. It uses DirectX
MilkDrop
Topics referred to by the same term
One drop may refer to: One Drop Foundation, a non-profit organization that advocates for equal access to water Big One for One Drop, a poker tournament
One_drop
Algorithm
by pre-emptively dropping packets before the buffer becomes completely full. It uses predictive models to decide which packets to drop. It was invented
Random_early_detection
Part of a device directly connected to internal station facilities
In a communications network, a drop is the portion of a device directly connected to the internal station facilities, such as toward a telephone switchboard
Drop_(telecommunication)
soup. Yod-dropping is the elision of the /j/ from certain syllable-initial clusters of the type described above. Particular cases of yod-dropping may affect
Phonological history of English consonant clusters
Phonological_history_of_English_consonant_clusters
Electrode that uses a liquid metal
metal electrodes of mercury work also as catode in mercury-arc valves. The dropping mercury electrode (DME) is a working electrode made of mercury and used
Liquid_metal_electrode
Death by suspension around the neck
induce death either by cervical fracture or by strangulation. The short drop is a method of hanging in which the condemned prisoner stands on a raised
Hanging
Type of dance
compound word combining the words "slut" and "drop", reflecting the sexual nature of the move and the act of dropping one's body lower to the ground. The move's
Slutdrop
American football term
drop-back pass or dropping back to pass is a passing style employed in gridiron football in which the quarterback initially takes a three-step drop,
Drop-back_pass
Japanese writer (1957–2026)
"The Hold" "Dream Cruise" "Adrift" "Watercolors" "Forest Under the Sea" "Drop" (2009) – Printed on three rolls of toilet paper in Japan in Japanese and
Koji_Suzuki
Type of tattoo
2019. Retrieved 3 November 2016. the victim of rape is tattooed with a tear drop below the eye by the offending party and his accomplices "What does teardrop
Teardrop_tattoo
Topics referred to by the same term
Drip Drop may refer to: "Drip Drop", a 2009 song by American rapper Rasheeda off of her fifth studio album Certified Hot Chick "Drip Drop" (Safura song)
Drip_Drop
Topics referred to by the same term
Drop ball may refer to: A dropped-ball in association football A sinkerball in baseball A similar type of pitch in softball Drop Ball is also a game from
Drop_ball
frame image because there are no subsequent frames depending on them. The dropping of frames by IFD causes the effect of the video playback being temporarily
I-Frame_Delay
Shot in racquet sports
A drop shot is a shot in some racket sports in which the ball (or birdie) is hit relatively softly, sometimes with topspin or backspin, so that it lands
Drop_shot
Lacking or omission of a "to be" verb, common in some languages and stylistic in others
and languages that have a copula that is optional in certain contexts. Dropping the copula is also found, to a lesser extent, in English and many other
Zero_copula
Beer production methods innovated in Great Britain
Company in Tennessee uses an unmodified Union system. Double dropping, also known as the dropping system is a brewing method used for the production of ales
Brewing_methods
Topics referred to by the same term
a 2024 song by ¥$ from the album Vultures 2 Bomb (EP), by Illit, 2025 Dropping bombs, a jazz percussion technique popularized by Kenny Clarke Bomb (meteorology)
Bomb_(disambiguation)
1989 studio album by the Beastie Boys
samplers with tiny memories, small fragments of staggeringly disparate musics drop in, then are snatched away abruptly; rhythms and melodies remain in focus
Paul's_Boutique
Type of feedforward neural network
generalize to new data. DropConnect is the generalization of dropout in which each connection, rather than each output unit, can be dropped with probability
Convolutional_neural_network
English-language profanity
electronic rock and pop, such as Holy Fuck and Fuck Buttons. The phrase dropping an F-bomb usually refers to the unanticipated use of the word fuck in an
Fuck
Children's chasing game
of the earliest form of marriage by choice or selection. The custom of dropping or sending a glove as a signal of a challenge may have been succeeded by
Duck,_duck,_goose
Topics referred to by the same term
A drop kick, in various types of football, is dropping the ball and kicking it after it has bounced. A dropkick is an attacking maneuver in professional
Drop_kick_(disambiguation)
Firearm that holds one round of ammunition
decades, the British soon moved beyond the Snider to the more sophisticated dropping-block Martini action derived from the Peabody action. Martini–Henrys were
Single-shot
Vertical measurement of the independence of a summit
prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop in British English) is the relative height of a mountain or hill's
Topographic_prominence
American lifestyle website
through layoffs. Film and TV: ComingSoon.net, SuperHeroHype.com, ShockTillYouDrop.com. Gaming: ActionTrip, GameRevolution, PlayStation LifeStyle.[citation
Mandatory_(company)
Effect of assistive technology
Universal design Inclusive design Angela Glover Blackwell sometimes the dropped kerb effect in British English Cocking, Sam (January 2022). "January 2022:
Curb_cut_effect
Stage of the English language from the contemporary period
split, further changes to English phonology included: Non-rhotic (/ɹ/-dropping) accents develop in the English of England, Australasia, and South Africa
Modern_English
User interface element
sometimes used to mean "drop-down list". In both Java and .NET, "combo box" is not a synonym for "drop-down list". Definition of "drop down list" is sometimes
Combo_box
DROPPING
DROPPING
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Tsuwph, ZOPHAI means "flow, overflow," hence "honey as dropping." In the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of Elkanah.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Tsuwph, ZUPH means "flow, overflow," hence "honey as dropping." In the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of Elkanah.
Male
Hebrew
(צוּף) Hebrew name TSUWPH means "flow, overflow," hence "honey as dropping." In the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of Elkanah.
Female
Hebrew
(צוּפִית) Feminine form of Hebrew Tzuf, TZUFIT means "flow, overflow," hence "honey as dropping."
Male
Hebrew
(צוּף) Variant spelling of Hebrew Tsuwph, TZUF means "flow, overflow," hence "honey as dropping." In the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of Elkanah.
DROPPING
DROPPING
Surname or Lastname
Spanish (Truán)
Spanish (Truán) : nickname from truhán ‘knave’, ‘joker’.English (Cornwall) : unexplained; possibly a variant spelling of Trewin.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Glad tidings good news
Girl/Female
Latin
Goddess of marriage.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Wave
Boy/Male
Indian
Praised
Boy/Male
Arabic
Praised
Male
Egyptian
, the name of a satrap or viceroy.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Dusk
Boy/Male
Australian, Dutch, Hebrew
Son of the Red Earth; Son of Adam
Boy/Male
Hindu
One of the forms of Shiva
DROPPING
DROPPING
DROPPING
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DROPPING
n.
The luxuriant grass growing about the droppings of cattle in a pasture.
n.
A deposit more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed by calcareous water dropping on the floors of caverns; hence, a similar deposit of other material.
n.
The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship.
n.
To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
n.
The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel.
n.
A contrivance used to supply small quantities of sweetened liquid, water, etc., to any mixture, or to test tubes, etc.; a dropping bottle.
v.
To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; -- said of a form.
n.
A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.
v. t.
To water; to wet; to moisten with running or dropping water; to bedew.
n.
The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together.
n.
Dung, or droppings of cattle.
n.
Divination by dropping melted wax in water.
n.
A dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of anything.
n.
The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, and had a fall.
n.
An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle.
n.
A very large vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore called bonebreaker and ossifrage. It is supposed to be the ossifrage of the Bible. Called also bearded vulture and bearded eagle.
n.
A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.