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• drops of rain
• a drop of blood
• mix a few drops of milk into the cake mixture.
• could i have a drop more milk in my coffee, please?

drop

1. a very small amount of liquid that forms a round shape
• see also raindrop
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/raindrop
• drops of rain
• a drop of blood
• Mix a few drops of milk into the cake mixture.
2. a small quantity of a liquid
• Could I have a drop more milk in my coffee, please?
• Would you like a drop of brandy?
• I haven't touched a drop (= drunk any alcohol) all evening.
• He drained the last drop of beer from the glass.
3. a fall or reduction in the amount, level or number of something
• a drop in prices/temperature, etc.
• a dramatic/sharp drop in profits
• If you want the job, you must be prepared to take a drop in salary.
• There was a substantial drop in the number of people out of work last month.
• a five per cent drop
• Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year.
• Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period.
• The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780, a fall of 26 per cent.
• According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26% down on the previous year.
• There was an 11% drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737.
• These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards.
4. a distance down from a high point to a lower point
• There was a sheer drop of fifty metres to the rocks below.
• a twenty-foot drop
5. a liquid medicine that you put one drop at a time into your eyes, ears or nose
• eye drops
• Use the drops three times a day.
6. the act of delivering somebody/something in a vehicle or by plane; the act of dropping something
• see also mic drop
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mic-drop
• Aid agencies are organizing food drops to civilians in the war zone.
• a parachute drop
7. a small round sweet/candy of the type mentioned
• fruit drops
• cough drops (= sweets/candy to help a cough)
8. immediately; without hesitating
• The company can't expect me to move my home and family at the drop of a hat.
9. an amount of something that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation
• The amount of money raised was a drop in the ocean compared to what we needed.

Extra Examples

• Great drops of rain started to fall.
• Large drops of sweat rolled down her face.
• She wiped a drop of water from her chin.
• The cliff plunged in a sheer drop down to the beach.
• The glut of coffee led to a sharp drop in prices.
• The restaurant has suffered a big drop in trade.
• Tiny drops of sweat appeared on her forehead.
• We mustn’t waste a single drop.
• A few drops of rain fell.
• Can I have a drop more milk in my coffee, please?
• He drained the last few drops from his glass.
• I haven’t touched a drop all evening.
• There was a drop of blood on her shirt.
• There was a twenty-foot drop onto the stones beneath.
• We were inches away from a sheer drop to the crashing waves below.
• a fall/drop of 30%

Word Origin

• Old English dropa (noun), droppian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Tropfen ‘a drop’, tropfen ‘to drip’, also to drip and droop.