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Drop Amount Noun Damla Small Liquid Singular  /Drɒp  

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Kind noun
Front drop 
IPA  /drɒp   / noun
Back damla
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drop (noun)

 /drɒp   / noun
 
 1 [countable]
a very small amount of liquid that forms a round shape
damla
 a drop of blood/rain
 2 [countable, usually singular]
a small amount of liquid
bir damlacık, azıcık
 I just have a drop of milk in my coffee.
 3 [singular]
a fall to a smaller amount or level
düşüş
 The job is much more interesting but it will mean a drop in salary.
 a drop in prices/temperature
 4 [singular]
a distance down from a high point to a lower point
iniş mesafesi
 a sheer drop of 40 metres to the sea
 5 (drops)
[plural]
liquid medicine that you put into your eyes, ears or nose
 (ilaç) damla
 The doctor prescribed me drops to take twice a day.
IDIOMS
at the drop of a hat
immediately; without having to stop and think about it
hemen, palas pandıras
 They can't expect me to sell the house and leave the country at the drop of a hat.
a drop in the ocean; (US) a drop in the bucket
an amount of sth that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation
devede kulak
 The money we made was a drop in the ocean compared to the amount we need.
 

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