- [countable] drop (of something) a very small amount of liquid that forms a round shape
- The first drops of rain fell.
- There was a drop of blood on his finger.
- a drop of water/oil/sweat
- Mix a few drops of milk into the cake mixture.
Extra Examples- Large drops of sweat rolled down her face.
- She wiped a drop of water from her chin.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- single
- tiny
- tear
- …
- wipe
- wipe off
- fall
- roll down something
- drop of
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- [countable, usually singular] a small quantity of a liquid
- Could I have a drop more milk in my coffee, please?
- She carried it across the room without spilling a drop.
- drop of something Would you like a drop of brandy?
- I haven't touched a drop (= drunk any alcohol) all evening.
Extra Examples- He drained the last drop of water from the glass.
- We mustn't waste a single drop.
- He didn't let a drop fall.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- single
- tiny
- tear
- …
- wipe
- wipe off
- fall
- roll down something
- drop of
- [countable, usually singular] a fall or reduction in the amount, level or number of something
- drop in something a sharp/steep drop in profits
- We've seen a 15 per cent drop in price since May.
- a dramatic drop in sales/temperature/market share
- They reported a significant drop in passenger traffic.
- drop against something The pound has suffered a big drop against the euro.
Language Bank fallfallDescribing a decrease- 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 per cent down on the previous year.
- There was an 11 per cent 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.
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb2- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- huge
- …
- experience
- suffer
- cause
- …
- drop in
- [countable, usually singular] a distance straight down from a high point to a lower point
- There was a sheer drop of fifty metres to the rocks below.
- There was a twenty-foot drop onto the stones beneath.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- precipitous
- sheer
- steep
- …
- drops[plural] a liquid medicine that you put one drop at a time into your eyes, ears or nose
- Use the drops three times a day.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- single
- tiny
- tear
- …
- wipe
- wipe off
- fall
- roll down something
- drop of
- [countable] the act of delivering somebody/something in a vehicle or by plane; the act of dropping something
- Aid agencies are organizing food drops to civilians in the war zone.
- a parachute drop
- [countable] a small round sweet of the type mentioned
- fruit drops
- cough drops (= sweets to help a cough)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- single
- tiny
- tear
- …
- wipe
- wipe off
- fall
- roll down something
- drop of
of liquid
fall
distance down
medicine
delivering
sweet/candy
Word OriginOld English dropa (noun), droppian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Tropfen ‘a drop’, tropfen ‘to drip’, also to drip and droop.
Idioms
See drop in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee drop in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishat the drop of a hat
- immediately; without hesitating
- The company can't expect me to move my home and family at the drop of a hat.
a drop in the ocean (British English)
(North American English a drop in the bucket)
- 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.
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