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Meanings of drop in English

Russian
капля
Portuguese
gota
Spanish
gota
Catalan
gota
Wikidata

Small unit of liquid.

Related terms
капля
Portuguese
queda
Catalan
baixa
Spanish
baja

A sudden sharp decrease in some quantity.

queda
Portuguese
lágrima
Catalan
gota
Spanish
gota

A small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

lágrima
Portuguese
gota
Catalan
gota
Spanish
gota

A shape that is spherical and small.

gota
Synonyms
Examples for "drib"
Examples for "drib"
1
This little drib of railroad stock is all that my girls have left out of what their father willed them.
The Grafters
2
Dee'll drib d' English into d' sea, and wese t' hab ouh freedom,-ouhfreedom an' plenty lan' t' lib on.
A Soldier of Virginia: A Tale of Colonel Washington and Braddock...
3
The figures have been coming out in dribs and drabs since April.
The Irish Times
4
Slowly, in dribs and drabs, James learned the history of Night Quidditch.
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
5
Well, there were still dribs and drabs coming in throughout January and February.
The Irish Times
1
They were a driblet of two hundred thousand such wretches who overran and menaced the city, a product of the dense illiteracy of the time.
The False Chevalier / or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette
2
She tied the ships to harbour by supplying the stores in driblets.
Sea-Power and Other Studies
3
But they came in by driblets, and most of them were drunk.
The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760
4
The electors will better stand a crushing blow than coercion by driblets.
The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1
5
I suppose you prefer theft on a small scale, stealing by driblets.
File No. 113
Usage of drop in English
1
That tinkering saw the support for 'yes' drop to 49 per cent.
News.com.au
2
However, he decided to drop out in 1981 during his second year.
The South African
3
For different reasons, both parties are likely to see their vote drop.
The Guardian
4
The fight to pressure the state to drop the case is on.
Ebony
5
She did, however, drop a hint about a possible new television role.
The Guardian
6
China has seen a sharp drop in the number of new infections.
BBC
7
Some expect quarterly investment bank revenues to drop from a year ago.
Reuters
8
Good young male-driven opening business this weekend looks to drop off rapidly.
Reuters
9
Sri Lanka saw its cases drop to about a dozen every year.
The new yorker
10
A number of airports around the UK have free 10-minute drop-off points.
News.com.au
11
And some areas of the state haven't had a drop all year.
Reuters
12
Daegu and Gyeongbuk province have seen a drop in new case numbers.
Reuters
13
As a result, your plant may drop leaves soon after moving in.
The Guardian
14
The minister attributed the drop to new jobs in construction and industry.
The Guardian
15
Yet that drop in yield has dimmed government bonds' appeal, some say.
Reuters
16
Royal Dutch Shell recently said it would drop explicit production growth targets.
Reuters