drop

Related to drop: drop dead

drop

1. verb, slang To end one's friendship with someone. Yeah, I did drop Kelly, but only because our friendship was so toxic.
2. verb, slang To punch someone and cause them to fall down. I can't believe that skinny kid dropped the bully with just one punch!
3. verb, slang To take acid (LSD) or a similar drug. Now that I'm trying to get clean, I can't be around those guys anymore—they're always dropping acid.
4. verb, slang To kill someone or something. I dropped the informant, boss, don't worry—he'll never talk to the police again.
5. noun, slang An agreed-upon location where one can collect drugs or other such items. I thought this was the drop the dealer had told me to go to, but nothing's here.
6. noun An advantage or edge over someone or something. Always used with "the." Those thugs only beat me up because they got the drop on me—it wasn't a fair fight.
7. noun, slang A small amount of liquor. Just give me a drop of that in a shot glass.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

drop someone

 
1. S(to knock someone down; to punch and knock down a person. Fred dropped Willie with one punch to the jaw.
2. Fig. to stop being friends with someone, especially with one's boyfriend or girlfriend. Bob finally dropped Jane. I don't know what he saw in her. I'm surprised that she didn't drop him first.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

drop

1. tv. to kill someone or something. Lefty tried to drop the leader of the gang.
2. in. to get arrested. (Underworld.) Sam dropped, but Mr. Gutman got him off.
3. tv. to knock someone down. Jim dropped Willard with a punch to the shoulder.
4. n. a small drink of liquor; a small serving of liquor. I’ll take just another drop of that dew, if you don’t mind.
5. n. a place at which drugs, alcohol, or other contraband is left to be claimed by the recipient. They switched drops constantly just in case of discovery.
6. tv. to take a drug, specifically acid. (Drugs.) Ted dropped some stuff and went on a trip.

drop someone

tv. to knock someone down; to punch and knock down a person. Fred dropped Mooshoo with one punch to the jaw.
See also: drop, someone

dropped

mod. arrested. Harry the Horse was dropped only once last year.
See also: drop
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

drop

/lower the boom
To act suddenly and forcefully to repress a practice or reprimand an offender; crack down.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See:
  • (I'm) (so) glad you could drop by
  • (one's) jaw drops
  • a drop in the bucket
  • a drop in the ocean
  • a quick drop and a sudden stop
  • at the drop of a hat
  • be waiting for the other shoe to drop
  • bottom drops out
  • bottom drops out, the
  • could hear a pin drop
  • die/drop/fall like flies
  • don't drop the soap!
  • drop
  • drop (one) a few lines
  • drop (one) a line
  • drop (one) a note
  • drop (one) in it
  • drop (one's) aitches
  • drop (one's) bundle
  • drop (one's) cookies
  • drop (one's) drawers
  • drop (one's) guard
  • drop (one's) teeth
  • drop (one's) trousers
  • drop (someone or something) like a hot brick
  • drop (someone or something) like a hot potato
  • drop (someone or something) on (someone or something)
  • drop (someone's) name
  • drop (something) in (someone's) lap
  • drop a bomb
  • drop a bombshell
  • drop a bombshell, to
  • drop a bop
  • drop a brick
  • drop a brick/clanger
  • drop a bundle
  • drop a bundle on (someone or something)
  • drop a bundle on someone
  • drop a bundle on something
  • drop a clanger
  • drop a dime
  • drop a hint
  • drop a line
  • drop a line and drop a few lines; drop a note
  • drop acid
  • drop across
  • drop across (someone or something)
  • drop anchor
  • drop around
  • drop around (sometime)
  • drop away
  • drop back
  • drop behind
  • drop below
  • drop below (something)
  • drop beneath the/(one's) radar
  • drop by
  • drop by the wayside
  • drop dead
  • Drop dead!
  • drop down
  • drop drawers
  • drop everything
  • drop from
  • drop from (something)
  • drop in
  • drop in (one's) tracks
  • drop in a bucket
  • drop in for a chat
  • drop in on (someone)
  • drop in one's tracks
  • drop in someone's lap
  • drop in sometime
  • drop in the bucket
  • drop in the ocean
  • drop in to say hello
  • drop in tracks
  • drop in(to) (something)
  • drop into
  • drop into (one's) lap
  • drop into place
  • drop it
  • Drop it!
  • drop like a hot potato
  • drop like a hot potato, to
  • drop like flies
  • drop like flies, to
  • drop like ninepins
  • drop names
  • drop off
  • drop off the hooks
  • drop off the radar
  • drop on
  • drop one’s cookies
  • drop one’s teeth
  • drop out
  • drop out of
  • drop out of (something)
  • drop out of sight
  • drop over
  • drop round
  • drop some knowledge on (one)
  • drop somebody a line/note
  • drop somebody in it
  • drop someone
  • drop someone a line
  • drop someone in it
  • drop someone or something like a hot potato
  • drop someone some knowledge
  • drop someone/something like a hot potato
  • drop something like a hot potato
  • drop teeth
  • drop the ball
  • drop the dime on
  • drop the F-bomb
  • drop the gloves
  • drop the L-bomb
  • drop the mic
  • drop the other shoe
  • drop the pilot
  • drop the subject
  • Drop the subject!
  • drop the writ
  • drop trou
  • drop up
  • Drop you!
  • drop your aitches
  • drop your bundle
  • drop your trousers
  • drop/dump something in somebody's lap
  • drop/fall into somebody's lap
  • drop-dead
  • drop-dead date
  • drop-dead gorgeous
  • drop-dead list
  • dropped
  • dump (something) in (someone's) lap
  • fall in(to) place
  • fall into (one's) lap
  • fall into your lap
  • fall like ninepins
  • fall off the radar
  • fall, drop, etc. into place
  • fit to drop
  • fit/ready to drop
  • fond of a drop
  • get the drop on
  • get the drop on (someone or something)
  • get the drop on someone
  • glad you could drop by
  • go down like ninepins
  • go down, drop, etc. like ninepins
  • have the drop on
  • have the drop on (someone or something)
  • hear a pin drop, can
  • hear a pin drop, one/you could
  • hot potato
  • let (something) drop
  • let drop
  • let it drop
  • let something drop
  • lower your guard
  • make (someone's) jaw drop
  • mic drop
  • name dropping
  • not to touch a drop
  • not touch a drop
  • penny dropped, the
  • shop till (one) drops
  • shop till you drop
  • so quiet you could hear a pin drop
  • so still you could hear a pin drop
  • the bottom drops out of (one's) world
  • the bottom drops out of the market
  • the bottom drops/falls out of somebody's world
  • the bottom drops/falls out of the market
  • the penny drops
  • turn on, tune in, drop out
  • wait for the other shoe to drop
  • work till you drop
  • work until you drop
  • you could have heard a pin drop
  • you could hear a pin drop
  • your jaw drops
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