dropped

dropped · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Let or caused to fall vertically (past tense of drop).

  2. 2.

    Delivered or deposited something or someone.

  3. 3.

    Abandoned or discontinued.

  4. 4.

    Decreased or lowered.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    dropped the ball — failed to do something expected
  • •
    dropped a bombshell — revealed shocking news

Related words

See also: drop, dropping, drops

Etymology

From Old English droppian ("to fall in drops"), with past tense suffix -ed.