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drool verb 1 : to let liquid flow from the mouth

2 : to talk foolishly

Synonyms

dribble, drivel, salivate, slaver, slobber; also water; expectorate, spit; foam, froth; sputter

1droop verb 1 : to hang or incline downward

2 : to sink gradually

3 : to become depressed or weakened : LANGUISH

Synonyms

[1] flag, hang, loll, sag, wilt; also slouch, slump; collapse, drop, fall, sink, subside

[3] decay, fail, flag, go, lag, languish, sag, waste, weaken, wilt—more at WEAKEN

2droop noun : the condition or appearance of drooping

— droopy adjective

Synonyms

sag, slack, slackness—more at SAG

droopy adjective 1 : low in spirits

2 : drooping or tending to droop

Synonyms

pendulous

flaccid, floppy, lank, limp, slack, yielding—more at LIMP

1drop noun 1 : the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass

2 plural : a dose of medicine measured by drops

3 : a small quantity of drink

4 : the smallest practical unit of liquid measure

5 : something (as a pendant or a small round candy) that resembles a liquid drop

6 : the act or an instance of dropping : FALL

7 : a decline in quantity or quality

8 : a descent by parachute

9 : the distance through which something drops

10 : a slot into which something is to be dropped

11 : something that drops or has dropped

12 : an advantage or superiority over an opponent — usu. used in the phrase get the drop on

Synonyms

[1] blob, driblet, drip, droplet, glob; also raindrop, tear; spatter, dribble, trickle

[6] descent, dip, dive, down, fall, plunge—more at DESCENT

[7] abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, diminution, fall, loss, reduction, shrinkage—more at DECREASE

[12] advantage, better, edge, jump, upper hand, vantage—more at ADVANTAGE

2drop verb dropped; drop·ping 1 : to fall or let fall in drops

2 : to let fall : LOWER <~ a glove>

3 : SEND <~ me a note>

4 : to let go : DISMISS <~ the subject>

5 : to knock down : cause to fall

6 : to go lower : become less

7 : to come or go unexpectedly or informally <~ in to call>

8 : to pass from one state into a less active one <~ off to sleep>

9 : to move downward or with a current

10 : to desist from : QUIT

11 : to give birth to

— drop back

: to move toward the rear

— drop behind

: to fail to keep up

Synonyms

[6] decline, descend, dip, fall, lower, plummet, plunge, sink, tumble; also decrease, diminish, lessen; recede, retreat

Antonyms

arise, lift, rise, soar

[9] decline, descend, dip, fall, plunge—more at DESCEND

[10] discontinue, give up, knock off, lay off, quit—more at QUIT

drop by verb : to pay a brief casual visit

Synonyms

call, pop, stop, visit—more at CALL

drop in verb : to pay an unexpected or casual visit

drop·kick noun : a kick made by dropping a ball to the ground and kicking it at the moment it starts to rebound

— drop–kick verb

drop·let noun : a tiny drop

Synonyms

blob, driblet, drip, drop, glob—more at DROP

drop–off noun 1 : a steep or perpendicular descent

2 : a marked decline

drop off verb : to fall asleep

drop out verb : to withdraw from participation or membership; especially : to leave school before graduation

— drop·out noun

drop·per noun 1 : one that drops

2 : a short glass tube with a rubber bulb used to measure out liquids by drops

drop·pings noun plural : the feces of an animal : DUNG

Synonyms

dung, slops, waste; also stool; dunghill, guano, manure, muck; spoor; sewage

drop·sy noun [ORIGIN: ME dropesie, short for ydropesie, fr. OF, fr. L hydropisis, fr. Gk hydrōps, fr. hydōr water]

: EDEMA

— drop·si·cal adjective

dross noun 1 : the scum that forms on the surface of a molten metal

2 : waste matter : REFUSE

drought also drouth noun : a long spell of dry weather

1drove noun 1 : a group of animals driven or moving in a body

2 : a large number : CROWD — usu. used in pl.

Synonyms

usually droves army, crowd, crush, flock, horde, host, legion, mob, multitude, press, swarm, throng—more

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