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According to WordNet, the noun "drop" has 9 sense(s).

103246052 a central depository where things can be left or picked up.

109246464 a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop".

105111835 a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall".

113771404 a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling.

108583793 a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property).

103246454 a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery.

113901585 a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead".

100327366 the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful".

107362386 a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height".

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