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What is the verb for drop?

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drop

(intransitive) To fall in droplets (of a liquid). [from 11th c.]
(transitive) To drip (a liquid). [form 14th c.]
(intransitive) Generally, to fall (straight down). [from 14th c.]
(transitive, ergative) To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
(intransitive, obsolete) To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
(intransitive) To sink quickly to the ground. [from 15th c.]
(intransitive) To fall dead, or to fall in death.
(intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop. [from 17th c.]
(transitive) To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation. [from 17th c.]
(transitive, slang) To part with or spend (money). [from 17th c.]
(transitive) To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.). [from 17th c.]
(intransitive) To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc. [from 18th c.]
(transitive) To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message). [from 18th c.]
(transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down. [from 18th c.]
(linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.). [from 19th c.]
(cricket, of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have lead to the batsman being out.
(transitive, slang) To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD. [from 20th c.]
(transitive) To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.
(transitive) To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
(Rugby football) To score [a goal] by means of a drop-kick.
(transitive, slang) To impart.
(music) To release to the public.
(music) To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
(music) To enter public distribution.
(music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
(transitive) To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.
(transitive, fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
(intransitive, of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
(intransitive, of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.
(intransitive, of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.
To give birth to.
To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
(testicle) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
Synonyms:

fall, descend, plunge, sink, dive, plummet, tumble, decline, lower, dip, crash, crater, depress, pitch, slump, throw, topple, droop, ground, nosedive, skid, slip, dump, gravitate, plump, shoot, come down, go down, jump down, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, reduce, fall steeply, fall sharply, drop rapidly, decrement, depreciate, collapse, settle, take a nosedive, recede, ebb, subside, drop off, fall off, slide, set, drop down … more

Examples:

“Four cowboys heard a whirring noise overhead and looked up to see a cylindrical object drop from the sky and crash into the ground.”

“I embrace her as tears of joy drop from her eyes.”

“If something comes up that has to be dealt with, I drop everything else, so that it can be done.”

drop out

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see drop,‎ out.
(idiomatic) To prematurely and voluntarily leave (school, a race, or the like).
To opt out of conventional society.
(of sound, electronic signal, etc.) To be lost or momentarily interrupted.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“He was so disillusioned that he chose to drop out of the race.”

“The starting player may either put a bid in coins down on the table, or drop out, and take the lowest valued card on the table.”

“Furthermore, forcing welfare recipients onto workfare has forced many young people to drop out of school or training programs.”

dropping

present participle of drop
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dropt

simple past tense and past participle of drop; Obsolete spelling of dropped
Examples:

“He dropt into the river like a lump of lead, and was whirled away in a moment!”

“Cause I dropt the basket jist now, and see what a mess I'm in with the yolk.”

“We all dropt in spirit like so many sacks, after the excitation of the morning.”

drops out

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drop out
Synonyms:

drops

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drop
Synonyms:

falls, descends, plunges, sinks, dives, plummets, tumbles, declines, lowers, dips, crashes, craters, depresses, pitches, slumps, throws, topples, droops, grounds, nosedives, skids, slips, dumps, gravitates, plumps, shoots, comes down, goes down, jumps down, drips, dribbles, trickles, leaks, flows, runs, drizzles, distils, distills, oozes, seeps, drains, emanates, percolates, precipitates, snows, trills, hails, plops, splashes … more

droppeth

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of drop
Examples:

“The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath.”

dropped out

simple past tense and past participle of drop out
Synonyms:

Examples:

“In his third year he dropped out, his concentration was appalling and he was addicted to another drug which was much harder.”

“A deafening cheer arose from the cockpit as the Snow Eagle dropped out of warp space right next to them.”

“Despite all these, Jim gained 541 first-preference votes and reached the quota when his running mate, Roberts, dropped out of contention.”

droppest

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of drop

dropped

simple past tense and past participle of drop
Synonyms:

Examples:

“His bulging eyes grew more and more prominent, and his adipose jaw dropped.”

“Minaj dropped her newest single anaconda on Monday, a Sir Mix-A-Lot sampling ode to her own assets.”

“On the 16th of April the 'Aurora' dropped anchor in the harbour of Zanzibar.”

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