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1.b> 1) (); - ; to drop from eaves ; a gentle rain dropped , ;
2) : to drop a tear over smth. () / ;
2.b> 1) (); , ..i>; the cat dropped from the window ;
2) () / ; he stumbled and dropped the vase ; to drop one's purse / ; to drop the curtain ) ; ) .i> / ; to drop the reins ) ; ) .i> , ;
3.b> 1) (), ; ; to drop anchor ; to drop bombs ; to drop a boat (i>);
2) () i> ;
4.b> 1) (), ; to drop into an armchair ; to drop dead [.i> .i> ]; he is ready to drop , ; to work till one drops ; to drop on one's knees ;
2) (), ; to drop a bird ; to drop smb. at once / ;
5.b> (.i> off) (), ; he dropped off peacefully in his sleep / ; men dropped like flies ;
6.b> 1) (), , ; ; the production of bauxite dropped ;
2) (); to drop the level of water ; to drop one's voice ;
3) (); the road drops into the valley / ;
4) (); the river drops some 700 feet 700 ;
5) .i> ();
7.b> (; ); she dropped her eyes ; his jaw dropped ;
8.b> (); to drop smb. a note ; to drop smb. a line ;
9.b> (.i> down) (); the boat dropped down the river ;
10.b> (.i> behind) 1) (), ; to drop to the rear ; to drop astern .i> ;
2) (), ; they dropped the last island astern ;
11.b> .i> 1) (), ; the search did not drop ;
2) (), , ; to drop smoking ; let's drop the subject! ! drop it! ! !
3) (), (, i>); to drop one's friends ;
12.b> (), ; to drop a letter ; to drop one's lines , ( i>);
13.b> .i> (), ;
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1.b> (), ; ; ; to drop smb. from command / ;
2.b> .i> 1) (), (i>); she dropped $300 on her new spring outfit 300 ; how much did you drop ?
2) (), (i>); to drop a set ; the team dropped five straight games ;
3.b> () ..i> [.i> .i> ]; to drop a hint ; to drop a remark ;
4.b> () i>;
5.b> 1) / (), / ;
2) () i>;
6.b> (), ..i>;
7.b> .i> () ..i>;
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1.b> 1) to drop smb.i> somewherei>b> () ..i>; to drop smb. at his door / ( ..i>); drop me at the station ;
2) to drop smth.i> somewherei>b> () ..i>; to drop a parcel at smb.'s door ;
2.b> to drop into a placei>b> i> (), ;
3.b> to drop out of smth.i>b> (); to drop out of a game (); to drop out of the contest ;
4.b> to drop upon / across / smb., smth.i>b> , (), ;
5.b> to drop on / upon / smb., smth.i>b> .i> , (), , ;
6. to drop into a statei>b> / i> (); to drop into one's old habits ; to drop into a walk .i> ;
7.b> to drop in with smb.i>b> ();
8.b> to drop with smth.i>b> / ; to drop with blood ; he dropped with sweat ;
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, :i> to drop a sigh (); to drop a nod / ; to drop a curtsey ; to drop a hint of doubt ;
to dropb> acrossb> / i> (), , ;
to dropb> awayb> i> (), ;
to dropb> backb> 1) .i> (), ;
2) .i> ();
to dropb> behindb> 1) (); he dropped behind in his work ;
2) ();
to dropb> inb> (), ; to drop in at smb.'s place; to drop in on smb. , ;
to dropb> offb> 1) (), - ; ;
2) () ..i>;
3) (), ;
4) ();
5) (), ( ..i>); his practice has dropped off ;
to dropb> onb> = to drop across;
to drop outb> 1) (), ;
2) / () .i> to drop out of school;
3) / (); , ..i> ;
tob> drop out of smb.'s sightb> ; to drop out of thingsb> ; drop a word for meb> [.i> .i> II 3]; drop dead!b> .i> [.i> .i> I 4 1)]; to drop a brickb> i> , ; to drop like a hot potatob> / ; i> ; one could hear a pin dropb> .