biːd kɑːst kast ˈdæŋ.ɡəl dɪˈtɪəɹɪəɹeɪt dəˈtɪ.ɹi.ə.ɹeɪt dɪˈvɒɫv dɪsˈtʃɑɹdʒ dɪsˈmɪs ˈdɹɪ.bəl ˈdɹɪ.bɫ̩

ɪkˈspɛnd fɔːl fɔl fɑl ˈflætən nɪˈɡlɛkt oʊˈmɪt əʊvəˈliːp ˈəʊvə.lʊk ˈoʊvɚ.lʊk pɜːl pɝl sɪŋk spɛnd ˈswɪŋ ʌnˈləʊd ʌnˈloʊd give birth; used for animals The cow dropped her calf this morning grow progressively worse Her condition deteriorated Conditions in the slums degenerated The discussion devolved into a shouting match fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death shop til you drop the act of dropping something they expected the drop would be successful stop pursuing or acting drop a lawsuit knock it off! lower the pitch of (musical notes) go down in value Stock prices dropped change from one level to another She dropped into army jargon leave undone or leave out How could I miss that typo? The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing New Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's utter with seeming casualness drop a hint drop names lose (a game) The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13 take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth She dropped acid when she was a teenager cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow strike down a tree Lightning struck down the hikers remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave unload the cargo drop off the passengers at the hotel to remove he shed his image as a pushy boss shed your clothes let or cause to fall in drops dribble oil into the mixture to fall vertically the bombs are dropping on enemy targets let fall to the ground Don't drop the dishes fall or descend to a lower place or level He sank to his knees pay out spend money terminate an association with drop him from the Republican ticket stop associating with They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock hang loosely the ornaments dangled from the tree The light dropped from the ceiling a central depository where things can be left or picked up a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery 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 a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) a steep high face of rock he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town a steep drop 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 a shape that is spherical and small he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops beads of sweat on his forehead