Drop

The word 'Drop' has numerous meanings in different dictionaries. The first dictionary I researched was the "dictionary.com" website. This website provided me with 74 different definitions. The first named Drop as a noun and explained that it was "a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule." This was followed by a number of similar definitions including "the quantity of liquid contained in such a globule." and "a very small quantity of liquid." These definitions vary slightly but are different showing us how specific language has become and that one word can be broadened to have the same topic but specific meanings within the subject of for example - small amount of liquid.


There is a variety of definitions provided for Drop such as "an act or instance of dropping" "a small, usually spherical, piece of candy" such as lemon drop as well as "to come to an end" in the context of a matter being dropped by the police etc.


The next dictionary I researched was the Cambridge dictionary which provided the definition of Drop as a verb and described as to​fall or to ​allow something to ​fall. This is a very formal way of describing the word Drop. However, the following definition is "Drop Dead" which I believe to be quite informal, especially for the Cambridge dictionary.


In the urban dictionary, the word Drop has a number of meanings which differ from the conventional dictionary definitions. The first suggestion that is given to me is as a verb and provides the following three definitions:


1. To knock someone over, usually associated with the first hit in a fight


2. To spend (generally a lot of) money; to buy something


3. To release an album