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Collocations for drop - noun

1. reduction

ADJECTIVE

big, considerable, huge, large, massive
marked, noticeable, significant, substantial
dramatic, drastic, precipitous, rapid, severe, sharp, sudden
slight, small
steady
pressure, price, temperature
A sudden temperature drop could lead to a new ice age.

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VERB + drop

experience, suffer
The restaurant has suffered a big drop in trade.
cause, lead to

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PREPOSITION

drop in
The glut of coffee led to a sharp drop in prices.

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2. vertical distance down from a place

ADJECTIVE

precipitous, sheer, steep, vertical
The cliff plunged in a sheer drop down to the beach.
long

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3. small round mass of liquid

ADJECTIVE

single
We mustn't waste a single drop.
tiny
Tiny drops of sweat appeared on her forehead.
tear (usually teardrop)
dew, rain (usually dewdrop, raindrop)

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VERB + drop

wipe, wipe off
She wiped a drop of water from her chin.

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drop + VERB

fall
Great drops of rain started to fall.
roll down sth

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PREPOSITION

drop of
Large drops of sweat rolled down her face.

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Collocations for drop - verb

1. allow sth to fall

ADVERB

accidentally
carelessly, casually
He casually drops the latest buzzwords into the conversation.
almost, nearly
instantly, promptly
He saw Emma and promptly dropped his tray of drinks.

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PREPOSITION

in, into, on, onto
I accidentally dropped my glasses into the water.

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2. jump/move downwards

ADVERB

heavily
gently, lightly
immediately, instantly, quickly
slowly
He slowly dropped to the floor.
limply
His arms dropped limply to his sides.
down, open
Her mouth dropped open in disbelief.

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VERB + drop

let sth
She smiled and let her eyes drop again.
be ready to
I'm ready to drop (= because I am so tired).

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PREPOSITION

into, onto, to
The cheese drops onto a conveyor underneath.

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PHRASES

drop like a stone (figurative)
Her heart dropped like a stone at this news.

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3. become lower

ADVERB

considerably, dramatically, drastically, significantly, substantially
The price of oil has dropped significantly.
fast, rapidly
abruptly, precipitously, sharply, suddenly
steadily
slightly
further

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VERB + drop

be likely to, be unlikely to
Sales are likely to drop further.

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PREPOSITION

below
The temperature rarely drops below 40°.
by
The price has dropped by 15%.
from, to
The number of children in the class has dropped from 25 to 18.

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4. slope downwards

ADVERB

sharply, steeply
away

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PREPOSITION

into, to, towards/toward
The land dropped steeply away into a small valley.

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5. no longer include sb in sth

ADVERB

quietly
unceremoniously
She was unceremoniously dropped by her record label.

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PREPOSITION

from
He has been quietly dropped from the England team.
in favour/favor of

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6. stop doing sth/be stopped

ADVERB

quietly
The subject was quietly dropped.
immediately, quickly, suddenly
He suddenly dropped his habitual banter.
eventually, finally
altogether
When nobody volunteered, the idea was finally dropped altogether.

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VERB + drop

let sth
Can't we just let the matter drop?
agree to, decide to
Both countries have agreed to drop border controls.

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PREPOSITION

in favour/favor of
The formal grade of Geologist was dropped in favour/favor of Scientific Officer.

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Drop is used with these nouns as the subject:
arm, attendance, barometer, breeze, count, export, eye, face, hand, head, helicopter, humidity, import, income, index, jaw, leaf, level, mouth, number, percentage, price, productivity, profit, rate, rating, revenue, sale, shoulder, standard, stock, sun, takings, tear, temperature, turnover, usage, voice, weight, wind, yield

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Drop is used with these nouns as the object:
accent, acid, anchor, appeal, backpack, bag, ball, baton, bomb, bombshell, briefcase, case, catch, ceiling, charade, charge, claim, class, clutch, crumb, flare, formality, gaze, gun, head, hint, insistence, jaw, kiss, leaflet, litter, load, matter, name, needle, objection, opposition, pants, pass, per cent, plan, point, pretence, price, proposal, receiver, reference, sail, shoulder, stipulation, stitch, subject, suit, suitcase, torpedo, tray, trousers, voice, weapon, wrapper

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