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  • 61drop — drop1 [ drap ] verb *** ▸ 1 let something fall ▸ 2 let yourself fall ▸ 3 let fall from aircraft ▸ 4 reduce/get less ▸ 5 not continue with something ▸ 6 not include something/someone ▸ 7 stop talking about something ▸ 8 end relationship with… …

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  • 62Drop kick (rugby union) — For other uses, see Drop kick (disambiguation). A drop kick in rugby union is a type of kick that involves someone dropping a ball and then kicking when it hits the ground, in contrast to a punt wherein the dropper kicks the ball without letting… …

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  • 63drop kick — Football. a kick made by dropping a football to the ground and kicking it as it starts to bounce up. Cf. place kick, punt1 (def. 1). [1835 45] * * * drop kick noun 1. A kick made when the ball rebounds from the ground after dropping from the hand …

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  • 64Drop-in pitch — A drop in pitch is a cricket pitch which is prepared away from the ground or venue in which it is used, and literally dropped in to place for a cricket match. This allows multi purpose venues to host other sports and events with more versatility… …

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  • 65drop — I UK [drɒp] / US [drɑp] verb Word forms drop : present tense I/you/we/they drop he/she/it drops present participle dropping past tense dropped past participle dropped *** 1) [transitive] to deliberately let something fall drop something off… …

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  • 66Drop tower (ride) — For Cedar Fair s specific implementation of this concept, see Drop Tower: Scream Zone. A drop tower at Movie Park Germany …

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  • 67drop — /drɒp / (say drop) noun 1. a small quantity of liquid which falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule. 2. the quantity of liquid contained in such a mass. 3. a. a very small quantity of liquid. b. a small drink,… …

  • 68drop — 1 verb FALL/ALLOW TO FALL 1 (T) to stop holding or carrying something so that it falls: I must have dropped my scarf on the bus. | The dog dropped a stick at George s feet. 2 FALL (I) to fall suddenly, especially from a high place: A bottle… …

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  • 69Drop tube — For the amusement ride, see Drop tower (ride). In physics and materials science, a drop tower or drop tube is a structure used to produce a controlled period of weightlessness for an object under study. Air bags, polystyrene pellets, and magnetic …

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  • 70drop — n. & v. n. 1 a a small round or pear shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface (drops of dew; tears fell in large drops). b a very small amount of usu. drinkable liquid (just a drop left in the glass). c a glass etc. of …

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