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• drop — [[t]drɒ̱p[/t]] ♦♦ drops, dropping, dropped 1) V ERG If a level or amount drops or if someone or something drops it, it quickly becomes less. [V prep/adv] Temperatures can drop to freezing at night... [V prep/adv] Once the rate rises it never… …   English dictionary

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• drop — 1. noun /dɹɒp,dɹɑp/ a) A small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that falls from a source of liquid. Put three drops of oil into the mixture. b) The space or distance below a cliff or other… …   Wiktionary

• drop box — noun : a box on a loom containing two or more shuttles with filling yarns of different colors or types that can be brought into action as required by the weaving pattern * * * Textiles. a box for holding shuttles on a loom, as a box loom, used on …   Useful english dictionary

• drop box — Textiles. a box for holding shuttles on a loom, as a box loom, used on either side of the race plate in weaving cloth having a variety of colors in the filling. [1855 60] * * * …   Universalium

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