Browsing page 1 of words meaning to become public (1 word total)

noun

• a secret delivery.

  The drop is scheduled for 0600 hours this Saturday.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to give.

  Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

• a place where secret deliveries are made.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to give.

  Last edited on Sep 02 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

• a small drink of liquor.

  Last edited on Nov 27 2013. Submitted by Chuck S. on Nov 27 2013.

• big ass.

  She got that drop!

  Last edited on Nov 27 2013. Submitted by Chuck S. on Nov 27 2013.

• an item left behind in video games (usually in MMORPG)

  That monster doesn't have any good drops.

  Last edited on Dec 11 2013. Submitted by Chuck S. on Dec 11 2013.

• a hoe.

  Last edited on Dec 11 2013. Submitted by Chuck S. on Dec 11 2013.

• a nice expensive car, usually a convertible.

  Last edited on Dec 11 2013. Submitted by Chuck S. on Dec 11 2013.

verb - intransitive

• to be released to the public. Typically used to refer to artistic works, especially music albums.

  My album drops on the first of the month.

                                                                  
  
  Citation from Warning: article may contain image(s) not suitable for the workplace: "Miley Cyrus can't be tamed, dances with a stripper", Entertainment Weekly - PopWatch, 10 December 2012 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: music (related to).
  • See more words with the same meaning: to become public.

  Last edited on Mar 22 2015. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 04 2003.

• to die.

                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  
  Citation from "Never Let Me Go", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode Episode 5 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to die.

  Last edited on Dec 25 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 25 2012.

verb - transitive

• to take drugs, usually LSD ("acid") or Ecstasy (MDMA).

  He dropped acid last night.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to do drugs.

  Last edited on Feb 15 2002. Submitted by Paul P. from Flagstaff, AZ, USA on Feb 15 2002.

• to kill.

  I can drop a target from a mile away.

  Last edited on Jan 03 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 03 2013.

• to spend.

  I dropped a huge chunk of change on my new place.

  Last edited on Apr 18 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 18 2013.

• to knock someone down.

  Damn! Billy dropped that kid.

  Last edited on Nov 27 2013. Submitted by Chuck S. on Nov 27 2013.

• to disconnect someone online from room or lobby (usually in video games).

  This guy is annoying, drop him.

  Last edited on Dec 11 2013. Submitted by Chuck S. on Dec 11 2013.

• to take a urine drug test.

  Last edited on Dec 11 2013. Submitted by Chuck S. on Dec 11 2013.

notes

• "Drop" as in "to release to the public" introduces ambiguity when adopted by traditional news outlets and other users of traditional meanings. For example, in the following headline, has Pandora released or removed a Harry Potter collection?

                                                       
  
  Citation from CNN headline censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Nov 28 2019. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 28 2019.