Definition of drop

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Drop (n.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.

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Controller :: Controller (n.) An iron block, usually bolted to a ship's deck, for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block, and thus hold fast until disengaged..
Drop :: Drop (n.) To cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a drop; to let fall; as, to drop a line in fishing; to drop a courtesy..
Weeping :: Weeping (a.) Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water..
Dropper :: Dropper (n.) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode..
Evesdrop :: Evesdrop (v. i.) See Eavesdrop.
Prognosis :: Prognosis (n.) The act or art of foretelling the course and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment; as, the prognosis of hydrophobia is bad..
Courtesy :: Courtesy (n.) An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees..
Leucophlegmacy :: Leucophlegmacy (n.) A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca; paleness, with viscid juices and cold sweats..
Dropping :: Dropping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dro.
Elison :: Elison (n.) The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together..
Nummulation :: Nummulation (n.) The arrangement of the red blood corpuscles in rouleaux, like piles of coins, as when a drop of human blood is examined under the microscope..
Water Cure :: Water cure () A hydropathic institution.
Distill :: Distill (n. & v) To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
Dropsicalness :: Dropsicalness (n.) State of being dropsical.
Leucophlegmatic :: Leucophlegmatic (a.) Having a dropsical habit of body, with a white bloated skin..
Strangury :: Strangury (n.) A painful discharge of urine, drop by drop, produced by spasmodic muscular contraction..
Gutty :: Gutty (a.) Charged or sprinkled with drops.
Mizzle :: Mizzle (v. i.) To rain in very fine drops.
Hydropiper :: Hydropiper (n.) A species (Polygonum Hydropiper) of knotweed with acrid foliage; water pepper; smartweed.
Apocopate :: Apocopate (v. t.) To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word..
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