drop
noun (SMALL AMOUNT) /drɒp/
/drɑːp/ Definition
B1 [C] a small round-shaped amount of liquid: I thought I felt a drop of rain. There were little drops of paint on the kitchen floor.Words meaning small pieces and amounts › [S] a small amount of liquid you can drink: I'll have a drop more juice, please. "Would you like some milk?" "Just a drop, please."Words meaning small pieces and amountsDrinks - general words drops [plural] › liquid medicine given in very small amounts: eye/nose/ear dropsMedicine in different forms › [C] mainly UK a small piece of sweet food made of sugar: fruit/pear drops chocolate dropsSweets
(Definition of drop noun (SMALL AMOUNT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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