drop

/drɒp/ noun

Definition

LIQUID [C] › a small, round-shaped amount of liquid: I felt a few drops of rain.

REDUCTION [no plural] › when the level or amount of something becomes less: There has been a drop in crime recently.

SMALL AMOUNT [no plural] › a small amount of a liquid you can drink: Would you like a drop more milk?

DISTANCE [no plural] › a vertical distance down from somewhere to the ground: It's a drop of about 50 metres from the top of the cliff.

(Definition of drop noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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