noun
Meaning 1
Alternative spelling of drop-in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
drop in
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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verb
Meaning 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The keys were dropped in the fishbowl.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning; also, to visit without an appointment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I was in the garden covered with mud when my grandmother dropped in for a visit.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drop by, pop in, stop by, stop in
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To paddle into and take off on a wave another surfer is already riding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To fall in; to cave in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To install components, particularly car engines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, transitive
Examples
- We dropped in all-new parts in the sports car.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
visit informally and spontaneously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drop by, come by
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: visit, call in, call
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: наминавам (naminavam) — to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning
- German: vorbeischauen — to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning
- German: vorbeikommen — to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning
- Hindi: आ टपकना (ā ṭapaknā) — to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning
- Polish: zachodzić — to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning
- Polish: zajść — to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning
- Portuguese: aparecer — to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning