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drop 1. a steep or sheer incline or slope 2. Military the act of unloading troops, equipment, or supplies by parachute 3. Theatre See drop curtain 4. Nautical the midships height of a sail bent to a fixed yard 5. Austral Cricket slang a fall of the wicket 6. See drop shot drop [dräp] (fluid mechanics) The quantity of liquid that coalesces into a single globule; sizes vary according to physical conditions and the properties of the fluid itself. (hydrology) The difference in water-surface elevations that is measured up-and downstream from a narrowing in the stream. (metallurgy) A casting defect due to the falling of a portion of sand from an overhanging section of the mold. (mineralogy) A funnel-shaped downward intrusion of sedimentary rock into the roof of a coal seam. (plant pathology) A fungus disease of various vegetables caused bySclerotinia sclerotiorumand characterized by wilt and stem rot. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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One of Fox's first maneuvers is to pluck the drop cloth off a chair in the new office of Bobby Gould (played by Tenney). Use a single, large, and heavy canvas drop cloth to cover each complete hand-form table top to roll out clay slabs so several campers at the same table do not have separate small drop clothes shifting and crinkling to distract them and to rearrange periodically. We want them more engaged in qualifying a customer: "OK, you're buying a gallon of paint, but don't you need a brush, don't you need the drop cloth, don't you need the tape? |
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