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drop
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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
7. Rugby short for drop kick, drop-kick See also drop off dropout

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.


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The throw from Mariners right-fielder Chris Snelling arrived well ahead of Cabrera, but Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima inexplicably dropped the ball as he hurried to make the tag.
FEMA, through its misguided promotion of Operation Blessing, has dropped the ball once again.
While informative, I was disappointed that your articles dropped the ball on the related discussion of organic meat.
 
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