Drop vs Lift - What's the difference?
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A small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that falls from a source of liquid.
The space or distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall.
A fall, descent; an act of dropping.
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A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, sometimes associated with criminal activity; a drop-off point.
An instance of dropping supplies or making a delivery, sometimes associated with delivery of supplies by parachute.
(chiefly, British) a small amount of an alcoholic beverage; or when used with the definite article (the drop ), alcoholic spirits in general.
(Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
A small, round, sweet piece of hard candy, a lemon drop; a lozenge.
(American football) A dropped pass.
(American football) Short for drop-back or drop back.
In a woman'', the difference between bust circumference and hip circumference; ''in a man , the difference between chest circumference and waist circumference.
(video games, online gaming) Any item dropped by defeated enemies.
(music) A point in a song, usually electronic styled music such as dubstep, house and trance, where everything is played at once, also known highlight, or climax.
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(US, banking, dated) an unsolicited credit card issue
The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
That which resembles or hangs like a liquid drop: a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
(architecture) A gutta.
A mechanism for lowering something, such as: a trapdoor; a machine for lowering heavy weights onto a ship's deck; a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet; a curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; etc.
A drop press or drop hammer.
(engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
(nautical) The depth of a square sail; generally applied to the courses only.
To fall in droplets (of a liquid).
* Spenser
To drip (a liquid).
* Creech
* Sterne
Generally, to fall (straight down).
(ergative) To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
* Bible, Psalms lxviii. 8
To sink quickly to the ground.
To fall dead, or to fall in death.
* Digby
To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.
* 1897 , (Henry James), (What Maisie Knew) :
To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
(slang) To part with or spend (money).
* 1949 , The Atlantian , v 8, Atlanta: United States Penitentiary, p 41:
* 2000 , Lisa Reardon, Blameless: A Novel , Random House, p 221:
To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).
* S. Sharp
* Thackeray
* Sir Walter Scott
To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.
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, title= To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message).
To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.
* 1846, ed. by G. W. Nickisson, “Elephant-Shooting in Ceylon”, in , vol. XXXIII, no. CXCVII
* 1892 , Alexander A. A. Kinloch, Large Game Shooting in Thibet, the Himalayas, Northern and Central India ,
* 1921 , Daniel Henderson, Boone of the Wilderness ,
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* 1992, Dan Parkinson, Dust on the Wind , page 164
(linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).
(cricket, of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have lead to the batsman being out.
(slang) To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.
to dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose
to eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
(slang) To impart.
(transitive, music, colloquial) To release to the public.
(music) To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
(intransitive, music, colloquial) To enter public distribution.
(music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course
(fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
(of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
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, title= (of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.
(of people) To visit informally; used with in'' or ''by .
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To give birth to.
To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
* Milton
To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
Air.
The sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.
(intransitive) To raise or rise.
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(slang) To steal.
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To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
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to cause to move upwards.
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(informal) To lift weights; to weight-lift.
To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
* John Locke
To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up .
* Addison
* Bible, 1 Timothy iii. 6
(obsolete) To bear; to support.
To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
An act of lifting or raising.
The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.
(British, Australia, New Zealand) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator.
An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.
(measurement) the difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.
A thief.
* 1977 , Gãmini Salgãdo, The Elizabethan Underworld , Folio Society 2006, page 32:
(dance) The lifting of a dance partner into the air.
Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
an improvement in mood
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The space or distance through which anything is lifted.
A rise; a degree of elevation.
A lift gate.
(nautical) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.
(engineering) One of the steps of a cone pulley.
(shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.
(horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.
In lang=en terms the difference between drop and lift
is that drop is a point in a song, usually electronic styled music such as dubstep, house and trance, where everything is played at once, also known highlight, or climax while lift is the lifting of a dance partner into the air.In engineering terms the difference between drop and lift
is that drop is the distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger while lift is one of the steps of a cone pulley.In nautical terms the difference between drop and lift
is that drop is the depth of a square sail; generally applied to the courses only while lift is a rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.In transitive terms the difference between drop and lift
is that drop is to cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course while lift is to cause to move upwards.In transitive slang terms the difference between drop and lift
is that drop is to impart while lift is to steal.As nouns the difference between drop and lift
is that drop is a small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that falls from a source of liquid while lift is air.As verbs the difference between drop and lift
is that drop is to fall in droplets (of a liquid) while lift is to raise or rise.drop
English
(wikipedia drop)Noun
(en noun)- Put three drops of oil into the mixture.
- On one side of the road was a 50-foot drop .
- That was a long drop , but fortunately I didn't break any bones.
- It moved in surges, like a roller coaster on a series of drops and high-banked turns.
- I left the plans at the drop , like you asked.
- The delivery driver has to make three more drops before lunch.
- He usually enjoys a drop after dinner.
- It doesn't matter where you're from; anyone who enjoys the drop is a friend of mine.
- Yet another drop for the Tiger tight end.
- The Tiger quarterback took a one-step drop , expecting his tight end to be open.
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Derived terms
* dropless * droplike * raindropVerb
(dropp)- The kindly dew drops from the higher tree, / And wets the little plants that lowly dwell.
- The trees drop balsam.
- The recording angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a tear upon the word and blotted it out forever.
- The heavens dropped at the presence of God.
- Nothing, says Seneca, so soon reconciles us to the thoughts of our own death, as the prospect of one friend after another dropping round us.
- Maisie's faith in Mrs. Wix for instance had suffered no lapse from the fact that all communication with her had temporarily dropped .
- The question was: Who put the most in the collection box? The wealthy guy, who dropped a “C” note, or the tattered old dame who parted with her last tarnished penny.
- I forked over the $19.25. I was in no position to be dropping twenties like gumdrops but I deserved something good from this crappy morning.
- They suddenly drop't the pursuit.
- that astonishing ease with which fine ladies drop you and pick you up again
- The connection had been dropped many years.
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: ...if the first shot does not drop him, and he rushes on, the second will be a very hurried and most likely ineffectual one...
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...with a single shot he dropped him like a master of the art.
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- As with all other animals, a shot behind the shoulder is the most likely to drop the beast on the spot
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- He dropped the beast with a bullet in its heart.
- The piano player's out, the music stopped / His boy had beef, and he got dropped ...
- With a quick clench of the fist on Joey's throat, Bodie dropped him. The man crumpled to the ground
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- to drop a lamb
- their waved coats dropped with gold
Derived terms
(terms derived from the noun or verb "drop") * a drop in the bucket * air-drop * at the drop of a hat * black drop effect * cough drop * dewdrop * drop a bollock * drop a bomb * drop a dime * drop a line * drop-add form * drop back, drop-back * drop-ball * drop by * drop cap * drop cloth * drop curtain * drop dead, drop-dead * drop-down * drop goal * drop in, drop-in * drop kerb * drop kick, drop-kicker * drop-leaf table * droplet * drop like flies * drop off, dropoff, drop-off * drop out, dropout, drop-out * dropper * droppings * drop scene * drop scone * drop shot * drop the gloves * drop the ball * drop trou * eye-drop * get the drop on * name-drop, name-dropping * one drop * one-drop rule * the penny drops * Turkey drop * raindrop * so quiet one can hear a pin drop * teardrop * waiting for the other shoe to droplift
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) lifte, . More at (l).Noun
(en-noun)Synonyms
* (gas or vapour breathed) air * atmosphere * (l)Etymology 2
From (etyl) liften, lyften, from (etyl) . See above.Verb
(en verb)- The fog eventually lifted , leaving the streets clear.
- You never lift a finger to help me!
- Their walk had continued not more than ten minutes when they crossed a creek by a wooden bridge and came to a row of mean houses standing flush with the street. At the door of one, an old black woman had stooped to lift a large basket, piled high with laundered clothes.
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- She can lift twice her bodyweight.
- strained by lifting at a weight too heavy
- The Roman virtues lift up mortal man.
- being lifted up with pride
- (Spenser)
Derived terms
* lift-offNoun
(en noun)- He gave me a lift to the bus station.
- Take the lift to the fourth floor.
- The lift came into the shop dressed like a country gentleman, but was careful not to have a cloak about him, so that the tradesman could see he had no opportunity to conceal any goods about his person.
- The dismissal of a player who left Arsenal for Manchester City before joining Tottenham gave the home players and fans a noticeable lift .
- (Francis Bacon)
- the lift of a lock in canals
- (Saunier)