Drop, DROP, drops or DROPS may refer to: *

Drop (liquid) A drop or droplet is a small column of liquid, bounded completely or almost completely by free surfaces. A drop may form when liquid accumulates at the lower end of a tube or other surface boundary, producing a hanging drop called a pendant d ...

or droplet, a small volume of liquid **

Eye drop Eye drops or eyedrops are liquid drops applied directly to the surface of the eye usually in small amounts such as a single drop or a few drops. Eye drops usually contain saline to match the salinity of the eye. Drops containing only saline ...

s, saline (sometimes mydriatic) drops used as medication for the eyes *

Drop (unit) The drop is an approximate measures, approximated unit of measure of volume, the amount dispensed as one drop from a Pasteur pipette, dropper or drip chamber. It is often used in giving quantities of liquid drugs to patients, and occasionally in c ...

, a unit of measure of volume *

Falling (physics) In Newtonian physics, free fall is any motion of a body where gravity is the only force acting upon it. In the context of general relativity, where gravitation is reduced to a space-time curvature, a body in free fall has no force acting on it. ...

, allowing an object to fall or drop **

Free fall In Newtonian physics, free fall is any motion of a body where gravity is the only force acting upon it. In the context of general relativity, where gravitation is reduced to a space-time curvature, a body in free fall has no force acting on i ...

* Drop, or

topographic prominence In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...

, the height of a hill above its surroundings

Computers and technology

* Drop (SQL), a command in SQL queries to remove an existing database, table, index, or view *

Drop (telecommunication) In a communications network, a drop is the portion of a device directly connected to the internal station facilities, such as toward a telephone switchboard, toward a switching center, or toward a telephone exchange. A drop can also be a wire or c ...

, the portion of a device directly connected to the internal station facilities * Don't Route Or Peer (DROP) list, a list of spam sources

Confectionery

Drops (confectionery) Drops are a traditional small, round confectionery made from a mixture of boiled sugar and flavourings. They are "dropped" onto a pan or baking sheet to set. In the 1840s, drop roller machines came on the market. These machines took the hot, 120 ° ...

, a general term for small, round sweets *

Lemon drop (candy) A lemon drop is a sugar coated, lemon-flavored candy that is typically colored yellow and often shaped like a lemon. They can be sweet or have a more sour flavor. Lemon drops are made by boiling sugar, water and cream of tartar until it reaches ...

, a hard-sugar, lemon-flavored sweet * Hershey's Drops, chocolate sweets based on the Hershey bar *

London drops London drops (''Lontoon rakeet'' in Finnish) are a type of liquorice candy sold in Finland and Sweden first by Chymos, later by Fazer. London drops are oblong-shaped sweets about 2 cm long and 5 mm thick. They consist of a soft liquor ...

, a Swedish/Finnish sugar-coated liquorice sweet * Drop (''Eng.''

Salty liquorice Salty liquorice, salmiak liquorice or salmiac liquorice, is a variety of liquorice flavoured with the ingredient "salmiak salt" ( sal ammoniac; ammonium chloride), and is a common confection found in the Nordic countries, Benelux, and northe ...

), a common Dutch sweet * Cough drop, or

throat lozenge A throat lozenge (also known as a cough drop, sore throat sweet, troche, cachou, pastille or cough sweet) is a small, typically medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to temporarily stop coughs, lubricate, and soothe irri ...

, a medicated confectionery

Sports

Drops Cycling Team Drop, DROP, drops or DROPS may refer to: * Drop (liquid) or droplet, a small volume of liquid ** Eye drops, saline (sometimes mydriatic) drops used as medication for the eyes * Drop (unit), a unit of measure of volume * Falling (physics), allowin ...

, a British women's professional cycling team *

Drop (boxing) An overhand (or ''overcut'' or ''drop'') punch is a semi-circular and vertical punch thrown with the rear hand. It is usually employed when the opponent is bobbing or slipping. The strategic utility of the drop relying on body weight can deliv ...

, a type of punch used in boxing *

Drop kick A drop kick is a type of kick in various codes of football. It involves a player dropping the ball and then kicking it as it touches the ground. Drop kicks are used as a method of restarting play and scoring points in rugby union and rugby league ...

, a type of kick in various forms of football and rugby *

Drop goal A drop goal, field goal, or dropped goal is a method of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league and also, rarely, in American football and Canadian football. A drop goal is scored by drop kicking the ball (dropping the ball and then kicki ...

, a way of scoring points in rugby * Bat drop, a calculation used to regulate

baseball bat A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the sport of baseball to hit the ball after it is thrown by the pitcher. By regulation it may be no more than in diameter at the thickest part and no more than in length. Although histor ...

s * Drop ball (disambiguation) *

Drop shot (disambiguation) A drop shot is a type of shot in some racquet sports. Drop shot or dropshot may also refer to: * ''Drop Shot'', a novel by Harlan Coben * Dropshot (Transformers) * Bomb shot, or drop shot, a type of mixed drink * Operation Dropshot, or Dropshot, ...

Music

Drop (music) A drop or beat drop in music, made popular by electronic dance music (EDM) styles, is a point in a music track where a sudden change of rhythm or bass line occurs, which is preceded by a build-up section and break. Originating from disco and 197 ...

, a section in music where the music will crescendo to a climax, pause briefly, then resume *

Needle drop (DJing) The needle drop is a technique used in hip hop deejaying. The DJ sets a record spinning, then drops the stylus on the turntable at the exact point where they want playback to begin without previously cuing up the record.Roseman, Jordan''Audio M ...

, a technique used by DJs to cue music quickly * Drops, a J-Pop voice acting group under the label Starchild * Drop, a term, used as a verb or noun, to refer to a piece of music’s, video game’s,

copypasta A copypasta is a block of text that is copied and pasted across the Internet by individuals through online forums and social networking websites. Copypastas are said to be similar to spam as they are often used to annoy other users and disrupt on ...

's etc.

release Release may refer to: * Art release, the public distribution of an artistic production, such as a film, album, or song * Legal release, a legal instrument * News release, a communication directed at the news media * Release (ISUP), a code to ident ...

Albums

* ''Drop'' (The Shamen album), 1987 * ''Drop'' (Bride album), 1995 * ''Drop'' (Gavin Harrison & 05Ric album), 2007 * ''Drop'' (Thee Oh Sees album), 2014 * ''D.R.O.P.'', a 1989 album by ZELDA

Songs

* "Drop" (The Pharcyde song), 1995 * "Drop" (Timbaland & Magoo song), 2001 * "Drop" (Rich Boy song), 2009 * "Drop" (Dallas Smith song), 2019 * "Drop", a song by Blue October from the album ''

Consent to Treatment ''Consent to Treatment'' is the second album by Blue October. Pre-production sessions took place in Nashville with producer Blue Miller, and the final album recording sessions took place at Bay 7 Studios in Valley Village and Media Vortex in Bu ...

'', 2000 * "Drop", a song by Chloe x Halle from the EP ''

Sugar Symphony ''Sugar Symphony'' is the debut extended play (EP) by American recording duo Chloe x Halle. It was released under Parkwood Entertainment, under exclusive license to Columbia Records, on April 29, 2016. The EP was their first official release sinc ...

'', 2016 * "Drop", a song by Robert Forster from the album ''

Calling from a Country Phone ''Calling from a Country Phone'' is the second album by former The Go-Betweens, Go-Between Robert Forster (musician), Robert Forster, and his first self-produced disc. Drummer Glenn Thompson (musician), Glenn Thompson would later join Forster and ...

'', 1993 * "Drop", a 1998 song by Kenji and Artofficial, early aliases for Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn respectively * "Drop", a 2006 song by American jazz artist, Plunky * "Drop", a 2008 song by

Ying Yang Twins The Ying Yang Twins are an American hip hop duo consisting of Kaine (born Eric Jackson on December 16, 1978) and D-Roc (born Deongelo/D'Angelo Holmes on February 13, 1979). They are not twin brothers. They did the windows to the walls song. The ...

* "Drop", a 2022 song by Khalisol which represented New Mexico in the ''

American Song Contest ''American Song Contest'' is an American music reality competition television series based on the Eurovision Song Contest. It sees all 50 U.S. states, five territories, and Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. The first ...

Other uses

Drop (b-boy move) Drops are breakdancing techniques that allow b-boys to transition down to the floor and begin performing downrock. Drops may be designed to look flashy, painful, or both. A wide variety of other movements can serve the same purpose, and others su ...

, a breakdancing technique *

Drop (company) Drop (formerly Massdrop) is an American e-commerce company based in San Francisco, California. Drop uses data and insights from community to develop and find products that feed their interests in audio products and mechanical keyboards. The Drop ...

, an American e-commerce company *

Drop (loyalty program) Drop is a coalition customer loyalty program, in which users earn points using their linked debit or credit cards. Users choose five rewards partners such as Sephora, Starbucks, Uber, and Whole Foods Market to earn points with. The program started ...

, a Canadian coalition customer loyalty program *

Drop (policy debate) This is a glossary of policy debate terms. Affirmative In policy debate (also called ''cross-examination debate'' in some circuits, namely the University Interscholastic League of Texas), the ''Affirmative'' is the team that affirms the resolu ...

, an argument that goes unanswered * Drop, Masovian Voivodeship, a district in east-central Poland *

Ball drop The Times Square Ball is a time ball located in New York City's Times Square. Located on the roof of One Times Square, the ball is a prominent part of a New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ball drop, where the ...

, an annual event held every New Year's Eve in New York City's Times Square *

Dead drop A dead drop or dead letter box is a method of espionage tradecraft used to pass items or information between two individuals (e.g., a case officer and an agent, or two agents) using a secret location. By avoiding direct meetings, individuals ca ...

, a method of passing items or information within espionage tradecraft *

Voltage drop Voltage drop is the decrease of electrical potential along the path of a current flowing in an electrical circuit. Voltage drops in the internal resistance of the source, across conductors, across contacts, and across connectors are undesirable ...

, a decrease in voltage across electrical devices in a circuit * Deferred

Retirement Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...

Option Plan, or Deferred Retirement Option Program *

Demountable Rack Offload and Pickup System The Demountable Rack Offload and Pickup System (DROPS) is a family of logistics vehicles operated by the British Army, which consists of two vehicle types: * Leyland DAF medium mobility load carrier (MMLC) * Edwin Foden, Sons & Co., Foden improved ...

(DROPS), a family of logistics vehicles operated by the British Army