drop down

drop down

See also: dropdown and drop-down

English

Verb

drop down (third-person singular simple present drops down, present participle dropping down, simple past and past participle dropped down)

  1. (nautical, intransitive) To sail, move, or row down a coast, or down a river to the sea.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop,‎ down.
    The glass bottle dropped down to the ground where it shattered.
    • 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
      This is the last road of the round and then we may as well drop down into the High Street and get a snack to carry us on till breakfast.

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