Antonyms for drop down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : drop

Phonetic Transcription : drɒp

Definition of drop down

Origin : Old English dropa "a drop of liquid," from Proto-Germanic *drupon (cf. Old Saxon dropo, Old Norse dropi, Dutch drop, Old High German tropfo, German Tropfen (n.)), from PIE *dhreu-.
Meaning "an act of dropping" is from 1630s; of immaterial things (prices, temperatures, etc.) from mid-19c. Meaning "lozenge, hard candy" is 1723. Meaning "secret place where things can be left illicitly and picked up later" is from 1931.
Drop in the bucket (late 14c.) is from Isa. ix:15 [KJV]. At the drop of a hat "suddenly" is from 1854; drop-in "casual visit" is 1819; drop-kick is 1857. To get the drop on someone originally was Old West gunslinger slang (1869).

As in plummet : verb fall hard and fast
As in dip : verb lower, descend
As in fall : verb descend; become lower

Example sentences :

I can drop down, as you said, and get the ladder over to you.'
Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase

"Here, drop down behind this rock and rest your rifle on it," he said.
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

At the turn of the tide the boats began to drop down the harbour.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Then we would, as Warminster politely put it, “drop down and rot the lot.”
Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed

She lay outside the cove, and was to drop down the river on the morrow.
Extract from : « The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) » by John West

"Then we'll drop down there some time towards morning," Will decided.
Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman

Here we are all just ready to drop down, and the critters all in a reek of sweat.
Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

And as soon as it was afloat, the men began to drop down on it.
Extract from : « A Jolly Fellowship » by Frank R. Stockton

Now the tide's going out we can drop down with it, and we shan't be heard.
Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson

And then came the muffled tone of his voice: "Shall we drop down, Gregg?"
Extract from : « Wandl the Invader » by Raymond King Cummings

Synonyms for drop down

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