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Drop
A
drop
may be:
a
drop
,
unit of measure
of
volume
a
drop
(or
droplet
) of
liquid
, such as raindrops causing a
rainbow
, or forming
clouds
or
fog
a
drop
or
dropout
in
telecommunications
, such as in losing a
signal
, or as in a
wire
dropped-down from a
ceiling
dropping out, drop out
, quiting, not terminating a course,
school
or
education
a
dropoff
or
drop-off
, like a
cliff
or ledge , as in a "steep drop"; or a drop-off and pick-up point for
passengers
or
freight
a
falling
or
decrease
, such as the
temperature
or the
price
of a
commodity
going down quickly
a
drop
, or a length-to-weight relation for
baseball bats
. It is the length in
inches
minus the weight in
ounces
. For instance, if a bat weighs 31 ounces, and has a drop of minus 11, it will be 20 inches in length.
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