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Drop Down

Definition: Drop Down

Drop Down

Verb

1. "He fell down to his knees.

2. Fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees.".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Drop Down

Synonyms: drop (v), fall down (v), sink (v). (additional references)
Antonym: rise (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Drop Down

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Death

Verb: die, expire, perish; meet one's death, meet one's end; pass away, be taken; yield one's breath, resign one's breath; resign one's being, resign one's life; end one's days, end one's life, end one's earthly career; breathe one's last; cease to live, cease to breathe; depart this life; be no more. Adjective: go off, drop off, pop off; lose one's life, lay down one's life, relinquish one's life, surrender one's life; drop into the grave, sink into the grave; close one's eyes; fall dead, drop dead, fall down dead, drop down dead; break one's neck; give up the ghost, yield up the ghost; be all over with one.

Descent

Verb: descend; go down, drop down, come down; fall, gravitate, drop, slip, slide, rappel, settle; plunge, plummet, crash; decline, set, sink, droop, come down a peg; slump.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Drop Down

Specialty definitions using "drop down": drop doors. (references)

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Modern Usage: Drop Down

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You think whenever your brain has a thought, it has to just drop down onto your tongue like a gumball. (The Four Seasons; writing credit: Alan Alda)

Drop down and give me ten. (Old School; writing credit: Court Crandall; Todd Phillips)

Just drop down on the tile and go for it? (Top Gun; writing credit: Ehud Yonay; Jim Cash)

Oh, thank you now drop down and give me 25 more for speaking out of line! (Major Payne; writing credit: Joe Connelly; Bob Mosher)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Drop Down

DomainTitle

High Tech

  • Audiovox VE-1040 Under Counter Ultra Slim 10.4" LCD Drop Down TV with Built-in DVD Player (reference)

  • Audiovox VE-560m Under the Counter Ultra Slim 5.6" LCD Drop Down TV (reference)

    (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Drop Down

Computer Images:
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Use in Literature: Drop Down

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

There are such curtains which drop down in life.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Expressions: Drop Down

Expressions using "drop down": drop down menu To drop down. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Drop Down

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

drop down menu

208

java script drop down menu

46

drop down html menu

39

drop down box

24

dhtml drop down menu

17

drop down list

14

java drop down menu

14

drop down menu script

12

drop down menu maker

6

java script drop down list

5

dynamic drop down menu

4

creating drop down menu

3

create a drop down menu

3

web drop down menu

3

dhtml drop down

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Drop Down

Language Translations for "drop down"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

tomber par terre. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

holtan elterül (to drop down dead), holtan összerogy (to drop down dead), holtan összeesik (to drop down dead). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

opdray ownday

   

Spanish

  

agacharse (bend, bob down, cower, crouch, drop, duck, hunker down, squat, stoop). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

släppa (come loose, discharge, drop, ease, give up, let, let fall, let go, let loose, let slip, release, relinquish), falla ner (fall, fall down). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

düşmek (behoove, behove, collapse, come down, come down in the world, crash, crumble, crumple, crumple up, decline, decrease, deduct, degrade, dive, droop, drop, drop off, ebb, end up, fall, fall among, fall down, fall from, fall in a heap, fall off, fall on, fall on evil days, fall over, go down, land, lapse, pitch, plonk, plunge, plunk, recede, rest with, sag, scale down, sink, sink into, step down, subside into, take a toss, tumble, tumble down), yıkılmak (break down, cave, cave in, collapse, come down, crack up, crumble, fall, fall down, fall over, fall to pieces, founder, go to pieces, go to ruin, shipwreck, tumble, tumble down, wither away), akıntıyla sürüklenmek. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Drop Down

LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 3, Verse 20
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEn aisqhsei abussoi erraghsan nefh de erruhsan drosouV
Latin405VulgateSapientia illius eruperunt abyssi et nubes rore concrescunt
Middle English1395WyclifBi the wisdam of hym breeken out depe watris; and the cloudis bi dew togidere waxen.
Jacobean English1611King JamesBy his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
Victorian English1833WebsterBy his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
Basic English1964OgdenBy his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Drop Down

LanguageProverbs Chapter 3, Verse 20
CebuanoPinaagi sa iyang kinaadman ang mga kahiladman nangaabli, Ug ang kalangitan nagapatagas sa tun-og.
Croatiannjegovim su se znanjem otvorili bezdani i oblaci osuli rosom.
Danishved hans Kundskab brød Strømmene frem, lader Skyerne Dug dryppe ned.
DutchDoor Zijn wetenschap zijn de afgronden gekloofd, en de wolken druipen dauw.
FinnishHänen toimestansa syvyydet kuohuivat esiin, ja pilvet pisaroivat kastetta.
FrenchC`est par sa science que les abîmes se sont ouverts, Et que les nuages distillent la rosée.
GermanDurch seine Weisheit sind die Tiefen zerteilt und die Wolken mit Tau triefend gemacht.
Haitian CreoleAvèk konesans li, li fè larivyè yo koule. Li fè nwaj yo bay lapli sou latè.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariDengan pengetahuan-Nya Ia membuat sumber-sumber air di bawah tanah pecah dan mengalirkan airnya serta awan di langit mencurahkan air ke bumi.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka oleh budinya segala laut telah bergelombang dan segala awanpun menurunkan embun.
Italiandalla sua scienza sono stati aperti gli abissi e le nubi stillano rugiada.
MaoriHe mohio nona i pakaru ai nga rire, i maturuturu ai te tomairangi o nga kapua.
NorwegianVed hans kunnskap vellet de dype vann frem, og ved den lar skyene dugg dryppe ned.
PortuguesePelo seu conhecimento se fendem os abismos, e as nuvens destilam o orvalho.   
Rumanianprin wtiinya Lui s`au deschis Adkncurile, wi strecoarq norii roua.
RussianеЗП ТЕНХ"ТПУФША ТБЪЧЕТЪМЙУШ 'ЕЪ"ОЩ, Й П'МБЛБ ЛТП СФ ТПУПА.
SpanishCon su conocimiento fueron divididos los océanos, y los cielos destilan rocío.
SwedishGenom hans insikt bröto djupens vatten fram, och genom den låta skyarna dagg drypa ned.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Drop Down

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-d-n-o-o-p-r-w"

-2 letters: drownd.

-3 letters: donor, droop, drown, porno, rondo.

-4 letters: dodo, door, dorp, down, drop, odor, ordo, pond, pood, poon, poor, porn, prod, prow, rood, wood, word, worn.

-5 letters: don, dor, dow, nod, noo, nor, now, odd, own, pod, pow, pro, rod, row, won, woo, wop.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Bible Trace
12. Anagrams
13. Bibliography


  

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