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 end of a tube or other surface boundary, producing a hanging drop called a pendant drop. Dro ...

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 ...

, a unit of measure of volume *

Falling (physics) In classical mechanics, free fall is any motion of a physical object, body where gravity is the only force acting upon it. A freely falling object may not necessarily be falling down in the vertical direction. If the common definition of the word ...

, allowing an object to fall or drop **

Free fall In classical mechanics, free fall is any motion of a physical object, body where gravity is the only force acting upon it. A freely falling object may not necessarily be falling down in the vertical direction. If the common definition of the word ...

* Drop, or

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

, the height of a hill above its surroundings

Computers and technology

Drop (SQL) In the context of SQL, data definition or data description language (DDL) is a syntax for creating and modifying database objects such as tables, indices, and users. DDL statements are similar to a computer programming language for defining da ...

, a command in SQL queries to remove an existing database, table, index, or view * Drop (telecommunication), the portion of a device directly connected to the internal station facilities * Don't Route Or Peer (DROP) list, a list of spam sources * Drops (app), a language learning app

Confectionery

* Drops (confectionery), a general term for small, round sweets * Lemon drop (candy), a hard-sugar, lemon-flavored sweet * Hershey's Drops, chocolate sweets based on the Hershey bar *

London drops London drops (''Lontoo 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, also known as salmiak liquorice, salmiac liquorice or (in Finland) , is a variety of liquorice (confectionery), liquorice flavoured with salmiak salt (sal ammoniac; ammonium chloride#Food, ammonium chloride), and is a common co ...

), 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, 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 deli ...

, 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 intentionally dropping the ball onto the ground and then kicking it either (different sports have different definitions) 'as it rises from the first bounce' ( rugby ...

, 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 kick ...

, 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 (weapon), club used in the sport of baseball to hit the Baseball (ball), 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 t ...

s *

Drop ball (disambiguation) Drop ball may refer to: *A dropped-ball in association football *A sinkerball in baseball *A similar type of pitch in softball *Drop Ball is also a game from the "Cartoon Network" series "Adventure Time" See also *Drop kick A drop kick is a typ ...

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 drop shot is a shot in some racket sports in which the ball (or birdie) is hit relatively softly, sometimes with topspin or backspin ...

Music

Drop (music) alt=audio spectrogram, In this file:Disparition - Neukrk - Glass Tiger.ogg">Glass Tiger", the buildup and drop are visible leading up to 2:05 A drop or beat drop in music, made popular by electronic dance music (EDM) styles, is a point in a mus ...

, 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 cueing up the record.Roseman, Jordan''Audio ...

, 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

music release An art release is the premiere of an artistic production and its presentation and marketing to the public. Film A film release is the authorization by the owner of a completed film to a public exhibition of the film. The exhibition may be in thea ...

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 Japanese rock band Zelda

Songs

* "Drop" (The Pharcyde song), 1995 * "Drop" (Timbaland & Magoo song), 2001 * "Drop" (Rich Boy song), 2009 * "Drop" (Dallas Smith song), 2019 * "Drop!" (song), by Forrest Frank, 2025 * "Drop", 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 ...

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

Sugar Symphony ''Sugar Symphony'' is the debut extended play by American duo Chloe x Halle. It was released on April 29, 2016 by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia. The EP was their first release since being signed to Beyoncé's label. ''Sugar Symphony'' fea ...

'', 2016 * "Drop", by Robert Forster from the album '' Calling from a Country Phone'', 1993 * "Drop", by Kenji and Artofficial, early aliases for Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn respectively, 1998 * "Drop", by American jazz artist, Plunky, 2006 * "Drop", 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 Holmes on February 23, 1979). Despite the name, the duo are not twins, brothers or related in any way. They d ...

, 2008 * "Drop", by Khalisol which represented New Mexico in the ''

American Song Contest The ''American Song Contest'' is an American music reality competition television series based on the Eurovision Song Contest. The sole season of the series was hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson; it consisted of eight episodes airing be ...

'', 2022

Other uses

* Drop (b-boy move), a breakdancing technique * Drop (company), an American e-commerce company * Drop (loyalty program), 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 village in east-central Poland * Ball drop, 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) via a secret location. By avoiding direct meetings, individuals can ...

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

Voltage drop In electronics, voltage drop is the decrease of electric potential along the path of a current flowing in a circuit. Voltage drops in the internal resistance of the source, across conductors, across contacts, and across connectors are unde ...

, 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 (DROPS), a family of logistics vehicles operated by the British Army * ''Drop'' (film), a 2025 American thriller