dropped

adj.discontinued

Synonyms for dropped

MOST RELEVANT

Word Origin & History

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).

Example Sentences fordropped

Mrs. Davis saw that there was no use in pursuing the subject, and it dropped.

On reaching them Mr. Monger found he had dropped his revolver.

Pierre dropped his powder-flask, and one of them picked it up and gave it to him.

Falling from the lips of others, they dropped with conviction into my own soul.

Andrew had dropped to his knees and turned the body upon its back.

He whistled, and Sally came instantly to the call and dropped her head beside his own.

And as she dropped them she saw the terrified face of Cornelius open its eyes.

Then he moved impatiently, and dropped his hands from her shoulders.

Then he dropped to a seat on the couch, and proceeded to make his confidences to the magnate.

Suddenly, Burke dropped the pistol into his pocket, and lolled back in his chair.

dropped

lorn

rejected

remaindered

dropped

More words related to dropped

abandoned

lorn

rejected

remaindered