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Definitions

drop a line

VERB
angle
Synonyms
STRONG
cast
WEAK
dangle a line
VERB
communicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
answer chat confer correspond talk write
STRONG
buzz cable confabulate converse discourse reach reply telephone wire
WEAK
associate with be close to be in touch be near commune with drop a note establish contact get on the horn give a call give a ring have confidence of hear from
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet
WEAK
bottle up conceal cover keep keep quiet suppress withhold
VERB
correspond
Synonyms
STRONG
answer pen reply scribble write
WEAK
drop a kite drop a note epistolize exchange letters have pen pal hear from keep in touch put pen to paper send letter send word
Antonyms
STRONG
question
WEAK
differ disagree
VERB
transmit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
address broadcast carry conduct convey disseminate impart pass on relay spread transfer translate transport
STRONG
bear bequeath break channel consign diffuse dispatch forward funnel instill issue mail pipe radio remit route ship siphon take transfuse
WEAK
drop a note give a call give a ring hand down hand on put on the air send out traject
Antonyms
STRONGEST
collect conceal gather hide hold keep
STRONG
avoid dodge halt maintain receive refuse retain stop
WEAK
get
VERB
write
Synonyms
STRONGEST
address compose create draft note pen print record rewrite scrawl scribble sign tell
STRONG
author autograph chalk commit communicate copy correspond engross formulate ghost indite ink inscribe letter pencil reproduce scribe transcribe typewrite
WEAK
bang out comp dash off draw up drop a note jot down knock off knock out note down push a pencil put in writing scriven set down set forth take down turn out write down write up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy ignore ruin
STRONG
keep stop
WEAK
read

Example Sentences

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Fishermen braved a walk out on a thawing but still frozen Crowley Lake, augering holes through foot-thick ice to drop a line into the water.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2023

They don’t court paparazzi or drop a line to reporters after a particularly boldface appearance and are wary of sharing even the most innocuous of stories.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2020

Even if you are unlikely to harpoon a white whale in the Hudson, New York City is rife with places to drop a line.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2015

If anyone has an idea for how to do this, please do drop a line.

From Time • Oct. 9, 2012

I jes drop a line to say we git on fust rate.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.