An incline, a hill.
An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
The ground at the top of a shaft.
A contiguous block of memory that is of fixed, hardware-dependent size, but often larger than a page and partitioning the memory such that two distinct banks do not overlap.
Money; profit.
An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.
The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius, or a court held for jury trials. See banc
A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
A row of keys on a musical keyboard or the equivalent on a typewriter keyboard.
A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
A branch office of such an institution.
A device used to store coins or currency.
An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth (for example, a sandbank or mudbank).
A mass noun for a quantity of clouds.
The face of the coal at which miners are working.
An underwriter or controller of a card game.
A set of multiple adjacent drop targets.
A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
A bench or seat for judges in court.
A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.
In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.
To put into a bank.
To arrange or order in a row.
To raise a mound or dike about; to enclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.
To provide additional power for a train ascending a bank (incline) by attaching another locomotive.
To conceal in the rectum for use in prison.
To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client.
To cause (an aircraft) to bank.
To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.
To form into a bank or heap, to bank up.
To cover the embers of a fire with ashes in order to retain heat.
The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
A dropped pass.
The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on An advantage.
A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trace, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
A single measure of whisky.
A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
A release (of music, a video game, etc).
Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
To reduce; to make smaller.
To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.
To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
To impart (something).
To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
To perform (rap music).
Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
To drop out of the betting.
To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
To fall into a particular condition or state.
To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
To present the user with a more basic interface.
To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
To enter a more basic interface.
To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).