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drop in en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of drop-in.
   alt of drop-in

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drop out · show up

drop in en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, in.
   • The keys were dropped in the fishbowl.
2. (idiomatic) To arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning; also, to visit without an appointment.
   • I was in the garden covered with mud when my grandmother dropped in for a visit.
   • We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
   • And so you felt like droppin’ in and just expect me to be free / Well, now I'm saving all my lovin’ for someone who's lovin’ me 1978, Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren, “I Will Survive”, in Love Tracks, performed by Gloria Gaynor:
3. (intransitive) To paddle into and take off on a wave another surfer is already riding.
   • Most beginners are blissfully unaware that dropping in on someone is a cardinal sin. 2003, Neal Miyake, “The Unwritten Rules of Surfing”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 14 Oct 2005:
4. (intransitive) To fall in; to cave in.
   • ⁠The cheeks drop in; the body bows; Man dies: nor is there hope in dust: […] 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 54:
5. (US, transitive) To install components, particularly car engines.
   • We dropped in all-new parts in the sports car.

Forms

Coordinates

stop off

Deriveds

drop-in/drop-out

Synonyms

drop by · stop in · stop by · pop in

Translations (7)

de vorbeikommen (to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning) · de vorbeischauen (to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning) · pt aparecer (to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning) · bg наминавам (to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning) · hi आ टपकना (to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning) · pl zajść (to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning) · pl zachodzić (to arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning)