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drop science en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (slang) To show off one's talent and ability, as if to educate others.
    • His back catalog inspired 2005's self-published gem Rakim Told Me: Hip-Hop Wax Facts Straight From the Original Artists, a collection of legendary rap acts dropping science on their most celebrated records. 2007, Urb, volume 17, numbers 148-150, page 52:
    • Her rapid-fire delivery and syncopation allows her to coast past hardcore beats as she drops science with her new school feminism. 1992, SPIN, volume 8, number 4, page 49:
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, science.
    • I was finding college too hard, so I dropped science and switched to an easier course.

Forms

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dropped science Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dropped science Tense=Past lexicographic
dropping science Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
drops science Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic