Used in a Sentence

dropped

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dropped.

Editorial note

The lock is dropped for system calls but kept when Python code is running.

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

allowed to drop or fall.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dropped gathered in one view.

adjective

allowed to drop or fall.

adjective

(of a phone call) suddenly disconnected.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dropped.

adjective

allowed to drop or fall.

adjective

(of a phone call) suddenly disconnected.

Example sentences

1

The lock is dropped for system calls but kept when Python code is running.

2

The potential of firing traffic at the wrong nodes and having it dropped on the floor is a real red flag for me.

3

They dropped the fiber substantially and replaced some of the oats (and most of the maltodextrin) with isomaltulose.

4

And then a weird thing happened, it went to $5m by 2011 and the rate dropped further, to 35%.

5

By 2008 the figure shot up to $2m exempt from taxes, and the tax rate above that dropped to 45%.

6

Neither of them dropped (so the percentage of BS graduates getting MS and PhD actually increased!).

7

Funnily enough, my experience with Lyft has dropped significantly over the last year.

8

Packages are just dropped off in a pile in this area, so I'm guessing usps/ups/fedex have a key somehow.

9

I noticed that it seemed to spread laterally much quicker than it dropped, which looked odd.

10

His first album didnt sell very well and he got dropped.

11

I think the F4's might have been more cost effective, though, given how much munition the Spookies dropped vs number of kills.

12

If 49/50 of the people working on my floor dropped Prime because we get it from just one person, Amazon won't be happy.

Quote examples

1

In contrast, all accusations on treason for the unconstitutional passing of information to the NSA have been dropped so far for "lack of evidence".

2

(I guess this has resently changed per wikipedia: "Registration policies have been liberalised somewhat in recent years and rules such as the one against registering generic domain names have been dropped.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dropped in a sentence?

The lock is dropped for system calls but kept when Python code is running.

What does dropped mean?

allowed to drop or fall.

What part of speech is dropped?

dropped is commonly used as adjective.