drop from



drop someone or something from something

 
1. . Lit. to release someone or something from some higher point. Galileo proved that two objects of different weights dropped from the same height will reach the ground at the same time.
2. Fig. to exclude someone or something from something. We had to drop Sally from our guest list. The professor was forced to drop the failing students from the course.
See also: drop

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ÁRni-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Adil-Arabic
Liesl-German
Amets-Basque
Veronikavye-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), vee-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), ve-RO-nee-kah (German, Croatian)Russian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norweg
Limbanilim-BAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa