drop across



drop across someone or something

[for something long or wide] to fall on and lay on someone or something. A snake dropped across the hood of the tourist bus as it passed under a tree. As I lay sleeping, a ceiling panel dropped across me and woke me up.
See also: across, drop

drop something across something

to let something fall in such a way that a span is bridged; to let something fall in such a way that a pathway is blocked. Let's drop a little rug across the threshold. They dropped a huge boulder across the road so no one could pass.
See also: across, drop

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IshmaelISH-may-əl (English), ISH-mee-əl (English)Biblical
Cille-Danish
Iskra-Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Imma-Italian, Catalan
Sveta-Russian
NainsÍ-Irish