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
Josip-Croatian, Slovene
NateNAYTEnglish
Yustina-Russian
Srinivas-Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil
ReubenROO-bən (English)Biblical, Hebrew, English
ClaudiusKLAW-dee-əs (English)Ancient Roman