Drop's is the possessive or contracted form of drop.
As a possessive, it attributes something to a drop: a drop's journey from cloud to ground, each drop's surface tension.
As a contraction of "drop is" or "drop has," it appears in casual speech: The drop's already fallen, That drop's bigger than the others.
1. liquid — water's, Possessive of H2O; bubble's (Of a floating sphere)
2. delivery — package's, Belonging to a bundle; distribution's (Of the dispersal); pickup's (Light truck's possessive); courier's (Belonging to a deliverer)
3. earring — crystal's, Belonging to transparent solid
4. vertical — cliff's, Of a steep rockface; canyon's (Belonging to deep ravine); chasm's (Deep fissure's attribute)
Opposites
VERTICAL MOVEMENTdrop's ≠ rise Move to higher position; ascend · climb · lift · soar · elevate
QUANTITY/VALUE CHANGEdrop's ≠ rise Move to higher position; increase · surge · spike · jump · climb
HOLDING/RELEASING ACTIONdrop's ≠ catch Seize or snag; pick up · grab · grasp · seize · snatch
Phrases
drop it (Command to cease); drop off (Convey and leave); drop out (Leave before completing); drop dead (Exclamation of hostile dismissal); dropped off (Delivered or dozed); drop by (Visit without appointment)
Family
drop, drops, dropped, dropping, dropper, droppers, droplet, droplets
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