6. To come unexpectedly; — with in or into; as, my old friend dropped in a moment. Steele. Takes care to drop in when he thinks you are just seated. Spectator.
7. To fall or be depressed; to lower; as, the point of the spear dropped a little.
8. To fall short of a mark. [R.] Often it drops or overshoots by the disproportion of distance. Collier.
9. To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards. To drop astern (Naut.), to go astern of another vessel; to be left behind; to slacken the speed of a vessel so as to fall behind and to let another pass a head. — To drop down (Naut.), to sail, row, or move down a river, or toward the sea. — To drop off, to fall asleep gently; also, to die. [Colloq.]
DROPLET
Drop"let, n.
Defn: A little drop; a tear. Shak.
DROPLIGHT
Drop"light`, n.
Defn: An apparatus for bringing artificial light down from a chandelier nearer to a table or desk; a pendant.
DROPMEAL; DROPMELE Drop"meal`, Drop"mele`, adv. Etym: [AS. drop-m; dropa drop + m portion. Cf. Piecemeal.]
Defn: By drops or small portions. [Obs.]
Distilling dropmeal, a little at once. Holland.