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Drop in

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of drop-in. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, in.

    "The keys were dropped in the fishbowl."

  2. 2
    visit informally and spontaneously wordnet
  3. 3
    To arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning; also, to visit without an appointment. idiomatic

    "I was in the garden covered with mud when my grandmother dropped in for a visit."

  4. 4
    To paddle into and take off on a wave another surfer is already riding. intransitive

    "Most beginners are blissfully unaware that dropping in on someone is a cardinal sin."

  5. 5
    To fall in; to cave in. intransitive

    "⁠The cheeks drop in; the body bows; Man dies: nor is there hope in dust: […]"

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  1. 6
    To install components, particularly car engines. US, transitive

    "We dropped in all-new parts in the sports car."

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