英和和英

動詞

drop in (third-person singular simple present drops in, present participle dropping in, simple past and past participle dropped in)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop,‎ in.

   The keys were dropped in the fishbowl.

2. (idiomatic) To arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning; also, to visit without an appointment.

   Synonyms: drop by, pop in, stop by, stop in

   Coordinate term: stop off

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

   • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

     We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner.

   • 1978, Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren, “I Will Survive”, in Love Tracks, performed by Gloria Gaynor:

     And so you felt like droppin’ in and just expect me to be free / Well, now I'm saving all my lovin’ for someone who's lovin’ me

3. (surfing, intransitive) To paddle into and take off on a wave another surfer is already riding.
   • 2003, Neal Miyake, “The Unwritten Rules of Surfing”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, archived from the original on 14 October 2005:

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

4. (intransitive) To fall in; to cave in.
   • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 54:

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

5. (transitive, US) To install components, particularly car engines.

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

派生語

• drop-in/drop-out

名詞

drop in (plural drop ins)

1. Alternative spelling of drop-in.

参考

• drop out
• show up

アナグラム

• Dnipro

形容詞

drop-in (not comparable)

1. Provided for short-term use.
2. (manufacturing) Fit to substitute for some element in a complex system without changes to the existing infrastructure.

   We need the ultimate drop-in biofuel to make use of our expensive oil-based infrastructure.

   • 2012, Robert Mendelsohn, Ariel Dinar, Handbook on Climate Change and Agriculture, page 276:

     An alternative to cellulosic based second- generation biofuels are drop-in biofuels, that is, fuels such as synthetic gasoline that can be put into fuel tanks and pipelines with no modifications.

3. (of a place or facility) Allowing people to drop in; that is, to visit casually, without an appointment.

   a drop-in centre

4. (cricket) Of the pitch: prepared away from the ground or venue, and dropped into place only when a match is to be played.

   The pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground is drop-in, and the ground is also used for Australian rules football.

派生語

• drop-in center

名詞

drop-in (plural drop-ins)

1. One who casually drops in (visits unannounced or without appointment).

   Synonym: walk-in

   The office was efficient, but not well equipped to handle drop-ins.

2. An informal event that does not require booking in advance.

   Synonym: walk-in

3. A place that can be visited casually, without an appointment.

   Synonym: walk-in

4. (surfing) The act of dropping in; that is, taking a wave that another surfer is already riding.
   • 2004, Bill Mattos, Kayak Surfing, page 37:

     Drop-ins can and often do happen accidentally. Sometimes you're so focussed on your take-off that you just don't see the other rider.

5. (cricket) A pitch that is prepared away from the ground or venue, and dropped into place only when a match is to be played.
6. (advertising, broadcasting) A message or advertisement inserted into other material.

関連する語

• plug-in

アナグラム

• Dnipro