DROP

(LOWER) [verb] -pp- - to move to a lower levelThe water level in the river has dropped considerably because there has been so little rain. [I]The temperature drops at night. [I]Prices have dropped since there has been more competition between suppliers. [I]Just behind the house the land drops (away) sharply (= slopes steeply down). [I]Interest in the project seems to have dropped away/off (= become less). [I]We've had to drop our prices because of the recession. [T]Drop your voices (= Speak more quietly) - she's in next room! [T]A drop-leaf table is a table whose sides can be folded down so that the table fits into a smaller space when it is not being used.