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drop in

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drop in (on someone) and drop in (to say hello)
to pay someone a casual visit, perhaps a surprise visit. I hate to drop in on people when they aren't expecting me. You're welcome to drop in at any time.
See also: drop

drop in also drop by
to visit briefly About 100 guests dropped in to celebrate the publication of his book.
See also: drop


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The surface tension curve of a typical ink also shows three distinct regions, however, the rate of drop in surface tension is not as rapid as an ideal ink.
With a handheld magnet under the petri dish, the researchers moved the drop in all directions across the surface.
The deformation and breakup of a single polycarbonate (PC) drop in a polyethylene (PE) matrix were studied at high temperatures under simple shear flow using a specially designed transparent Couette device.
 
 
 
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