drop from (something)
1. Literally, to let go of something from a higher point. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drop" and "from." Because I dropped the box of Christmas ornaments from the top of the stairs, they all broke. Every student needs to fashion a contraption that will keep an egg intact when dropped from a height of 12 feet. Dang, I only dropped my phone from standing height, and I still cracked the screen!
2. To release or exclude someone or something from something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drop" and "from." So many good dancers auditioned this year that we had to drop you from the team, unfortunately. I need to drop advanced calculus from my schedule as soon as possible because there's no way I'll get a passing grade in that class. A: "Wait, I've been dropped from the planning committee?" B: "Well, you had missed the last five meetings."
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drop someone or something from something
1. . Lit. to release someone or something from some higher point. Galileo proved that two objects of different weights dropped from the same height will reach the ground at the same time.
2. Fig. to exclude someone or something from something. We had to drop Sally from our guest list. The professor was forced to drop the failing students from the course.
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