drop a curtsy

drop a curtsy
drop a curtsy Brit. make a curtsy.
Main Entry: drop

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  • drop a curtsy — To curtsy • • • Main Entry: ↑drop …   Useful english dictionary

  • drop a curtsy — Brit. make a curtsy. → drop …   English new terms dictionary

  • drop — ► VERB (dropped, dropping) 1) fall or cause to fall. 2) sink to the ground. 3) make or become lower, weaker, or less. 4) abandon or discontinue. 5) (often drop off) set down or unload (a passenger or goods) …   English terms dictionary

  • drop — n. & v. n. 1 a a small round or pear shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface (drops of dew; tears fell in large drops). b a very small amount of usu. drinkable liquid (just a drop left in the glass). c a glass etc. of …   Useful english dictionary

  • drop — verb (drops, dropping, dropped) 1》 fall or cause to fall vertically.     ↘deliver by parachute.     ↘sink to or towards the ground.     ↘informal collapse from exhaustion. 2》 make or become lower, weaker, or less.     ↘lose (a point, a match, etc …   English new terms dictionary

  • bow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. obeisance, curtsy, kowtow, salaam; front, prow. v. i. nod, incline, bend; yield, concede; [make one s] debut. See courtesy, respect, submission, beginning. II n. curve, arc, crescent; bow knot;… …   English dictionary for students

  • nod — Synonyms and related words: John Hancock, OK, Roman candle, abide by, accede, accede to, accept, acceptance, acclaim, accord to, accost, acquiesce, acquiesce in, address, adherence, admiration, affirmance, affirmation, affirmative, affirmative… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Depression — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Depression >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 lowering lowering &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 depression depression Sgm: N 1 dip dip &c.(concavity) 252 Sgm: N 1 abasement abasement Sgm: N 1 detrusion detrusi …   English dictionary for students

  • nod — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. salute, greeting, recognition; sign, signal; permission, agreement. v. t. dip, incline, bob. v. i. greet, signal, sign; sleep, nap, doze, drowse. See command, inactivity, indication, assent. II (Roget …   English dictionary for students

  • stoop — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accord, be shamed, belly buster, belly flop, belly whopper, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to, bob, bootlick, bow, bow and scrape, bow down, bow to, cannonball, cascade, cataract, chute, collapse …   Moby Thesaurus

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