Sekirov Dictionary

drop-in

noun 6
adjective 4
drop in verb 4
forms 5

noun6

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One who casually drops in (visits unannounced or without appointment).
- The office was efficient, but not well equipped to handle drop-ins.
An informal event that does not require booking in advance.
A place that can be visited casually, without an appointment.
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The act of dropping in; that is, taking a wave that another surfer is already riding.
- 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. — 2004
A pitch that is prepared away from the ground or venue, and dropped into place only when a match is to be played.
A message or advertisement inserted into other material.

adjective4

Allowing people to drop in; that is, to visit casually, without an appointment.
•
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.
•
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.
Provided for short-term use.

drop in verb4

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To arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning; also, to visit without an appointment.
- I was in the garden covered with mud when my grandmother dropped in for a visit.
•
To paddle into and take off on a wave another surfer is already riding.
- Most beginners are blissfully unaware that dropping in on someone is a cardinal sin. — 2003
•
(US) To install components, particularly car engines.
- We dropped in all-new parts in the sports car.
•
To fall in; to cave in.
- ⁠The cheeks drop in; the body bows; Man dies: nor is there hope in dust: […] — 1850

forms

dropped in · dropping in · drops in · drop ins · drop-ins

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