Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dop

/dɑp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: dop
IPA: /dɑp/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

To fail or to plug (an examination, standard or grade)

Slang

verb

To dip or duck.

noun

. A drink.

Slang

noun

An imprecise measure of alcohol; a dash.

Slang

noun

A dip; a low courtesy.

Obsolete

noun

A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.

verb

To drink alcohol.

Slang

Example Sentences

"I dopped my exams."
"you may dape or dop, and also with a grasshopper, behind a tree, or in any deep hole; still making it to move on the top of the water, as if it were alive, and still keeping yourself out of sight"
"Then at the Play-Houſe ye ogle the Boxes, and dop and bovv to thoſe you do not knovv, as vvell as thoſe you do."
"Let's go to the bar for a dop."
"Give me a dop of brandy."
"The Venetian dop this"

Etymology

From Middle English doppe, from Old English *doppa (“dipper”) (compare dīepan), as in Old English dūfedoppa (“pelican”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: doppe, *doppa, doppen, *doppian, dop, *dopp

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɑp/
British English: /dɒp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dops (plural) dops (present, singular) dopping (participle, present) dopped (participle, past) dopped (past) dopp (alternative)

Phrases

dop kit

Frequently Paired Words

dop kit dop

Synonyms

doop

Rhymes With

top stop drop shop pop op hop cop check cop gop bass drop cherry on top

Questions

How do you pronounce dop?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɑp/.
What does dop mean?: A diving bird.
Where does dop come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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