bass drop
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A pause in the percussion, followed by a reintroduction of drums accompanied by a heavy bass line.
Example Sentences
- "Bass drop!"
- "Based around a wailing diva and a bass drop that had the emotional weight of a Detroit synth wash, "Remember the Roller" proved that you could be just as expressive with rhythmic elements as you could with keyboards."
- "There's no way to build to a peak except to get quiet first, and after each breakdown comes another bass drop."
- "In metalcore subgenres, bass drops are often utilized under the first chord of a breakdown, to emphasize the breakdown and give it a presence. A bass drop in this genre can be created by the bass, mostly known by a slide, or the drums, with an electronic pad."
- "The bass drop—like the tonic cadence in tonal music—has become a convention of the style."
Inflected Forms
Phrases
drop the bass
Frequently Paired Words
drop the bass