Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead drop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: dead- -drop
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A location used to secretly transfer items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

noun

The act of leaving an item in such a location for another person to collect.

verb

To leave at a dead drop for someone else to retrieve.

Example Sentences

"Need to dead drop a note to a friend at school ?"
"He was concerned for her, wondering why she would dead drop items at their special spot. As he reached the tree he saw the spot they slept, the west side of the tree near a large root. Nestled under the root he found a manila envelope."
"The matchbox he used to “dead drop” his film was serviceable but primitive. His Panasonic radio allowed him only to receive messages, not send any, and the messages could be deciphered only with the help of a code pad."

Inflected Forms

dead drops (plural) dead drops (present, singular) dead dropping (participle, present) dead dropped (participle, past) dead dropped (past)

Phrases

dead letter box

Frequently Paired Words

dead letter box

Synonyms

dubok

Antonyms

live drop

Questions

What does dead drop mean?: A location used to secretly transfer items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

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