Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drop into

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: drop in-to
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of lay into (“beat up or attack”).

Archaic; Slang

verb

British usage; Informal

verb

To thrust (someone) into a situation.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The reins were evidently useless, and it was a matter for the whip, whether I could hit hard enough. […] However, I dropped into him with such effect that he became in as great a hurry to cross the road as the proverbial duck before thunder."
"He dropped me into a gang shootout."

Usage

Inflected Forms

drops into (present, singular) dropping into (participle, present) dropped into (participle, past) dropped into (past)

Synonyms

lay into

Questions

What does drop into mean?: Synonym of lay into (“beat up or attack”).

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