verb

let or make (something) fall vertically.

the fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

let fall,let go (of),fail to hold,lose one’s grip on,release,unhand,relinquish,put,place,rest,deposit,set,set down,lay,leave,settle,shove,stick,position,station,pop,plonk

noun

a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

the first drops of rain splashed on the ground

droplet,blob,globule,bead,bubble,tear,dot,spheroid,oval,glob