dead drop
dead drop noun: a location used to secretly transfer items between two people, without requiring them to meet.
Noun
dead drop (plural dead drops)
- A location used to secretly transfer items between two people, without requiring them to meet.
- Synonyms:
- dubok
- The act of leaving an item in such a location for another person to collect.
Verb
dead drop (third-person singular simple present dead drops, present participle dead dropping, simple past and past participle dead dropped)
- To leave at a dead drop for someone else to retrieve.
- Need to dead drop a note to a friend at school ?2006, Suzanne Francis, Protecting Your Room, Your Stuff & Your Secrets
- 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.2016, Michael Reid Jr, Debt of Fear, →ISBN
Synonyms of dead drop
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Forms of dead drop
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dead drops |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | dead drops |
| present participle | dead dropping |
| past participle | dead dropped |
| past | dead dropped |
Questions about dead drop
- What does dead drop mean?
- Dead drop means a location used to secretly transfer items between two people, without requiring them to meet.
- What part of speech is dead drop?
- Dead drop can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of dead drop?
- The plural of dead drop is dead drops.
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