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dropped into

dropped into is the simple past and past participle of drop into.

Meaning of drop into

Verb

drop into (third-person singular simple present drops into, present participle dropping into, simple past and past participle dropped into)

  1. (archaic, slang) Synonym of lay into (“beat up or attack”).
    • 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.1891, Edward Corbett, An Old Coachman's Chatter, page 268
    Synonyms:
    lay into
  2. (UK, informal) To visit.
  3. (informal) To thrust (someone) into a situation.
    • He dropped me into a gang shootout.

Questions about dropped into

What is dropped into the simple past and past participle of?
Dropped into is the simple past and past participle of drop into.

Words near dropped into in the dictionary

  1. dropped eggs
  2. dropped goal
  3. dropped goals
  4. dropped head syndrome
  5. dropped in
  6. dropped into
  7. dropped kerb
  8. dropped kerbs
  9. dropped like a bad habit
  10. dropped like a hot brick
  11. dropped like a hot potato

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