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dropping into

dropping into is the present participle and gerund 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 dropping into

What is dropping into the present participle and gerund of?
Dropping into is the present participle and gerund of drop into.

Words near dropping into in the dictionary

  1. dropping dimes
  2. dropping down
  3. dropping fire
  4. dropping fires
  5. dropping in
  6. dropping into
  7. dropping like a bad habit
  8. dropping like a hot brick
  9. dropping like a hot potato
  10. dropping like a hot skillet
  11. dropping like flies

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