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drops into

drops into is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 drops into

What is drops into the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Drops into is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drop into.

Words near drops into in the dictionary

  1. drops in
  2. drops in the bucket
  3. drops in the ocean
  4. drops in the pond
  5. drops in the sea
  6. drops into
  7. drops like a bad habit
  8. drops like a hot brick
  9. drops like a hot potato
  10. drops like a hot skillet
  11. drops like flies

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