Drop
Drop verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Usage example: take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd
How words are described
| good | good drop | good take |
| long | long drop | long take |
| normal | normal drop | normal take |
| original | original drop | original take |
| Other adjectives: top, single, actual, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, bad, unique, major, dramatic, final, last, literal. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In ending a Mob War, it's easier to run to a FBI agent on the take and drop him $3000 than brave an enemy business to bomb it.
Source: Violence Is the Only Option -
Instead Patty had to drop out for some reason, forcing Doug's sister Judy to take the role.
Source: Incestuous Casting -
Kunoichi is a major case of this trope; it doesn't take much to drop her, but it doesn't take her much to do likewise. Creator.
Cite this Source
Take and Drop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/take
Drop & Take. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/take>.
Take or Drop. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/take.
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