drop 1
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English:
drop
Detailed etymology
definitions
verb
- (military, transitive, followed by a number) to do a specified number of push-ups; to do a push-up
- (military) to get into a push-up position
Chao recruit, this ziploc got more hole than golf course! Drop 20!
Whole lot drop! Y'all think this your grandfather army ah?
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usage notes
The Singlish verb in the sense of 'to do a push-up; to get in to a push-up position' is strictly transitive ('drop twenty [push-ups]'), in contrast to English where it is intransitive ('drop and give me twenty [push-ups]').
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drop 2
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English:
drop
Detailed etymology
definitions
verb
- (intransitive) to alight or leave at a location
You can drop here if you want, but cannot park.
usage notes
The Singlish verb can be intransitive ('I will drop here'), in contrast to English where it is always transitive ('You can drop me [off] here').