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Definition of Drop a line
1. Verb. Communicate (with) in writing. "Write her soon, please!"
Related verbs: Write, Write
Generic synonyms: Correspond
Derivative terms: Writer
Definition of Drop a line
1. Verb. (idiomatic) Write and send (someone) a note or telegram. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drop A Line
Literary usage of Drop a line
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters of George Meredith by George Meredith (1912)
"drop a line from your Baths.—Your affectionate GEORGE M. To Admiral Maxse.
Box HILL, DORKING, ENGLAND, July 15, 1883. MY DEAR FRED,—I am tardy in my reply ..."
2. Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns: A Comprehensive Treatise by John Henry Teschmacher (1912)
"From B° drop a line into the section NO, intersecting it at B1. From B° in the
plan, at right angles to BC erect a line into the elevation, intersecting RP ..."
3. Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry and Building: A General Reference Work by American Technical Society (1909)
"At pleasure, below the section, draw the horizontal line E D. From the extreme
or outside edge of the mould, as b, drop a line intersecting the horizontal ..."
4. Sheet-metal Work: A Manual of Practical Self-instruction in the Art of by William Neubecker, American Technical Society (1917)
"At pleasure, below the section, draw the horizontal line E D. From the extreme
or outside edge of the mould, as b, drop a line intersecting the horizontal ..."
5. The New Metal Worker Pattern Book: A Treatise on the Principles and Practice by George Watson Kittredge, Anson Oliver Kittredge (1896)
"From 0 drop a line parallel to the side G II of the cylinder, cutting the line F1 01
... From X, the apex of the cone in elevation, drop a line vertically, ..."
6. A Study of Mathematical Education Including the Teaching of Arithmetic by Benchara Branford, George Parker Bidder (1908)
"Suppose we drop a line from D, where will it strike ? [Note that, in Mr.
Walker's phraseology with the class, to ' drop' a line implies direction vertically ..."
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