Kama nomino, "tone" inaweza kuwa na maana nyingi, ikijumuisha:

1. Kiasi kidogo cha kioevu kinachoanguka au kuzalishwa kwa wingi zaidi au chini ya duara; tone.\nMfano: "Alisikia tone la mvua usoni mwake."

2. Mteremko mkali au wa ghafla wa kushuka au kushuka.\nMfano: "Roller coaster ilikuwa na tone la futi 100."

3. Kitendo cha kuruhusu kuanguka chini.\nMfano: "Mtoto kwa bahati mbaya alisababisha tone la glasi kwenye sakafu."

4. Kipande kidogo cha peremende, kwa kawaida pipi ngumu au lozenji.\nMfano: "Kila mara mimi huweka matone machache kwenye mfuko wangu kwa koo langu."

Kama kitenzi, "dondosha" pia inaweza kuwa na maana nyingi, ikiwa ni pamoja na:

1. Kuacha kuanguka chini au sehemu nyingine.\nMfano: "Alidondosha funguo zake sakafuni."

2. Kusababisha kuanguka kwa matone au kwa kiasi kidogo.\nMfano: "Alidondosha maji ya limao kwenye saladi."

3. Ili kupunguza au kupungua kwa kiasi, thamani, au ubora.\nMfano: "Mauzo yameshuka sana mwaka huu."

4. Ili kuwasilisha au kutoa kitu, mara nyingi kwa ghafla au bila onyo.\nMfano: "Kampuni ilidondosha bidhaa mpya bila tangazo lolote."

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Sentence Examples

1. Somehow all the volunteers were under the impression they could drop the mounds of shoveled snow on the corner lot.

2. Nana D had well trained her It was then I realized why Nana D was so willing to drop the conversation at the baseball game about finding Bridget at the tailgate party.

3. Oh, to be a Castigliano and have the world drop everything to impress you.

4. But there was still a hell of a drop between us and the entrance hall.

5. I was starting to go deaf, and the ground was only a short drop away.

6. The drop of blood sank back into her palm and the flesh sealed itself, leaving no trace of the scratch at all.

7. The drop below was terrifying, but it would be a better death than the one facing her.

8. I drop my bag at my feet, fall into the chair and breathe deeply, startling the well-dressed man across from me whose right eyebrow raises without him looking up from his laptop.

9. My shoulders drop with relief and my head even feels better.

10. You know how water can slowly drop into an unstable container and the drips silently fill up the space until one moment the whole thing comes toppling over?