drop in

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Noun

drop in (plural drop ins)

1. One who arrives casually and unannounced, without an appointment.

   The office was efficient, but not well equipped to handle drop-ins.

2. (surfing) the act of dropping in (see verb below). Often hyphenated drop-in.

Verb

drop in

1. (idiomatic) To arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning; also, to visit without an appointment.

   I was in the garden covered with mud when my grandmother dropped in for a visit.

2. (surfing) To paddle into and take off on a wave another surfer is already riding.

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