1. To remove or omit the final part, conclusion, or last syllable/letters of a word or phrase
When forming the gerund, you must drop the ending 'e' from the verb 'make' to get 'making'.
Ao formar o gerúndio, você deve eliminar o final 'e' do verbo 'make' para obter 'making'.
2. To end a relationship, conversation, or commitment abruptly without proper conclusion
He decided to drop the ending and just stop texting her without explanation.
Ele decidiu eliminar o final e simplesmente parou de enviar mensagens para ela sem explicação.
3. In linguistic or grammatical contexts, to delete the terminal phoneme or morpheme
In many languages, speakers drop the ending of words in casual speech.
Em muitas línguas, os falantes eliminam o final das palavras na fala casual.