hard drop

noun

A manual downward motion of a piece in the video game Tetris that makes it land immediately (that is, within only one frame).

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Meanings

nounhard drop (plural hard drops)

plural hard drops

  1. A manual downward motion of a piece in the video game Tetris that makes it land immediately (that is, within only one frame).
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APA

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