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垂らす · godan verb (-su)

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

dribble; spill; let fall in drops

Used for letting a liquid or small particles fall in drops or a thin stream, often carelessly or unintentionally.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Used for letting something hang down loosely, such as a rope, legs, or head. Also used for slouching posture.

〈物もの〉を数すう滴てき垂たらすto drip a few drops of something
スープに醤しょう油ゆを数すう滴てき垂たらした。
I dripped a few drops of soy sauce into the soup.
鼻はな水みずを垂たらすto have a runny nose (nasal mucus dripping)
子こ供どもは鼻はな水みずを垂たらしながら走はしり回まわっていた。
The child was running around with his nose running.
足あしを垂たらすto let one's legs dangle down
橋はしの上うえから足あしを垂たらして座すわった。
I sat on the bridge with my legs dangling.
頭あたまを垂たらすto hang one's head (in shame or dejection)
彼かれは頭あたまを垂たらして黙だまり込こんだ。
He hung his head and fell silent.

垂たれるN1
垂れる is the intransitive counterpart (something hangs or drips by itself), while 垂らす is transitive (someone lets it hang or drip).

こぼすN3sense 1
こぼす means to spill a larger amount of liquid or solid, often accidentally, while 垂らす focuses on a thin stream or drops let fall deliberately or carelessly.
滴したたらす sense 1
滴らす emphasizes a continuous, often visible dripping (like sweat or water), whereas 垂らす covers any small drop or trickle, deliberate or not.
吊つるすN2sense 2
吊るす means to hang something from a fixed point (like a hook or hanger), while 垂らす describes letting something dangle loosely downward, such as hair or legs.

Derived from the intransitive verb 垂れる (たれる) with the transitive/causative suffix す, forming a godan verb.