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can vs drop

drop vs can

can and drop both are nouns.

can and drop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
can Yes No Yes No
drop Yes No Yes No
As verbs, drop is a hyponym of can; that is, drop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than can:
  • can: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
  • drop: stop associating with
can (noun) drop (noun)
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. the act of dropping something
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets a central depository where things can be left or picked up
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a buoy with a round bottom and conical top a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
the quantity contained in a can a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
a steep high face of rock
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
a shape that is spherical and small
can (verb) drop (verb)
preserve in a can or tin give birth; used for animals
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position grow progressively worse
go down in value
stop pursuing or acting
change from one level to another
lower the pitch of (musical notes)
fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
leave undone or leave out
omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
utter with seeming casualness
lose (a game)
take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
to remove
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
let or cause to fall in drops
to fall vertically
let fall to the ground
fall or descend to a lower place or level
pay out
stop associating with
terminate an association with
hang loosely
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