cascade vs go down

go down vs cascade

cascade is a noun but go down is not a noun.

cascade and go down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cascade	Yes	No	Yes	No
go down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go down is a hypernym of cascade; that is, go down is a word with a broader meaning than cascade:

cascade: rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
go down: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

Other hypernyms of cascade include come down, descend, fall.

cascade (noun)	go down (noun)
a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls

cascade (verb)	go down (verb)
arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible	grow smaller
rush down in big quantities, like a cascade	stop operating
	be defeated
	be ingested
	go under
	disappear beyond the horizon
	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
	be recorded or remembered

Difference between cascade and go down

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