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correction vs drop

drop vs correction

correction and drop both are nouns.

correction is not a verb while drop is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
correction Yes No No No
drop Yes No Yes No
As nouns, drop is a hypernym of correction; that is, drop is a word with a broader meaning than correction:
  • correction: a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
  • drop: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Other hypernyms of correction include dip, fall, free fall.
correction (noun) drop (noun)
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right the act of dropping something
treatment of a specific defect a central depository where things can be left or picked up
the act of disciplining a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a rebuke for making a mistake a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
something substituted for an error a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure a steep high face of rock
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
a shape that is spherical and small
correction (verb) drop (verb)
give birth; used for animals
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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