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dismiss vs drop

drop vs dismiss

dismiss is not a noun while drop is a noun.

dismiss and drop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dismiss No No Yes No
drop Yes No Yes No
As verbs, drop is a hyponym of dismiss; that is, drop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dismiss:
  • dismiss: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
  • drop: stop associating with
As verbs, dismiss and drop are synonyms defined as:
  • dismiss and drop: stop associating with
Other synonyms of dismiss include send away, send packing.
dismiss (noun) drop (noun)
the act of dropping something
a central depository where things can be left or picked up
a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
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
dismiss (verb) drop (verb)
declare void give birth; used for animals
bar from attention or consideration grow progressively worse
end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave go down in value
cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration stop pursuing or acting
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position change from one level to another
stop associating with 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
Difference between dismiss and drop

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