drip vs go down

go down vs drip

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

drip and go down both are verbs.

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

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

drip: fall in drops
go down: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

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

drip (noun)	go down (noun)
(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop

drip (verb)	go down (verb)
let or cause to fall in drops	grow smaller
fall in drops	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 drip and go down

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