drop vs can

drop and can both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drop	Yes	No	Yes	No
can	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, can is a hypernym of drop; that is, can is a word with a broader meaning than drop:

drop (noun)	can (noun)
the act of dropping something	airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
a central depository where things can be left or picked up	a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery	a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity	a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)	the quantity contained in a can
a steep high face of rock
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
a shape that is spherical and small

drop (verb)	can (verb)
give birth; used for animals	preserve in a can or tin
grow progressively worse	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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