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drop vs consume

consume vs drop

drop is a noun but consume is not a noun.

drop and consume both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drop Yes No Yes No
consume No No Yes No
As verbs, consume is a hypernym of drop; that is, consume is a word with a broader meaning than drop:
  • drop: pay out
  • consume: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of drop include deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out, pay.
As verbs, consume is a hyponym of drop; that is, consume is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drop:
  • drop: pay out
  • consume: spend extravagantly
drop (noun) consume (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
drop (verb) consume (verb)
give birth; used for animals engage fully
grow progressively worse serve oneself to, or consume regularly
go down in value use up (resources or materials)
stop pursuing or acting spend extravagantly
change from one level to another eat up completely, as with great appetite
lower the pitch of (musical notes) destroy completely
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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