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drop vs droop

droop vs drop

drop and droop both are nouns.

drop and droop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drop Yes No Yes No
droop Yes No Yes No
As verbs, droop is a hyponym of drop; that is, droop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drop:
  • drop: fall or descend to a lower place or level
  • droop: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
Other hyponyms of drop include drop open, fall open, flag, sag, swag, sag, sag down.
As verbs, droop is a hyponym of drop; that is, droop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drop:
  • drop: hang loosely
  • droop: hang loosely or laxly
Other hyponyms of drop include loll.
drop (noun) droop (noun)
the act of dropping something a shape that sags
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) droop (verb)
give birth; used for animals become limp
grow progressively worse droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
go down in value hang loosely or laxly
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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