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drop vs fire

fire vs drop

drop and fire both are nouns.

drop and fire both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drop Yes No Yes No
fire Yes No Yes No
As verbs, fire is a hypernym of drop; that is, fire is a word with a broader meaning than drop:
  • drop: stop associating with
  • fire: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
drop (noun) fire (noun)
the act of dropping something the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
a central depository where things can be left or picked up a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery intense adverse criticism
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity the event of something burning (often destructive)
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity a severe trial
a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) feelings of great warmth and intensity
a steep high face of rock the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
a shape that is spherical and small once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile
drop (verb) fire (verb)
give birth; used for animals bake in a kiln so as to harden
grow progressively worse destroy by fire
go down in value start or maintain a fire in
stop pursuing or acting become ignited
change from one level to another cause to go off
lower the pitch of (musical notes) start firing a weapon
fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death go off or discharge
leave undone or leave out generate an electrical impulse
omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
utter with seeming casualness drive out or away by or as if by fire
lose (a game) provide with fuel
take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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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