drop vs pay

drop and pay both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of drop include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.

drop (noun)	pay (noun)
the act of dropping something	something that remunerates
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)	pay (verb)
give birth; used for animals	dedicate
grow progressively worse	bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
go down in value	convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
stop pursuing or acting	give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
change from one level to another	bring in
lower the pitch of (musical notes)	do or give something to somebody in return
fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death	cancel or discharge a debt
leave undone or leave out	make a compensation for
omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing	discharge or settle
utter with seeming casualness	render
lose (a game)	be worth it
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