drop vs waste

drop and waste both are nouns.

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

As verbs, waste is a hyponym of drop; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drop:

Other hyponyms of drop include fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary, fade, languish, rot.

As verbs, waste is a hyponym of drop; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drop:

drop (noun)	waste (noun)
the act of dropping something	useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
a central depository where things can be left or picked up	(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery	the trait of wasting resources
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity	an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity	any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
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 (adjective)	waste (adjective)
	located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

drop (verb)	waste (verb)
give birth; used for animals	become physically weaker
grow progressively worse	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
go down in value	cause to grow thin or weak
stop pursuing or acting	lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
change from one level to another	spend extravagantly
lower the pitch of (musical notes)	use inefficiently or inappropriately
fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
leave undone or leave out	run off as waste
omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing	spend thoughtlessly; throw away
utter with seeming casualness	dispose of
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