flow vs drip

flow and drip both are nouns.

flow and drip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flow	Yes	No	Yes	No
drip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drip is a hyponym of flow; that is, drip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flow:

flow: the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
drip: flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid

Other hyponyms of flow include fountain, jet, ebb, reflux, backflow, backflowing, air flow, airflow, flow of air, current, stream, freshet, spate, overflow, overspill, runoff, drippage, dripping, discharge, outpouring, run, flux, fluxion, ooze, oozing, seepage, dribble, trickle, emission, flush, gush, outpouring, rush, spate, surge, upsurge.

flow (noun)	drip (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)	flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas	the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
any uninterrupted stream or discharge
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

flow (verb)	drip (verb)
undergo menstruation	let or cause to fall in drops
cover or swamp with water	fall in drops
fall or flow in a certain way
move along, of liquids
move or progress freely as if in a stream
cause to flow
be abundantly present

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