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pour vs drop

drop vs pour

pour is not a noun while drop is a noun.

pour and drop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pour No No Yes No
drop Yes No Yes No
As verbs, drop is a hyponym of pour; that is, drop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pour:
  • pour: cause to run
  • drop: let or cause to fall in drops
Other hyponyms of pour include pour forth, shed, spill, dribble, drip, transfuse, effuse, pour out, decant, pour, pour out.
pour (noun) drop (noun)
the act of dropping something
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
pour (verb) drop (verb)
move in large numbers give birth; used for animals
flow in a spurt grow progressively worse
cause to run go down in value
pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment stop pursuing or acting
supply in large amounts or quantities change from one level to another
rain heavily 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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