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stop vs drop

drop vs stop

stop and drop both are nouns.

stop and drop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
drop Yes No Yes No
As verbs, drop is a hyponym of stop; that is, drop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: put an end to a state or an activity
  • drop: stop pursuing or acting
stop (noun) drop (noun)
the act of stopping something the act of dropping something
a brief stay in the course of a journey a central depository where things can be left or picked up
a restraint that checks the motion of something a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
an obstruction in a pipe or tube a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it a steep high face of rock
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
the event of something ending a shape that is spherical and small
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption
stop (verb) drop (verb)
prevent completion give birth; used for animals
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments grow progressively worse
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of go down in value
seize on its way stop pursuing or acting
render unsuitable for passage change from one level to another
come to a halt, stop moving lower the pitch of (musical notes)
cause to end fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
interrupt a trip leave undone or leave out
stop from happening or developing omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
put an end to a state or an activity utter with seeming casualness
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical 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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