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trifle vs drop

drop vs trifle

trifle and drop both are nouns.

trifle and drop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trifle Yes No Yes No
drop Yes No Yes No
As verbs, drop is a hypernym of trifle; that is, drop is a word with a broader meaning than trifle:
  • trifle: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
  • drop: pay out
Other hypernyms of trifle include expend, spend.
trifle (noun) drop (noun)
something of small importance the act of dropping something
a detail that is considered insignificant a central depository where things can be left or picked up
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate 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
trifle (verb) drop (verb)
consider not very seriously give birth; used for animals
act frivolously grow progressively worse
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently go down in value
stop pursuing or acting
change from one level to another
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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