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use vs drop

drop vs use

use and drop both are nouns.

use and drop both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
use Yes No Yes No
drop Yes No Yes No
As verbs, drop is a hyponym of use; that is, drop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than use:
  • use: use up (resources or materials)
  • drop: pay out
use (noun) drop (noun)
the act of using the act of dropping something
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition a central depository where things can be left or picked up
exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
what something is used for a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a particular service a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing a steep high face of rock
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
a shape that is spherical and small
use (verb) drop (verb)
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose give birth; used for animals
take or consume (regularly or habitually) grow progressively worse
use up (resources or materials) go down in value
habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense) stop pursuing or acting
avail oneself to change from one level to another
seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage 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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