waste vs drop

waste and drop both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
waste	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
drop	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, drop is a hypernym of waste; that is, drop is a word with a broader meaning than waste:

Other hypernyms of waste include degenerate, deteriorate, devolve.

As verbs, drop is a hypernym of waste; that is, drop is a word with a broader meaning than waste:

Other hypernyms of waste include expend, spend.

waste (noun)	drop (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly	the act of dropping something
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect	a central depository where things can be left or picked up
the trait of wasting resources	a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted	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

waste (adjective)	drop (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

waste (verb)	drop (verb)
become physically weaker	give birth; used for animals
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly	grow progressively worse
cause to grow thin or weak	go down in value
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief	stop pursuing or acting
spend extravagantly	change from one level to another
use inefficiently or inappropriately	lower the pitch of (musical notes)
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing	fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
run off as waste	leave undone or leave out
spend thoughtlessly; throw away	omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
dispose of	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