Difference between Fall and Drop

What is the difference between Fall and Drop?

Fall as a noun is the act of moving in a fluid or vacuum under the effect of gravity to a lower position. while Drop as a noun is a small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that falls from a source of liquid.

Fall

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of moving in a fluid or vacuum under the effect of gravity to a lower position. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc. Autumn. A loss of greatness or status. The action of a batsman being out. A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction Blame; punishment See falls

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. To come down, to drop or descend. To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself. To be brought to the ground. To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated. To die, especially in battle. To be allotted to; to arrive through chance or fate. To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc). To become; to be affected by or befallen with a calamity; to change into the state described by the adjective that follows; to become prostrated literally or figuratively . To become. To cause something to descend to the ground; especially to cause a tree to descend to the ground by cutting it down.

Example sentence: Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Drop

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that falls from a source of liquid.The space or distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall.A fall, descent; an act of dropping.A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, sometimes associated with criminal activity; a drop-off point.An instance of dropping supplies or making a delivery, sometimes associated with delivery of supplies by parachute.a small amount of an alcoholic beverage; or when used with the definite article (the drop), alcoholic spirits in general.A single measure of whisky.A small, round, sweet piece of hard candy, e.g. a lemon drop; a lozenge.A dropped pass.Short for drop-back or drop back.In a woman, the difference between bust circumference and hip circumference; in a man, the difference between chest circumference and waist circumference.Any item dropped by defeated enemies.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To fall.To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.To lower oneself quickly to the ground.To allow to fall, either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on.To get rid of; to eject; to remove; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.To write and send (as a letter or message). See also drop (someone) a line.To cease concerning oneself over; to stop discussing with someone.To express or utter casually or incidentally; to casually mention, usually in conversation, sometimes to give an impression of knowledge, ownership, membership, notoriety, or status. See also name-drop.To kill, usually by gunshot, especially in reference to big game hunting; or, sometimes, to knock down; to render unconscious.To fail to pronounce.To fail to respond to (an argument).To swallow, as in ingesting a hallucinogen, particularly LSD.To impart.To release to the public.To enter public distribution.

Example sentence: A jug fills drop by drop.

We hope you now know whether to use Fall or Drop in your sentence.

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