drift vs crop

drift and crop both are nouns.

drift and crop both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drift	Yes	No	Yes	No
crop	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, crop is a hypernym of drift; that is, crop is a word with a broader meaning than drift:

drift: drive slowly and far afield for grazing
crop: let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

Other hypernyms of drift include graze, pasture.

drift (noun)	crop (noun)
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine	a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
the pervading meaning or tenor	the stock or handle of a whip
a general tendency to change (as of opinion)	the output of something in a season
a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents	a collection of people or things appearing together
a force that moves something along	the yield from plants in a single growing season
the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)	a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
a process of linguistic change over a period of time

drift (verb)	crop (verb)
be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
be subject to fluctuation	feed as in a meadow or pasture
drive slowly and far afield for grazing	cut short
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment	let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
be in motion due to some air or water current	yield crops
wander from a direct course or at random	prepare for crops
move in an unhurried fashion
cause to be carried by a current
live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
vary or move from a fixed point or course

Difference between drift and crop

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.