drift vs gad

drift and gad both are nouns.

drift and gad both are verbs.

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

As verbs, gad is a hyponym of drift; that is, gad is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drift:

drift: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
gad: wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

Other hyponyms of drift include maunder, gallivant, jazz around.

drift (noun)	gad (noun)
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine	a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward
the pervading meaning or tenor
a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
a force that moves something along
the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
a process of linguistic change over a period of time

drift (verb)	gad (verb)
be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current	wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
be subject to fluctuation
drive slowly and far afield for grazing
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
be in motion due to some air or water current
wander from a direct course or at random
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 gad

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