drift vs pasture

pasture vs drift

drift and pasture both are nouns.

drift and pasture both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of drift include crop, graze.

drift (noun)	pasture (noun)
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine	bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
the pervading meaning or tenor	a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
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)	pasture (verb)
be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current	feed as in a meadow or pasture
be subject to fluctuation	let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
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 pasture

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