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drive vs drift

drift vs drive

drive and drift both are nouns.

drive and drift both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drive Yes No Yes No
drift Yes No Yes No
drive (noun) drift (noun)
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end the pervading meaning or tenor
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
the act of applying force to propel something a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) a force that moves something along
the act of driving a herd of animals overland the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
a wide scenic road planted with trees a process of linguistic change over a period of time
a road leading up to a private house
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
the trait of being highly motivated
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
drive (verb) drift (verb)
move into a desired direction of discourse be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground be subject to fluctuation
(hunting) search for game drive slowly and far afield for grazing
cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically be in motion due to some air or water current
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force wander from a direct course or at random
hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally move in an unhurried fashion
strike with a driver, as in teeing off cause to be carried by a current
excavate horizontally live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
push, propel, or press with force vary or move from a fixed point or course
cause to move back by force or influence
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
travel or be transported in a vehicle
operate or control a vehicle
cause someone or something to move by driving
move by being propelled by a force
urge forward
proceed along in a vehicle
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
work as a driver
have certain properties when driven
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