gad vs drift

gad and drift both are nouns.

gad and drift both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of gad include cast, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander.

gad (noun)	drift (noun)
a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward	a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
	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

gad (verb)	drift (verb)
wander aimlessly in search of pleasure	be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
	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 gad and drift

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