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move vs drift

drift vs move

move and drift both are nouns.

move and drift both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
drift Yes No Yes No
As verbs, drift is a hyponym of move; that is, drift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • drift: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Other hyponyms of move include circulate, go around, spread, carry, ease, whish, float, swap, seek, whine, fly, ride, come, ghost, betake oneself, overfly, pass over, travel, wend, do, raft, get about, get around, repair, resort, cruise, journey, travel, come, come up, round, trundle, push, travel purposefully, swing, cast, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander, take the air, walk, meander, thread, wander, weave, wind, forge, spirt, spurt, crawl, creep, scramble, slide, slither, roll, wheel, glide, bounce, jounce, breeze, be adrift, blow, float, play, float, swim, swim, walk, move around, turn, circle, slice into, slice through, err, stray, run, step, drive, motor, automobile, ski, fly, wing, steam, steamer, tram, taxi, ferry, caravan, ride, sit, prance, swim, arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise, ascend, go up, come down, descend, fall, go down, fall, crank, zigzag, follow, travel along, advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress, draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw, retrograde, continue, go forward, move ahead, proceed, back, pan, follow, lead, precede, follow, pursue, return, derail, jump, flock, accompany, billow, circulate, circle, angle, pass, go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by, hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip, speed, zoom, drive, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, shack, trail, shuttle, hiss, whoosh, whisk, career, circuit, lance, go around, outflank, propagate, draw, change, transfer, swash, pace, step, tread, step, hurtle, retreat, whistle, island hop, plough, plow, lurch, sift, fall, drag, run, bang, precess, move around, travel, ride, snowshoe, beetle.
move (noun) drift (noun)
the act of deciding to do something a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
the act of changing your residence or place of business the pervading meaning or tenor
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
the act of changing location from one place to another 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
move (verb) drift (verb)
be in a state of action be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
go or proceed from one point to another be subject to fluctuation
progress by being changed drive slowly and far afield for grazing
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
have a turn; make one's move in a game be in motion due to some air or water current
give an incentive for action wander from a direct course or at random
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon move in an unhurried fashion
arouse sympathy or compassion in cause to be carried by a current
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense vary or move from a fixed point or course
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
dispose of by selling
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
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