pasture vs drift

drift vs pasture

pasture and drift both are nouns.

pasture and drift both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of pasture include grass.

pasture (noun)	drift (noun)
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle	a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock	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

pasture (verb)	drift (verb)
feed as in a meadow or pasture	be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
let feed in a field or pasture or meadow	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 pasture and drift

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