stray vs drift

stray and drift both are nouns.

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

As verbs, stray and drift are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of stray include err.

As verbs, stray and drift are synonyms defined as:

stray and drift: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

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

stray (noun)	drift (noun)
an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)	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

stray (adjective)	drift (adjective)
(of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
not close together in time

stray (verb)	drift (verb)
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking	be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
wander from a direct course or at random	be subject to fluctuation
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment	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