vagabond vs drift

drift vs vagabond

vagabond and drift both are nouns.

vagabond is an adjective but drift is not an adjective.

vagabond and drift both are verbs.

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

As verbs, vagabond and drift are synonyms defined as:

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

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

vagabond (noun)	drift (noun)
anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place	a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support	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

vagabond (adjective)	drift (adjective)
continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community

vagabond (verb)	drift (verb)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment	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 vagabond and drift

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