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Drift

drɪft

Drift definitions
verb
drift drifted drifting drifts
  1. be carried slowly by a current of air or water

    "the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream"

    be carried be carried (away/along) be borne be wafted
    • walk slowly, aimlessly, or casually

      "people began to drift away"

    • move passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily into a certain situation or condition

      "I've just drifted into things because they were offered to me and they seemed like fun"

    • (of a person or their attention) digress or stray to another subject

      "I noticed my audience's attention drifting"

  2. (especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind

    "fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters"

    pile up bank up heap up accumulate gather form heaps/drifts amass
noun
drift drifts
  1. a continuous slow movement from one place to another

    "there was a drift to the towns"

    movement shift flow transfer transferral relocation gravitation
    • the deviation of a vessel, aircraft, or projectile from its intended or expected course as the result of currents or winds

      "the pilot had not noticed any appreciable drift"

    • a steady movement or development from one thing towards another that is perceived as unwelcome

      "the drift towards a more market-oriented system of higher education"

    • a state of inaction or indecision

      "after so much drift, any expression of enthusiasm is welcome"

    • a controlled skid, used in taking bends at high speeds
  2. the general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks

    "maybe I'm too close to the forest to see the trees, if you catch my drift"

    gist essence core meaning sense thesis substance significance signification
  3. a large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind

    "four sheep were dug out of the drift"

    pile heap bank mound mass accumulation dune ridge
    • glacial and fluvioglacial deposits left by retreating ice sheets
    • a large spread of flowering plants growing together

      "a drift of daffodils"

  4. a horizontal or inclined passage following a mineral vein or coal seam

    "the drift led to another smaller ore chamber"

  5. an act of driving cattle or sheep
    • an act of herding cattle within a forest to a particular place on an appointed day in order to determine ownership or to levy fines
  6. a ford
    crossing place crossing causeway