Drift Meaning and Definition

Word: Drift

How to pronounce: drɪft

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.

Example sentences: "The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream"

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

Example sentences: "Fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A continuous slow movement from one place to another.

Example sentences: "There was a drift to the towns"

2. The general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks.

Example sentences: "Maybe I'm too close to the forest to see the trees, if you catch my drift"

3. A large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind.

Example sentences: "Four sheep were dug out of the drift"

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

Example sentences: "The drift led to another smaller ore chamber"

Synonyms:

sail

swim

shift

bias

skidding

sideslip

move

gravity flow

glide

shifting

slide

slip

roam

deviate

wander

traipse

knock

flow

stream

tide

stray

direction

trend

sense

float

hover

gallery

wind

breeze

sweep

ride

blow

movement

Derivations:

drifter

driftage

drifting

drifted

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Drift in Other Languages...

Spanish: Deriva

German: Drift

French: Dérive

Italian: Deriva

Turkish: Sürüklenme