Search Result:drift


KK Pronunciation

〔 drIft 〕

Pronunciation

〔 drift 〕


Overview of noun drift

The noun drift has 7 senses


  • drift, impetus, impulsion -- (a force that moves something along)

  • drift -- (the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane))

  • drift -- (a process of linguistic change over a period of time)

  • drift -- (a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents)

  • drift, trend, movement -- (a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right")

  • drift, purport -- (the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation")

  • drift, heading, gallery -- (a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein")


Overview of verb drift

The verb drift has 10 senses


  • float, drift, be adrift, blow -- (be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore")

  • stray, err, drift -- (wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course")

  • roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond -- (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town")

  • drift -- (vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher")

  • freewheel, drift -- (live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school")

  • drift -- (move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests")

  • drift -- (cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream")

  • drift -- (drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards")

  • drift -- (be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward")

  • drift -- (be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow")