- verbdrift (verb) · drifts (third person present) · drifted (past tense) · drifted (past participle) · drifting (present participle)
- be carried slowly by a current of air or water:"the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream" · "excited voices drifted down the hall"
- 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" · "he was drifting in and out of consciousness"
- (of a person or their attention) digress or stray to another subject:"I noticed my audience's attention drifting"
- (especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind:"fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters"
noundrift (noun) · drifts (plural noun)- a continuous slow movement from one place to another:"there was a drift to the towns"
- 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 toward another that is perceived as unwelcome:"the drift toward a more market-oriented system of higher education"
- a state of inaction or indecision:"after so much drift, any expression of enthusiasm is welcome"
- 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" · "he didn't understand much Greek, but he got her drift"
- 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"
- geologyglacial and fluvioglacial deposits left by retreating ice sheets.
- a large mass of flowering plants growing together:"a drift of daffodils"
- mininga horizontal or inclined passage following a mineral vein or coal seam:"the drift led to another smaller ore chamber"
OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘mass of snow, leaves, etc.’): originally from Old Norse drift ‘snowdrift, something driven’; in later use from Middle Dutch drift ‘course, current’, and (in drift) South African Dutch drift ‘ford’; related to drive.Similar and Opposite Wordsverbnoun- a continuous slow movement from one place to another:
- the deviation of a vessel, aircraft, or projectile from its intended or expected course as the result of currents or winds:
- the general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks:
- a large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind:
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