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- Dictionarydrift/drɪft/
verb
- 1. be carried slowly by a current of air or water: "the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream" Similar
- 2. (especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind: "fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters" Similar
noun
- 1. a continuous slow movement from one place to another: "there was a drift to the towns" Similar
- 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" Similar
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DRIFT definition: 1. to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction: 2. in…. Learn more.
1. a. : the act of driving something along. b. : the flow or the velocity of the current of a river or ocean stream. 2. : something driven, propelled, or urged along or drawn together in a clump by or as if by a natural agency: such as. a. : wind-driven snow, rain, cloud, dust, or smoke usually at or near the ground surface. b (1)
noun. something piled up by the wind or current, such as a snowdrift. tendency, trend, meaning, or purport. the drift of the argument. a state of indecision or inaction. the extent to which a vessel, aircraft, projectile, etc is driven off its course by adverse winds, tide, or current.
A drift is the degree to which a wellbore is not vertical. The drift is the inclination of the wellbore from the vertical at the point of reference. The extent to which the wellbore deviates from a truly vertical line is commonly called the drift of the well.
If you get my drift, you get the basic meaning of what I'm saying. Or, if you move around without a seeming fixed destination, you are said to drift — whether you're a snowflake or just a wanderer. Interestingly, the verb to drift can be used either approvingly or disapprovingly.
noun. /drɪft/ slow movement. [singular, uncountable] a slow steady movement from one place to another; a slow change or development from one situation to another, especially to something bad. the drift of people away from rural areas into urban slums. attempts to halt the drift towards war. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary. without purpose. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to do something, happen or change without a particular plan or purpose. I didn't intend to be a teacher—I just drifted into it. He hasn't decided what to do yet—he's just drifting. The conversation drifted onto politics. We seem to be drifting away from the point.
drift noun (MOVE) slow, gradual movement from one place to another: the drift of people into Western Europe. catch/get sb's drift. to understand the general meaning of what someone is saying.
To live or behave without a clear purpose or goal: drifted through his college years unable to decide on a career. 4. To have no continuing focus; stray: My attention drifted during the boring presentation. 5. To vary from or oscillate randomly about a fixed setting, position, or mode of operation. 6.
A being driven or carried along, as by a current of air or water or by circumstances. A bank or pile, as of sand or snow, heaped up by currents of air or water. The course on which something is directed or driven. The deviation of a ship, airplane, rocket, etc. from its path, caused by side currents or winds.
