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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.
drift: [noun] the act of driving something along. the flow or the velocity of the current of a river or ocean stream.
Drift definition: a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure. . See examples of DRIFT used in a sentence.
Definition of drift verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
19 meanings: 1. to be carried along by or as if by currents of air or water or (of a current) to carry (a vessel, etc) along 2..... Click for more definitions.
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.
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
DRIFT definition: 1. to be moved slowly somewhere by currents of wind or water: 2. to move somewhere slowly: 3. to…. Learn more.
drift·ed , drift·ing , drifts v. intr. 1. To be carried along by currents of air or water: a balloon drifting eastward; as the wreckage drifted toward... Drift - definition of drift by The Free Dictionary
of ocean/air; 3 [uncountable, countable] the movement of the ocean or air synonym current the general direction of drift on the east coast He knew the hidden drifts in that part of the river.; of snow; 4 [countable] a large pile of something, especially snow, made by the wind The road was blocked by deep drifts of snow. see snowdrift; of flowers; 5 [countable] a large mass of something, especially flowers Plant daffodils in informal drifts.; meaning; 6 [singular] the general meaning of what ...
