Definitions For Drift

noun

• A horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
• The pervading meaning or tenor
• A general tendency to change (as of opinion)
• A large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
• A force that moves something along
• The gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
• A process of linguistic change over a period of time
• A slow and gradual movement or change from one place, condition, etc., to another
• A large pile of snow or sand that has been blown by the wind
• The general or basic meaning of something said or written

verb

• Be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
• Be subject to fluctuation
• Drive slowly and far afield for grazing
• Cause to be carried by a current
• Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
• Be in motion due to some air or water current
• Move in an unhurried fashion
• Wander from a direct course or at random
• Live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
• Vary or move from a fixed point or course
• To move slowly on water, wind, etc.
• To form a pile by being blown by the wind : to form a drift
• To move smoothly or easily in a way that is not planned or guided