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"My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"verblive unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
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"caught the general drift of the conversation"nounthe pervading meaning or tenor
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"the boat drifted on the lake" "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea" "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"verbbe in motion due to some air or water current
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nouna force that moves something alongtype of:
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nouna general tendency to change (as of opinion)type of:
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"the laborers drift from one town to the next"verbmove about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
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"don't drift from the set course"verbwander from a direct course or at random
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"they dug a drift parallel with the vein"nouna horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a minetype of:
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nouna large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currentstype of:
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nouna process of linguistic change over a period of timetype of:
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"snow drifting several feet high" "sand drifting like snow"verbbe piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a currenttype of:
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"The stock market drifted upward"verbbe subject to fluctuationtype of:
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"drift the boats downstream"verbcause to be carried by a currenttype of:
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"drift the cattle herds westwards"verbdrive slowly and far afield for grazing
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"The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"verbmove in an unhurried fashiontype of:
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nounthe gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)type of:
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"stock prices are drifting higher"verbvary or move from a fixed point or coursetype of:
Examples of drift
- "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
- "caught the general drift of the conversation"
- "the boat drifted on the lake"
- "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"
- "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
- "the laborers drift from one town to the next"
- "don't drift from the set course"
- "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
- "snow drifting several feet high"
- "sand drifting like snow"
- "The stock market drifted upward"
- "drift the boats downstream"
- "drift the cattle herds westwards"
- "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
- "stock prices are drifting higher"