Noun

• S: (n) drift (drift%1:19:00::), impetus (impetus%1:19:00::), impulsion (impulsion%1:19:00::) (a force that moves something along)
• S: (n) drift (drift%1:22:01::) (the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane))
• S: (n) drift (drift%1:22:02::) (a process of linguistic change over a period of time)
• S: (n) drift (drift%1:17:00::) (a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents)
• S: (n) drift (drift%1:09:02::), trend (trend%1:09:00::), movement (movement%1:09:00::) (a general tendency to change (as of opinion)) "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
• S: (n) drift (drift%1:09:00::), purport (purport%1:09:00::) (the pervading meaning or tenor) "caught the general drift of the conversation"
• S: (n) drift (drift%1:06:00::), heading (heading%1:06:00::), gallery (gallery%1:06:06::) (a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine) "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"

Verb

• S: (v) float (float%2:38:00::), drift (drift%2:38:02::), be adrift (be_adrift%2:38:00::), blow (blow%2:38:00::) (be in motion due to some air or water current) "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
• S: (v) stray (stray%2:38:00::), err (err%2:38:00::), drift (drift%2:38:04::) (wander from a direct course or at random) "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
• S: (v) roll (roll%2:38:09::), wander (wander%2:38:00::), swan (swan%2:38:00::), stray (stray%2:38:01::), tramp (tramp%2:38:02::), roam (roam%2:38:00::), cast (cast%2:38:01::), ramble (ramble%2:38:01::), rove (rove%2:38:00::), range (range%2:38:00::), drift (drift%2:38:01::), vagabond (vagabond%2:38:00::) (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment) "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
• S: (v) drift (drift%2:42:03::) (vary or move from a fixed point or course) "stock prices are drifting higher"
• S: (v) freewheel (freewheel%2:42:00::), drift (drift%2:42:00::) (live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely) "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
• S: (v) drift (drift%2:38:05::) (move in an unhurried fashion) "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
• S: (v) drift (drift%2:38:06::) (cause to be carried by a current) "drift the boats downstream"
• S: (v) drift (drift%2:35:03::) (drive slowly and far afield for grazing) "drift the cattle herds westwards"
• S: (v) drift (drift%2:30:10::) (be subject to fluctuation) "The stock market drifted upward"
• S: (v) drift (drift%2:30:00::) (be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current) "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"