drift
/dɹɪft/
To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc; To move haphazardly without any destination; To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel; To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body
- he/she/it
- drifts
- past participle
- drifted
Meanings
- 1
To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc
The ship was drifting at the mercy of the waves.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom drifted off to sleep.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To move haphazardly without any destination
- 3
To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
- 4
To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body
- 5
To drive into heapsrare
- 6
To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heapsrare
- 7
To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospectrare
- 8
To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a driftrare
- 9
To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport)rare