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drift (noun)
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.

drift (noun)
A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.

drift (noun)
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.

drift (noun)
A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong projectiles.

drift (noun)
Slow, cumulative change.
Genetic drift.

drift (verb)
To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
The boat drifted away from the shore.
The balloon was drifting in the breeze.

drift (verb)
To move haphazardly without any destination.
He drifted from town to town, never settling down.

drift (verb)
To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
This car tends to drift left at high speeds.

drift (verb)
To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.

drift (verb)
To drive into heaps.
A current of wind drifts snow or sand.

drift (verb)
To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
Snow or sand drifts.

drift (verb)
To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).

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January 24, 2019

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