eng: drift - UWN/MENTA

eng: drift

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Meaning
means	(noun) a force that moves something along impetus, drift, impulsion
means	(noun) the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) drift
means	(noun) a process of linguistic change over a period of time drift
means	(noun) a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents drift
means	(noun) 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" drift, movement, trend
means	(noun) the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation" drift, purport
means	(noun) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" gallery, heading, drift
means	(verb) 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" blow, float, be adrift, drift
means	(verb) 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" stray, err, drift
means	(verb) 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" roam, tramp, roll, vagabond, wander, rove, range, swan, ramble, stray, cast, drift
means	(verb) vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher" drift
means	(verb) live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" drift, freewheel
means	(verb) move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests" drift
means	(verb) cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream" drift
means	(verb) drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards" drift
means	(verb) be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward" drift
means	(verb) be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow" drift

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