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[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) drive; snedrive2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) mening2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) drive2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) flakke•- drifter- driftwood* * *[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) drive; snedrive2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) mening2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) drive2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) flakke•- drifter- driftwood
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drift — {{11}}drift (n.) c.1300, lit. a being driven (of snow, etc.); not recorded in Old English; either a suffixed form of drive (v.) (Cf. thrift/thrive) or borrowed from O.N. drift snow drift, or M.Du. drift pasturage, drove, flock, both from P.Gmc.… … Etymology dictionary
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Drift — Drift, n. [From {drive}; akin to LG. & D. drift a driving, Icel. drift snowdrift, Dan. drift, impulse, drove, herd, pasture, common, G. trift pasturage, drove. See {Drive}.] 1. A driving; a violent movement. [1913 Webster] The dragon drew him… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drift of the forest — Drift Drift, n. [From {drive}; akin to LG. & D. drift a driving, Icel. drift snowdrift, Dan. drift, impulse, drove, herd, pasture, common, G. trift pasturage, drove. See {Drive}.] 1. A driving; a violent movement. [1913 Webster] The dragon drew… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Drift — Drift, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drifting}.] 1. To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of water or air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted ashore; the balloon drifts slowly east. [1913 Webster] We… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drift — Drift, v. t. 1. To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or sand. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mach.) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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