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to drift with the current

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  • 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

  • To float with the stream — Stream Stream (str[=e]m), n. [AS. stre[ a]m; akin to OFries. str[=a]m, OS. str[=o]m, D. stroom, G. strom, OHG. stroum, str[=u]m, Dan. & Sw. str[ o]m, Icel. straumr, Ir. sroth, Lith. srove, Russ. struia, Gr. ry sis a flowing, rei^n to flow, Skr.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drift — I n. (colloq.) meaning to get the drift II v. 1) (d; intr.) to drift into (to drift into a life of crime) 2) (D; intr.) to drift with (to drift with the current) * * * [drɪft] (colloq.) [ meaning ] to get the drift (d; intr.) to drift into (to… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • current —   1. Moving water. Au, kai (in the sea); kai holo, wai kō; wiliau (mixed); aumiki (outgoing);    ♦ rapid current or what it carries, kō ie ie.    ♦ Sea with a strong current, kai kō.    ♦ To float or drift with the current, lanaau.    ♦ Flowing… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Drift netting — Drift netting. Drift netting is a fishing technique where nets, called drift nets, are allowed to float freely at the surface of a sea or lake. Usually a drift net is a gill net with floats attached to a rope along the top of the net, and weights …   Wikipedia

  • drift net — drift′ net n. bus a fishing net, usu. many miles in length, supported by floats that allow it to be carried with the current • Etymology: 1845–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • drift net — noun a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current • Hypernyms: ↑fishnet, ↑fishing net * * * noun : a large net that is arranged to drift with the tide or current and that is either buoyed up by floats or attached to a drift… …   Useful english dictionary

  • drift — n. & v. n. 1 a slow movement or variation. b such movement caused by a slow current. 2 the intention, meaning, scope, etc. of what is said etc. (didn t understand his drift). 3 a large mass of snow, sand, etc., accumulated by the wind. 4 esp.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • drift — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 slow movement ADJECTIVE ▪ gradual, slow ▪ leftward, rightward ▪ He criticized the rightward drift of the party. ▪ continental …   Collocations dictionary

  • drift — 01. We turned off the motor on the boat, and just [drifted] with the current for a while. 02. I lay on my air mattress on the lake, and just [drifted] around enjoying the sunshine. 03. The boy [drifted] into crime because his parents never seemed …   Grammatical examples in English

  • drift — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pile, heap, deposit; movement, deviation; tendency, meaning.See assemblage, motion, direction. v. i. proceed aimlessly; pile up. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A tendency in movement] Syn. bent, tenor, trend …   English dictionary for students

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