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Meaning of drift

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  drift
      n 1: a force that moves something along [syn: {drift},
           {impetus}, {impulsion}]
      2: the gradual departure from an intended course due to external
         influences (as a ship or plane)
      3: a process of linguistic change over a period of time
      4: a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by
         water currents
      5: 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" [syn: {drift}, {trend},
         {movement}]
      6: the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of
         the conversation" [syn: {drift}, {purport}]
      7: a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;
         "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" [syn: {drift},
         {heading}, {gallery}]
      v 1: 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" [syn: {float}, {drift},
           {be adrift}, {blow}]
      2: 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" [syn: {stray}, {err}, {drift}]
      3: 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" [syn: {roll},
         {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble},
         {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]
      4: vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are
         drifting higher"
      5: live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted
         around for years in California before going to law school"
         [syn: {freewheel}, {drift}]
      6: move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted
         among the invited guests"
      7: cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats
         downstream"
      8: drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle
         herds westwards"
      9: be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"
      10: be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a
          current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting
          like snow"

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