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Drifts

/dɹɪfts/

(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.

📖 Definitions of "Drifts"

noun
  1. 1

    (physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    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.

verb
  1. 1

    To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.

    "The balloon was drifting in the breeze."

  2. 2

    To move haphazardly without any destination.

    "He drifted from town to town, never settling down."

  3. 3

    To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.

    "This car tends to drift left at high speeds."

  4. 4

    To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.

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