Drift
/dɹɪft/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Drift
noun
- (physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- 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.
- The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
verb
- To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
"The balloon was drifting in the breeze."
- To move haphazardly without any destination.
"He drifted from town to town, never settling down."
- To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
"This car tends to drift left at high speeds."
- To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- To drive into heaps.
"A current of wind drifts snow or sand"