drift

Noun
  1. A force that moves something along (synset 111467947)
    is a type of: force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
    same as: impetus, impulsion
  2. The gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) (synset 113490877)
    referred to in:
    • aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
    • ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
    is a type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    subtypes: leeway - (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
  3. A process of linguistic change over a period of time (synset 113491096)
    is a type of: linguistic process - a process involved in human language
    subtypes: melioration - the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
  4. A large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents (synset 109293139)
    is a type of: mass - a body of matter without definite shape
    subtypes:
    • drumlin - a mound of glacial drift
    • snowdrift - a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
  5. A general tendency to change (as of opinion) (synset 106207399)
    "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
    is a type of: disposition, inclination, tendency - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
    subtypes:
    same as: movement, trend
  6. The pervading meaning or tenor (synset 105931283)
    "caught the general drift of the conversation"
    is a type of: strain, tenor - the general meaning or substance of an utterance
    same as: purport
  7. A horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine (synset 103244102)
    "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
    referred to in: excavation, mining - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
    is a type of: passageway - a passage between rooms or between buildings
    same as: gallery, heading
Verb
  1. Be in motion due to some air or water current (synset 201906776)
    "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"
    is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    subtypes:
    • waft - be driven or carried along, as by the air
    • tide - be carried with the tide
    • stream - to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
    same as: be adrift, blow, float
    verb group:
    • float - move lightly, as if suspended
    • drift - cause to be carried by a current
  2. Wander from a direct course or at random (synset 201929647)
    "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
    is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    same as: err, stray
    verb group: cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  3. Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (synset 201885173)
    "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"
    is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    subtypes:
    same as: cast, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
    verb group:
    • drift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random
    • wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace
  4. Vary or move from a fixed point or course (synset 202668899)
    "stock prices are drifting higher"
    is a type of: vary - be subject to change in accordance with a variable
    verb group: drift - be subject to fluctuation
  5. Live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely (synset 202623391)
    "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
    is a type of: exist, live, subsist, survive - support oneself
    same as: freewheel
    verb group: drift - move in an unhurried fashion
  6. Move in an unhurried fashion (synset 201907211)
    "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
    is a type of: circulate - move around freely from person to person or from place to place
    verb group: drift, freewheel - live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
  7. Cause to be carried by a current (synset 201878868)
    "drift the boats downstream"
    is a type of: float - set afloat
    verb group: be adrift, blow, drift, float - be in motion due to some air or water current
  8. Drive slowly and far afield for grazing (synset 201579610)
    "drift the cattle herds westwards"
    is a type of: crop, graze, pasture - let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
  9. Be subject to fluctuation (synset 200573579)
    "The stock market drifted upward"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    verb group: drift - vary or move from a fixed point or course
  10. Be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current (synset 200572467)
    "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
    is a type of: accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, gather, pile up - collect or gather

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