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drift v. [
float, be adrift, blow] 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"
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drift n. [
impetus, impulsion] a force that moves something along
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drift v. [
stray, err] 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"
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drift v. [
roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, vagabond] 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 ro
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drift n. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
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