definition of
drift

[1] #1 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". wn

[2] #2 drift n. [impetus, impulsion] a force that moves something along. wn

[3] #3 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". wn

[4] #4 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. wn

[5] #5 drift n. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane). wn