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drifted definition
drifted |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb drift 2 of 10 senses of drift Sense 1 float, drift, be adrift, blow => waft => tide => stream Sense 3 wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond => maunder => gallivant, gad, jazz around Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb drift 2 of 10 senses of drift Sense 1 float, drift, be adrift, blow => waft => tide => stream Sense 3 wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond => maunder => gallivant, gad, jazz around Entailment of verb drift Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb drift 10 senses of drift Sense 1 float, drift, be adrift, blow => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 stray, err, drift => travel, go move locomote Sense 3 wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond => travel, go move locomote Sense 4 drift => vary Sense 5 freewheel, drift => exist, survive, live, subsist Sense 6 drift => circulate Sense 7 drift => float Sense 8 drift => crop, graze, pasture Sense 9 drift => change Sense 10 drift => accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up gather, amass Familiarity of verb drift drift used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 10) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb drift Sense 1 float, drift, be adrift, blow => travel, go move locomote Sense 7 drift => float -------------- Sense 2 stray, err, drift => travel, go move locomote Sense 3 wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 4 drift => vary Sense 9 drift => change -------------- Sense 5 freewheel, drift => exist, survive, live, subsist Sense 6 drift => circulate -------------- Sense 8 drift => crop, graze, pasture -------------- Sense 10 drift => accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up gather, amass -------------- Overview of verb drift The verb drift has 10 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (6) float, drift, 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") 2. (3) stray, err, drift -- (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") 3. (3) wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, 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") 4. drift -- (vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher") 5. freewheel, drift -- (live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school") 6. drift -- (move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests") 7. drift -- (cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream") 8. drift -- (drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards") 9. drift -- (be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward") 10. drift -- (be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow") Overview of verb drift The verb drift has 10 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (6) float, drift, 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") 2. (3) stray, err, drift -- (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") 3. (3) wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, 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") 4. drift -- (vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher") 5. freewheel, drift -- (live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school") 6. drift -- (move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests") 7. drift -- (cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream") 8. drift -- (drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards") 9. drift -- (be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward") 10. drift -- (be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow")
drifted definition
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