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drifts


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  drift 
  continental  drift 
  drift 
  drift  ice 
  drift  net 
  driftage 
  drifter 
  driftfish 
  drifting 
  driftwood 
  snowdrift 
  spindrift 
  spoondrift 
 
  Overview  of  noun  drift 
 
  The  noun  drift  has  7  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  drift,  impetus,  impulsion  --  (a  force  that  moves  something  along) 
  2.  (1)  drift  --  (the  gradual  departure  from  an  intended  course  due  to  external  influences  (as  a  ship  or  plane)) 
  3.  drift  --  (a  process  of  linguistic  change  over  a  period  of  time) 
  4.  drift  --  (something  heaped  up  by  the  wind  or  current) 
  5.  drift,  trend  --  (a  general  tendency  as  of  opinion:  "not  openly  liberal  but  that  is  the  tendency  of  the  book") 
  6.  drift,  purport  --  (general  meaning  or  tenor:  "caught  the  drift  of  the  conversation") 
  7.  drift,  heading,  gallery  --  ((mining)  a  horizontal  (or  nearly  horizontal)  passageway  in  a  mine;  "they  dug  a  drift  parallel  with  the  vein") 
 
  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  noun  drift 
 
  The  noun  drift  has  7  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  drift,  impetus,  impulsion  --  (a  force  that  moves  something  along) 
  2.  (1)  drift  --  (the  gradual  departure  from  an  intended  course  due  to  external  influences  (as  a  ship  or  plane)) 
  3.  drift  --  (a  process  of  linguistic  change  over  a  period  of  time) 
  4.  drift  --  (something  heaped  up  by  the  wind  or  current) 
  5.  drift,  trend  --  (a  general  tendency  as  of  opinion:  "not  openly  liberal  but  that  is  the  tendency  of  the  book") 
  6.  drift,  purport  --  (general  meaning  or  tenor:  "caught  the  drift  of  the  conversation") 
  7.  drift,  heading,  gallery  --  ((mining)  a  horizontal  (or  nearly  horizontal)  passageway  in  a  mine;  "they  dug  a  drift  parallel  with  the  vein") 
 
  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") 



drifts definition