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"Drift" Definition

noun

A bank or pile, as of sand or snow, heaped up by currents of air or water.
A drove or herd, especially of swine. See Synonyms at flock1.
A general trend or tendency, as of opinion. See Synonyms at tendency.
A gradual change in position.
A gradual change in the output of a circuit or amplifier.

verb-intransitive

To be carried along by currents of air or water: a balloon drifting eastward; as the wreckage drifted toward shore.
To be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of a current: snow drifting to five feet.
To move leisurely or sporadically from place to place, especially without purpose or regular employment: a day laborer, drifting from town to town.
To proceed or move unhurriedly and smoothly: drifting among the party guests.
To vary from or oscillate randomly about a fixed setting, position, or mode of operation.

verb-transitive

To cause to be carried in a current: drifting the logs downstream.
To pile up in banks or heaps: Wind drifted the loose straw against the barn.
Western U.S. To drive (livestock) slowly or far afield, especially for grazing.

verb

To become driven or carried along (as by a current of water, wind, or air) .
To move or float smoothly and effortlessly.
To move along a line of least resistance.
To move in a random or casual way.
To become carried along subject to no guidance or control .

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