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Definitions for drift

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  • A horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

  • The pervading meaning or tenor

  • A general tendency to change (as of opinion)

  • A large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

  • A force that moves something along

  • The gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

  • A process of linguistic change over a period of time

  • Be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current

  • Be subject to fluctuation

  • Drive slowly and far afield for grazing

  • Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

  • Be in motion due to some air or water current

  • Wander from a direct course or at random

  • Move in an unhurried fashion

  • Cause to be carried by a current

  • Live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

  • Vary or move from a fixed point or course

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