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English noun: drift | |||
| 1. | drift (phenomenon) a force that moves something along | ||
| Synonyms | impetus, impulsion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force | ||
| 2. | drift (process) the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | leeway | ||
| Domain category | aeroplane, airplane, plane, ship | ||
| 3. | drift (process) a process of linguistic change over a period of time | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | linguistic process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | melioration | ||
| 4. | drift (object) a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mass | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drumlin, snowdrift | ||
| 5. | drift (cognition) a general tendency to change (as of opinion) | ||
| Samples | Not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book. A broad movement of the electorate to the right. | ||
| Synonyms | movement, trend | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition, inclination, tendency | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | evolutionary trend, gravitation | ||
| 6. | drift (cognition) the pervading meaning or tenor | ||
| Samples | Caught the general drift of the conversation. | ||
| Synonyms | purport | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strain, tenor | ||
| 7. | drift (artifact) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine | ||
| Samples | They dug a drift parallel with the vein. | ||
| Synonyms | gallery, heading | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | passageway | ||
| Domain category | excavation, mining | ||
English verb: drift | |||
| 1. | drift (motion) be in motion due to some air or water current | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | be adrift, blow, float | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | stream, tide, waft | ||
| Verb group | drift, float | ||
| 2. | drift (motion) wander from a direct course or at random | ||
| Samples | The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her. Don't drift from the set course. | ||
| Synonyms | err, stray | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Verb group | cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander | ||
| 3. | drift (motion) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||
| Samples | 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 rolled from town to town. | ||
| Synonyms | cast, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gad, gallivant, jazz around, maunder | ||
| Verb group | drift, err, stray, wander | ||
| 4. | drift (stative) vary or move from a fixed point or course | ||
| Samples | Stock prices are drifting higher. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vary | ||
| Verb group | drift | ||
| 5. | drift (stative) live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely | ||
| Samples | My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school. | ||
| Synonyms | freewheel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exist, live, subsist, survive | ||
| Verb group | drift | ||
| 6. | drift (motion) move in an unhurried fashion | ||
| Samples | The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circulate | ||
| Verb group | drift, freewheel | ||
| 7. | drift (motion) cause to be carried by a current | ||
| Samples | Drift the boats downstream. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | float | ||
| Verb group | be adrift, blow, drift, float | ||
| 8. | drift (contact) drive slowly and far afield for grazing | ||
| Samples | Drift the cattle herds westwards. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crop, graze, pasture | ||
| 9. | drift (change) be subject to fluctuation | ||
| Samples | The stock market drifted upward. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Verb group | drift | ||
| 10. | drift (change) be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current | ||
| Samples | Snow drifting several feet high. Sand drifting like snow. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, gather, pile up | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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