Definition

/dɹɪft/

noun

(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.

verb

To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
“The balloon was drifting in the breeze.”
To move haphazardly without any destination.
“He drifted from town to town, never settling down.”
To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
“This car tends to drift left at high speeds.”
To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
To drive into heaps.
“A current of wind drifts snow or sand”