v. 1 coast, float, waft A log drifted by on the tide 2 wander, roam, meander, stray, rove, ramble, Colloq mosey He seems just to drift through life, without a purpose
n. 3 trend, tendency, direction, course, current, bias, inclination, flow, sweep, bent The drift of the conversation seemed to be towards politics 4 intention, meaning, purport, purpose, aim, object, tenor, tone, spirit, colour, essence, gist, significance, import Offended by the drift of her remarks, I excused myself 5 accumulation, pile, heap, mass, bank, mound, dune After the snowstorm, a huge drift blocked the door