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drift | a process of linguistic change over a period of time | |
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drift, freewheel | live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely | |
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drift, purport | the pervading meaning or tenor | |
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drift | be subject to fluctuation | |
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drift | cause to be carried by a current | |
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trend, movement, drift | a general tendency to change (as of opinion) | |
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drift | [in ship] the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) | |
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drift | a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents | |
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drift, heading, gallery | [in mining] a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine | |
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impetus, drift, impulsion | a force that moves something along | |
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drift, err, stray | wander from a direct course or at random | |
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drift | vary or move from a fixed point or course | |
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drift | be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current | |
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drift | drive slowly and far afield for grazing | |
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drift | move in an unhurried fashion | |
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float, drift, blow, be adrift | be in motion due to some air or water current | |
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wander, roam, drift, range, stray, rove, cast, roll, swan, tramp, ramble, vagabond, err | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |