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To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
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The balloon was drifting in the breeze.
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To move haphazardly without any destination.
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He drifted from town to town, never settling down.
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To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
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This car tends to drift left at high speeds.
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To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
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To drive into heaps.
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A current of wind drifts snow or sand
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To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
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Snow or sand drifts.
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To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
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To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
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To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).