A bank or pile, as of sand or snow, heaped up by currents of air or water.
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A drove or herd, especially of swine. See Synonyms at flock1.
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A general trend or tendency, as of opinion. See Synonyms at tendency.
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A gradual change in position.
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A gradual change in the output of a circuit or amplifier.
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verb-intransitive
To be carried along by currents of air or water: a balloon drifting eastward; as the wreckage drifted toward shore.
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To be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of a current: snow drifting to five feet.
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To move leisurely or sporadically from place to place, especially without purpose or regular employment: a day laborer, drifting from town to town.
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To proceed or move unhurriedly and smoothly: drifting among the party guests.
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To vary from or oscillate randomly about a fixed setting, position, or mode of operation.
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verb-transitive
To cause to be carried in a current: drifting the logs downstream.
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To pile up in banks or heaps: Wind drifted the loose straw against the barn.
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Western U.S. To drive (livestock) slowly or far afield, especially for grazing.
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verb
To become driven or carried along (as by a current of water, wind, or air) .
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To move or float smoothly and effortlessly.
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To move along a line of least resistance.
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To move in a random or casual way.
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To become carried along subject to no guidance or control .
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