drift
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Framework senses
- §1
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- §2
- be subject to fluctuation
- §3
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- §4
- cause to be carried by a current
- §5
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- §6
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- §7
- move in an unhurried fashion
- §8
- wander from a direct course or at random
- §9
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- §10
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- §1 · legacy_primary
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employmentDR-088 backfill from the verb definition column