be carried slowly by a current of air or water

the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream

excited voices drifted down the hall

(especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind

fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters

a continuous slow movement from one place to another

there was a drift to the towns

the general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks

maybe I'm too close to the forest to see the trees, if you catch my drift

he didn't understand much Greek, but he got her drift

a large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind

four sheep were dug out of the drift

a horizontal or inclined passage following a mineral vein or coal seam

the drift led to another smaller ore chamber

an act of driving cattle or sheep

a ford