The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse
move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
One of the slower movements of oceanic circulation; a general tendency of the water, subject to occasional or frequent diversion or reversal by the wind; as, the easterly drift of the North Pacific
live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim