"drifted" in the verb sense

1. float, drift, be adrift, blow

be in motion due to some air or water current

"The leaves were blowing in the wind"

"the boat drifted on the lake"

"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"

"the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

2. stray, err, drift

wander from a direct course or at random

"The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"

"don't drift from the set course"

3. roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

"The gypsies roamed the woods"

"roving vagabonds"

"the wandering Jew"

"The cattle roam across the prairie"

"the laborers drift from one town to the next"

"They rolled from town to town"

4. drift

vary or move from a fixed point or course

"stock prices are drifting higher"

5. freewheel, drift

live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

"My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"

6. drift

move in an unhurried fashion

"The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"

7. drift

cause to be carried by a current

"drift the boats downstream"

8. drift

drive slowly and far afield for grazing

"drift the cattle herds westwards"

9. drift

be subject to fluctuation

"The stock market drifted upward"

10. drift

be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current

"snow drifting several feet high"

"sand drifting like snow"

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