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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Adit \Ad"it\, n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, ?aitum, to go to; ad +
ire to go.]
1. An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly
horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which
water and ores are carried away; -- called also drift
and tunnel.
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2. Admission; approach; access. [R.]
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Yourself and yours shall have
Free adit. --Tennyson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Drift \Drift\, n. [From drive; akin to LG. & D. drift a
driving, Icel. drift snowdrift, Dan. drift, impulse, drove,
herd, pasture, common, G. trift pasturage, drove. See
Drive.]
1. A driving; a violent movement.
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The dragon drew him [self] away with drift of his
wings. --King
Alisaunder
(1332).
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2. The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or
drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
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A bad man, being under the drift of any passion,
will follow the impulse of it till something
interpose. --South.
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3. Course or direction along which anything is driven;
setting. ``Our drift was south.'' --Hakluyt.
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4. 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.
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He has made the drift of the whole poem a compliment
on his country in general. -- Addison.
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Now thou knowest my drift. --Sir W.
Scott.
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5. That which is driven, forced, or urged along; as:
(a) Anything driven at random. ``Some log . . . a useless
drift.'' --Dryden.
(b) A mass of matter which has been driven or forced
onward together in a body, or thrown together in a
heap, etc., esp. by wind or water; as, a drift of
snow, of ice, of sand, and the like.
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Drifts of rising dust involve the sky. -- Pope.
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We got the brig a good bed in the rushing drift
[of ice]. --Kane.
(c) A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds. [Obs.]
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Cattle coming over the bridge (with their great
drift doing much damage to the high ways). --
Fuller.
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6. (Arch.) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or
vault upon the abutments. [R.] --Knight.
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7. (Geol.) A collection of loose earth and rocks, or
boulders, which have been distributed over large portions
of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of
forty degrees, by the agency of ice.
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8. In South Africa, a ford in a river.
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9. (Mech.) A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or
shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or
through it; a broach.
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10. (Mil.)
(a) A tool used in driving down compactly the composition
contained in a rocket, or like firework.
(b) A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong
projectiles.
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11. (Mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft;
a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or
tunnel.
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12. (Naut.)
(a) The distance through which a current flows in a given
time.
(b) The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes
with the meridian, in drifting.
(c) The distance to which a vessel is carried off from
her desired course by the wind, currents, or other
causes.
(d) The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is
raised and the rail is cut off, and usually
terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
(e) The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
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13. The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole
into which it is driven, or between the circumference of
a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
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14. (Phys. Geog.) 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
15. (A["e]ronautics) The horizontal component of the pressure
of the air on the sustaining surfaces of a flying
machine. The lift is the corresponding vertical
component, which sustains the machine in the air.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Note: Drift is used also either adjectively or as the first
part of a compound. See Drift, a.
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Drift of the forest (O. Eng. Law), an examination or view
of the cattle in a forest, in order to see whose they are,
whether they are commonable, and to determine whether or
not the forest is surcharged. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
continental drift (Geology), the very slow (ca. 1-5 cm per
year) movement of the continents and parts of continents
relative to each other and to the points of upwelling of
magma in the viscous layers beneath the continents; --
causing, for example, the opening of the South Atlantic
Ocean by the movement of Africa and South America away
from each other. See also plate tectonics.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Drift \Drift\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drifted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drifting.]
1. To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of
water or air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted
ashore; the balloon drifts slowly east.
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We drifted o'er the harbor bar. -- Coleridge.
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2. To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven
into heaps; as, snow or sand drifts.
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3. (mining) to make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for
the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or
ores; to follow a vein; to prospect. [U.S.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Drift \Drift\, v. t.
1. To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body. --J. H.
Newman.
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2. To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or
sand.
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3. (Mach.) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Drift \Drift\, a.
That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or
currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. --Kane.
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Drift anchor. See Sea anchor, and also Drag sail, under
Drag, n.
Drift epoch (Geol.), the glacial epoch.
Drift net, a kind of fishing net.
Drift sail. Same as Drag sail. See under Drag, n.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Adit \Ad"it\, n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, ?aitum, to go to; ad +
ire to go.]
1. An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly
horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which
water and ores are carried away; -- called also drift
and tunnel.
2. Admission; approach; access. [R.]
Yourself and yours shall have Free adit. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Drift \Drift\, n.
1. (Phys. Geog.) 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.
2. (A["e]ronautics) The horizontal component of the pressure
of the air on the sustaining surfaces of a flying machine.
The lift is the corresponding vertical component, which
sustains the machine in the air.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Drift \Drift\, v. t.
1. To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body. --J. H.
Newman.
2. To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or
sand.
3. (Mach.) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Drift \Drift\, a.
That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or
currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. --Kane.
Drift anchor. See Sea anchor, and also Drag sail, under
Drag, n.
Drift epoch (Geol.), the glacial epoch.
Drift net, a kind of fishing net.
Drift sail. Same as Drag sail. See under Drag, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Drift \Drift\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drifted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drifting.]
1. To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of
water or air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted
ashore; the balloon drifts slowly east.
We drifted o'er the harbor bar. -- Coleridge.
2. To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven
into heaps; as, snow or sand drifts.
3. (mining) to make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for
the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or
ores; to follow a vein; to prospect. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Drift \Drift\, n. [From drive; akin to LG. & D. drift a
driving, Icel. drift snowdrift, Dan. drift, impulse, drove,
herd, pasture, common, G. trift pasturage, drove. See
Drive.]
1. A driving; a violent movement.
The dragon drew him [self] away with drift of his
wings. --King
Alisaunder
(1332).
2. The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or
drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
A bad man, being under the drift of any passion,
will follow the impulse of it till something
interpose. --South.
3. Course or direction along which anything is driven;
setting. ``Our drift was south.'' --Hakluyt.
4. 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.
He has made the drift of the whole poem a compliment
on his country in general. -- Addison.
Now thou knowest my drift. --Sir W.
Scott.
5. That which is driven, forced, or urged along; as:
(a) Anything driven at random. ``Some log . . . a useless
drift.'' --Dryden.
(b) A mass of matter which has been driven or forced
onward together in a body, or thrown together in a
heap, etc., esp. by wind or water; as, a drift of
snow, of ice, of sand, and the like.
Drifts of rising dust involve the sky. -- Pope.
We got the brig a good bed in the rushing drift
[of ice]. --Kane.
(c) A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds. [Obs.]
Cattle coming over the bridge (with their great
drift doing much damage to the high ways). --
Fuller.
6. (Arch.) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or
vault upon the abutments. [R.] --Knight.
7. (Geol.) A collection of loose earth and rocks, or
boulders, which have been distributed over large portions
of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of
forty degrees, by the agency of ice.
8. In South Africa, a ford in a river.
9. (Mech.) A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or
shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or
through it; a broach.
10. (Mil.)
(a) A tool used in driving down compactly the composition
contained in a rocket, or like firework.
(b) A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong
projectiles.
11. (Mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft;
a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or
tunnel.
12. (Naut.)
(a) The distance through which a current flows in a given
time.
(b) The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes
with the meridian, in drifting.
(c) The distance to which a vessel is carried off from
her desired course by the wind, currents, or other
causes.
(d) The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is
raised and the rail is cut off, and usually
terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
(e) The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
13. The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole
into which it is driven, or between the circumference of
a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
Note: Drift is used also either adjectively or as the first
part of a compound. See Drift, a.
Drift of the forest (O. Eng. Law), an examination or view
of the cattle in a forest, in order to see whose they are,
whether they are commonable, and to determine whether or
not the forest is surcharged. --Burrill.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
drift
n 1: a force that moves something along [syn: impetus, impulsion]
2: the gradual departure from an intended course due to
external influences (as a ship or plane)
3: a process of linguistic change over a period of time
4: something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
5: 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" [syn: trend, movement]
6: general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the
conversation" [syn: purport]
7: a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;
"they dug a drift parallel with the vein" [syn: heading,
gallery]
v 1: 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" [syn: float,
be adrift, blow]
2: 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" [syn: stray, err]
3: 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"
[syn: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam,
cast, ramble, rove, range, vagabond]
4: vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are
drifting higher"
5: live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted
around for years in California before going to law school"
[syn: freewheel]
6: move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted
among the invited guests"
7: cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats
downstream"
8: drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle
herds westwards"
9: be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"
10: be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a
current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand
drifting like snow"
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
drift
Αγγλικά vb.
παρασύρομαι
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
drift
Dutch n.
1 passion
2 strong and sudden upwelling of anger: a fit
3 urge, strong desire
4 violent tendency
5 flock (of sheep or oxen)
6 deviation of direction caused by wind: drift#English
7 path along which cattle are driven
Icelandic n.
snowdrift
Norwegian Bokmål n.
(l en operation) ((l nb av) / of)
Swedish n.
1 c urge, instinct
2 c operation, management (singular only)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Drift
German n.
1 f drifting (gloss: being moved by external powers; most often of a
ship)
2 f violent stream or swell (of the sea)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
drift
n.
1 (lb en physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
2 # Anything driven at random.
3 # A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together
in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or
water.
vb.
(lb en intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of
water, air, etc.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
drift
Dutch n.
1 passion
2 strong and sudden upwelling of anger: a fit
3 urge, strong desire
4 violent tendency
5 flock (of sheep or oxen)
6 deviation of direction caused by wind: drift#English
7 path along which cattle are driven
Icelandic n.
snowdrift
Norwegian Bokmål n.
(l en operation) ((l nb av) / of)
Swedish n.
1 c urge, instinct
2 c operation, management (singular only)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Drift
German n.
1 f drifting (gloss: being moved by external powers; most often of a
ship)
2 f violent stream or swell (of the sea)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
drift
Dutch n.
1 passion
2 strong and sudden upwelling of anger: a fit
3 urge, strong desire
4 violent tendency
5 flock (of sheep or oxen)
6 deviation of direction caused by wind: drift#English
7 path along which cattle are driven
Icelandic n.
snowdrift
Norwegian Bokmål n.
(l en operation) ((l nb av) / of)
Swedish n.
1 c urge, instinct
2 c operation, management (singular only)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Drift
German n.
1 f drifting (gloss: being moved by external powers; most often of a
ship)
2 f violent stream or swell (of the sea)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
drift
Hollanti n.
1 raivonpuuska, raivokohtaus
2 ajautuminen
3 vietti
4 parvi, lauma
Ruotsi n.
1 ajelehtiminen
2 käyttö
3 vietti
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
drift
n.
1 förflyttning med vind eller ström
2 okontrollerad förflyttning i största allmänhet
3 verksamhet, produktion
4 (tagg: biologi) starkt inre (oftast medfött) behov som ger upphov
till visst beteende hos djur och personer
5 (tagg: teknik) teknologi eller metod för att tillhandahålla
mekanisk effekt för att hålla ett fordon eller dylikt i rörelse
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Drift
Tyska n.
1 drift
2 (tagg: text=motorsport) bredsladd
From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]
drift
n.
1 förflyttning med vind eller ström
2 okontrollerad förflyttning i största allmänhet
3 verksamhet, produktion
4 (tagg: biologi) starkt inre (oftast medfött) behov som ger upphov
till visst beteende hos djur och personer
5 (tagg: teknik) teknologi eller metod för att tillhandahålla
mekanisk effekt för att hålla ett fordon eller dylikt i rörelse
From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]
Drift /dʁɪft/
дрейф
die durch den Wind verursachte Bewegung des Wassers
From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]
Drift /dɾˈɪft/
[electr.] drift
Note: of charge carriers in a semiconductor
Note: von Ladungsträgern in einem Halbleiter
From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]
Drift /dɾˈɪft/
drift
Synonyms: Driftbewegung, langsames Abwandern, allmähliche Verschiebung
From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]
Drift /dɾˈɪft/
[techn.] drift of a measuring instrument
Synonym: Messgerätedrift
From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]
Drift /dʁɪft/
drift
die durch den Wind verursachte Bewegung des Wassers
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
dryf
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Drift /dɹˈɪft/
الإنجراف
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
drift //dɹɪft//
1. дрейф, течение
act or motion of drifting
2. дрейф 2.
angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting
3.
distance through which a current flows in a given time
4.
distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes
3. насока
course or direction along which anything is driven; setting
4. навяване
mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
5. тенденция
the tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
drift //dɹɪft//
1. дрейфувам 2.
to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
3.
to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
2. нося се
to move haphazardly without any destination
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
být nesen
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
hnát
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
unášet
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
proud
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
přesun
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
[eko] drift
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
být poháněn
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
posun
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
hnát proudem
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
unášet
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
přesun
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
proud
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
hnát
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
drift
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
drifftio
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
Abtrieb , Abtrift , Abdrift , Trift , Versetzung , Kursversetzung [aviat.] [naut.]
Synonym: drift from course
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
Abdrift , Abdriften [agr.]
Note: von Spritzmitteln
Note: of pesticide sprays
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
Drift [electr.]
Note: von Ladungsträgern in einem Halbleiter
Note: of charge carriers in a semiconductor
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
Driftbewegung , Drift , langsames Abwandern , allmähliche Verschiebung [geol.] [meteo.] [phys.]
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
Eintreibdorn [techn.]
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
Lochdorn , Dorn , Durchschlag [techn.]
Synonyms: piercer, drift punch, backing-out punch
see: piercers, drifts, drift punches
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
Meeresströmung
Synonyms: ocean current, sea current, marine current
see: ocean currents, sea currents, marine currents, drifts, surface current, deep current
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
Dorn für Nietlöcher
see: rivet hole, rivet holes
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
Strecke [min.]
Synonyms: gallery, heading, roadway, reach
see: dipping heading, inclining drift, incline, cored interval, advance heading
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
abweichen
see: drifting, drifted
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
auswandern, weglaufen [techn.]
Note: Nullpunkt
see: drifting, drifted
Note: zero point
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
dahintreiben
see: drifting, drifted, drifts, drifted
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
driften
see: drifting, drifted
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
treiben, wehen
see: drifting, drifted, it drifts, it drifted
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
sich treiben lassen
"let things drift" - die Dinge treiben lassen
"drift into a situation" - in eine Situation hineringeraten
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
παρασύρομαι, παραδέρνω
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
drift //dɹɪft//
1. ajautuminen, ajelehtiminen
act or motion of drifting
2. sortokulma
angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting
3. ajautuva, ajelehtiva
anything driven at random
4. moreeni
collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface
5. suunta
course or direction along which anything is driven; setting
6. poikkeama
deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles
7. välys
difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven
8. plokien etäisyys, pylpyröiden etäisyys, väkipyörien etäisyys
distance between the two blocks of a tackle
9. etenemä
distance through which a current flows in a given time
10. sorto, sortuma
distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes
11. ajopuu
driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach
12. lauma
drove or flock
13. vaakapaine, vaakavoima
horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments
14. kasa, kasaantuma, kasautuma
mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
15. perä, tunneli
passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel
16. kupu
place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off
17. ajautuma
sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler
18. avennin, merasin, tamppi, tuurna, ulospakotin
slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal
19. ajautuminen, ryömintä, vaeltelu
slow, cumulative change
20. ajautuva, ajelehtiva, ajo-
that which is driven, forced, or urged along
21. taipumus
the tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention
22. survin
tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
drift //dɹɪft//
1. kinostua, nietostua
to accumulate in heaps by the force of wind
2. ajautua
to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
3. kinostaa, nietostaa
to drive into heaps
4. kuljettaa
to drive or carry, as currents do a floating body
5. aventaa
to enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift
6. ajaa perä
to make a drift; to examine a vein
7. harhailla, hortoilla, kuljeskella
to move haphazardly without any destination
8. ajautua, ajelehtia
to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
9. ajaa luisussa, driftata
to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]
drift /drift/
dériver
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
1. बहाव~संवहन
"The drift of people from the villages into the cities is not a healthy"
" trend."
2. अपवहन{deviation
"Our young generation is drifting away from traditional values. "
3. अभिप्राय~या~अर्थ
"Her French is not very good,but she got the drift of what I said. "
4. अपोढ़{deposit
"Deep and high'snow drifts'are posing threats to the ship. "
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
1. बह~जाना
"Their boat drifted out to river."
2. घूमना-फिरना
"The people drifted away from the Exhibition Ground. "
3. प्रवाहित~करना
"The arguments drifted back to current situations in politics."
4. अपोढ़~बालू~रेती
"Our old bombay highway road is closed because of drifting. "
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
besciljno, nošen morskom strujom, nošen vjetrom, skretanje, smisao, sprud, tendencija
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
1. áradmány
2. felhô
3. vetôdés
4. lendítôerô
5. ékfúró
6. lyukvésô
7. irány
8. hordalék
9. hajlam
10. alagút fúrásiránya
11. mozgás
12. sodródás
13. forgatag
14. hajtóerô
15. hajtás
16. szándék
17. szúróvésô
18. mozgás iránya
19. szegecskiverô
20. úsztatott tárgy
21. jégesô
22. örvény
23. pásztás záporesô
24. menet
25. pecek
26. vízhordta tárgy
27. örvénylés
28. állatok összeterelése
29. vihar
30. csap
31. vágat
32. kézi lyukasztó
33. folyás
34. partra mosott tárgy
35. tendencia
36. vájat
37. elcsúszás
38. rögzítôtüske
39. förgeteg
40. bárányfelhô
41. cél
42. áramlás
43. csapásirány
44. irányzat
45. tövis
46. oldalgás
47. lecsurgás
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
drift //dɹɪft//
漂流
act or motion of drifting
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
drift //dɹɪft//
1. 漂流
to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
2. ドリフト
to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
drift //dɹɪft//
daffe
to move haphazardly without any destination
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
drift /drɪft/
I. 1. dryfować, unosić się
2. przesuwać się
3. [o wypadkach] zmierzać, zdążać
4. wędrować, błąkać się (around - z miejsca na miejsce)
II. 1. [śniegu] zaspa
2. [wywodu] teza, główna linia
3. [rozwoju wypadków] trend, kierunek
III. drift off /dɹˈɪft ˈɒf/ zapadać się (to - w)
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
drift /drift/
derivar
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
drift /drift/
derivar del rumbo
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
drift //dɹɪft//
1. drift 2.
act or motion of drifting
3.
angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting
4.
course or direction along which anything is driven; setting
5.
passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel
6.
tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework
2. driva 2.
anything driven at random
3.
mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
drift //dɹɪft//
driva
to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
1. rüzgâr veya akıntının etkisiyle sürüklenme, çekilme
2. rüzgârın yığdığı kar
3. amaç, hedef, eğilim, temayül
4. sürüklenme, gayesiz olarak dolaşma
5. (jeol.) birikinti, moren
6. (den) geminin akıntı veya rüzgâr ile sürüklenmesi, sürükleniş uzaklığı
7. (hav) rotadan ayrılma
8. (mad.) kanal, geçit. drift anchor (den) açık deniz çapası. drift ice yüzer buz, aysberk. drift mining tüneller açmak suretiyle altın madeni arama. driftwood nehir veya denizin sürüklediği veya karaya attığı odun ve kereste parçaları.
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
drift /dɹˈɪft/
1. sürüklenmek, akıntıya kapılmak
2. yığılmak, toplanmak birikmek
3. tıkanmak
4. sürüklemek
5. yığmak, biriktirmek
6. gayesizce dolaşmak, olayların akışında sürüklenmek. driftage sürüklenme, sürükleyiş
7. sürüklenen veya sürüklenmiş şey. drifter başıboş gezen kimse, serseri. The road has drifted badly. Yol karla tıkanmış.
From Dutch-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:nld-deu ]
drift /drift/
Ar
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:nld-eng ]
drift /drift/
bevy, collection, group, heap, herd, set
From Nederlands-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:nld-fra ]
drift /drift/
bande, collection, ensemble, troupe
From Nederlands-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-lat ]
drift /drˈɪft/
gregō
4. kudde dieren
From Nederlands-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:nld-lit ]
drift /drˈɪft/
aibė
4. kudde dieren
From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-spa ]
drift /drˈɪft/
1. rabia
1. sterke en plotselinge opwelling van woede
2. grupo, rebaño
4. kudde dieren
From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:nno-nob ]
drift
drift
From Svenska-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-bul ]
drift /drˈɪft/
дрейф 2.
förflyttning med vind eller ström
3.
okontrollerad förflyttning i största allmänhet
From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-deu ]
drift /drˈɪft/
1. Trieb
(biologi) starkt inre behov
2. Drift
förflyttning med vind eller ström
3. Treiben
okontrollerad förflyttning i största allmänhet
4. Betrieb
verksamhet
From Svenska-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-fin ]
drift /drˈɪft/
ajelehdinta
förflyttning med vind eller ström
From Svenska-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-fra ]
drift /drˈɪft/
1. instinct
(biologi) starkt inre behov
2. activité, exploitation
verksamhet
From Svenska-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-ita ]
drift /drˈɪft/
1. istinto, impulso
(biologi) starkt inre behov
2. deriva 2.
förflyttning med vind eller ström
3.
okontrollerad förflyttning i största allmänhet
From Svenska-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-jpn ]
drift /drˈɪft/
漂流 2.
förflyttning med vind eller ström
3.
okontrollerad förflyttning i största allmänhet
From Svenska-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-lat ]
drift /drˈɪft/
ingenium
(biologi) starkt inre behov
From IPA:de : [ IPA:de ]
/dʁɪft/
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈdɹɪft/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
430 Moby Thesaurus words for "drift":
Brownian movement, Zeitgeist, aberrancy, aberration, accumulation,
advance, aeroplane, affective meaning, affluence, afflux,
affluxion, aim, airlift, airplane, alluvion, alluvium, amble,
angular motion, anthill, army, array, ascending, ascent,
atmospherics, axial motion, azimuth, backflowing, backing,
backward motion, balloon, bank, bank up, bat, bat around, batch,
be a sideliner, be airborne, be still, bear off, bearing, bend,
bent, bias, blaring, blasting, blind spot, branching off, bum,
bunch, bundle, career, circuitousness, climbing, clump, cluster,
clutch, coast, cock, colony, color, coloring, concourse,
confluence, conflux, connotation, consequence, corner, count ties,
course, crawling, creeping, crook, crosscurrent, cruise, current,
curve, dance, dart, debris, declination, defluxion, delay,
denotation, departure, deposit, descending, descent, detour,
detritus, deviance, deviancy, deviation, deviousness, digression,
diluvium, direction, direction line, discursion, disposition,
divagate, divagation, divarication, divergence, diversion,
do nothing, dogleg, double, downflow, downpour, downward motion,
drift off course, driftage, drifting, drive, drove, dune, ebbing,
effect, embankment, err, errantry, essence, excurse, excursion,
excursus, exorbitation, extension, fade-out, fading, fall down,
ferry, fetch away, flicker, flight, flit, flitter, float, flock,
flood, flow, flowing, fluency, flutter, flux, fly, foot, force,
forward motion, gad, gad about, gallivant, gam, gang, ghost, gist,
glacial movement, glide, go about, go astray, go the rounds,
grammatical meaning, group, gush, hairpin, hang fire, haycock,
haymow, hayrick, haystack, heading, heap, heap up, helmsmanship,
herd, hibernate, hill, hit the road, hit the trail, hobo, hop,
host, hover, hydroplane, idea, idle, impact, implication, import,
inclination, inclining, indirection, inflow, intension, intent,
intention, interference, jaunt, jet, kennel, knock about,
knock around, lay, leeway, lexical meaning, lie, lie dormant, line,
line of direction, line of march, linger, literal meaning, litter,
loess, lot, main current, mainstream, make leeway, mass, maunder,
meander, meaning, mill run, millrace, molehill, mooch, mope,
moraine, mosey, motion, mound, mountain, mounting, movement, mow,
muck, navigate, navigation, noise, nomadize, not budge, not stir,
object, oblique motion, obliquity, ongoing, onrush, onward course,
orientation, outflow, overtone, pack, parcel, partiality, passage,
pay off, penchant, peregrinate, pererrate, pererration, pertinence,
pile, pile up, piloting, pith, plow the deep, plunging, pod, point,
practical consequence, predilection, pride, progress, progression,
propensity, prowl, purport, purpose, pyramid, quarter, race,
radial motion, ramble, rambling, random motion, range,
range of meaning, real meaning, reception, reference, referent,
reflowing, refluence, reflux, regression, relation, relevance,
rest, retrogression, rick, ride, ride the sea, rising, roam, rove,
run, run about, rush, sag, sail, sailplane, saunter, school, scope,
scree, scud, seaplane, sediment, semantic cluster, semantic field,
sense, set, sheer, shift, shifting, shifting course, shifting path,
shoal, shock, shoot, sideward motion, significance, signification,
significatum, signifie, silt, sinking, sinter, sit back,
sit it out, skew, skim, skulk, slant, slip, sloth, snake,
snowdrift, soar, soaring, span of meaning, spate, spirit, stack,
stack up, stagnate, static, steerage, steering, sternway, straggle,
stray, straying, stream, stroll, structural meaning, subsiding,
substance, sum, sum and substance, surge, sweep, swerve, swerving,
swing, swinging, symbolic meaning, tack, take it easy,
take the air, take wing, tendency, tenor, the general tendency,
the main course, tide, time spirit, tone, totality of associations,
track, traipse, traject, trajet, tramp, transferred meaning, trend,
trip, troop, turn, turning, twist, twist and turn,
unadorned meaning, undercurrent, undertone, undertow,
upward motion, vagabond, vagabondize, value, variation, veer,
vegetate, volplane, waft, wait and see, walk the tracks,
walk the waters, wander, wandering, warp, wash, watch and wait,
water flow, way, wayfare, wind, wing, yaw, yaw off, zigzag
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 漂流物,观望,漂流;
v. 漂流;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 使漂流,冲漂
vi. 漂流
n. U漂流;C漂流物
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