"drift" meaning in English

See drift in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /drɪft/ Audio: en-us-drift.ogg [US], en-au-drift.ogg [Australia] Forms: drift [canonical], drifts [third-person, singular], drifted [past], drifted [past, participle], drifting [present, participle]
enPR: drĭft Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An action when an object moves towards the earth slowly.
    Sense id: simple-drift-en-verb-iQKPMF1S
     
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