drifted

/ˈdɹɪftɪd/

IPA: /D R IH1 F T AH0 D/

verb

1
To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
“The balloon was drifting in the breeze.”
2
To move haphazardly without any destination.
“He drifted from town to town, never settling down.”
3
To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
“This car tends to drift left at high speeds.”
4
To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
5
To drive into heaps.
“A current of wind drifts snow or sand”
6
To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
“Snow or sand drifts.”
7
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.
8
To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
9
To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).

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