Urdu Meanings, Pronounciation and Synonyms:
drift
(Pronunciation -تلفظ سنیۓ )
US: 
Slow
Normal
Noun: drift
| 1. drift [ Synonyms: impetus, impulsion] | |
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A force that moves something along
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بہاوٴ۔ |
| 2. drift | |
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The gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
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دباو کی وجہ سے تبدیلی۔ |
| 3. drift | |
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A process of linguistic change over a period of time
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| 4. drift | |
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A large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
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| 5. drift [ Synonyms: movement, trend] | |
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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";
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| 6. drift [ Synonyms: purport] | |
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The pervading meaning or tenor
"caught the general drift of the conversation";
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معنی۔ مطلب۔ |
| 7. drift [ Synonyms: gallery, heading] | |
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A horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
"they dug a drift parallel with the vein";
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Verb: drift
| 1. drift [ Synonyms: be adrift, blow, float] | |
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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";
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| 2. drift [ Synonyms: err, stray] | |
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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";
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| 3. drift [ Synonyms: cast, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander] | |
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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";
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آوارہ گردی کرنا ڈانواڈول پھرنا۔ |
| 4. drift | |
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Vary or move from a fixed point or course
"stock prices are drifting higher";
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| 5. drift [ Synonyms: freewheel] | |
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Live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
"My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school";
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آوارہ گردی کرنا۔ |
| 6. drift | |
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Move in an unhurried fashion
"The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests";
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| 7. drift | |
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Cause to be carried by a current
"drift the boats downstream";
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| 8. drift | |
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Drive slowly and far afield for grazing
"drift the cattle herds westwards";
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ہکانا۔ |
| 9. drift | |
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Be subject to fluctuation
"The stock market drifted upward";
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| 10. drift | |
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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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ڈھیر لگنا۔ |
Lexical Analysis
Derived Words:
Generic Words:
accumulate, action, activity, amass, change, circulate, conglomerate, crop, cumulate, disposition, exist, float, force, gather, go, graze, inclination, linguistic process, live, locomote, mass, move, natural action, natural process, passageway, pasture, pile up, strain, subsist, survive, tendency, tenor, travel, vary
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