(fishing) A very long fishing net, supported by floats, that drifts with the current behind a fishing boat

(intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drift, off. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To fall asleep slowly. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To lose concentration.

plural of drift space

plural of genetic drift

(idiomatic, intransitive, of companions) To lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.

Alternative form of spoondrift

During the act of drifting.

(nonstandard, proscribed) Eggcorn of midriff.

(UK, law, obsolete) An examination or view of the cattle in a forest, in order to see who they belong to and whether they are commonable, and to determine whether or not the forest is surcharged.

simple past tense and past participle of drift apart