(idiomatic) To understand the essence of what someone attempts to communicate, especially if it is vague, hinting, or poorly phrased.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catch one's drift

present participle of catch one's drift

simple past tense and past participle of catch one's drift

(idiomatic) To understand the meaning or implications of someone’s pronouncement.

(physics, astronomy) a radiation detector used in astrophysics, nuclear physics, imaging and X-ray spectroscopy

plural of lithium-drifted silicon detector

In a way that drifts.

The state or quality of being drifting; the property of drifting or seeming to drift.