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/euh drift"/, adj., adv.1. floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored: The survivors were adrift in the rowboat for three days.2. lacking aim, direction, or stability.[1615-25; A-1 + DRIFT]
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Adrift — may refer to: * ADRIFT, a graphical user interface used to create and play text adventures * Adrift (book), a book by Steven Callahan, seventy six days lost at sea * Adrift (book2), a book by Tristan Jones * Open Water 2, a film known as Adrift… … Wikipedia
Adrift — A*drift , adv. & a. [Pref. a (for on) + drift.] Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig. [1913 Webster] So on the sea shall be set adrift. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Were from their daily labor turned… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adrift — [adv1] floating out of control afloat, drifting, loose, unanchored, unmoored; concept 488 Ant. anchored, stable, tied down adrift [adv2] without purpose aimless, directionless, goalless, purposeless; concept 542 Ant. determined, purposeful adrift … New thesaurus
adrift — index astray, derelict (abandoned), disconnected, insecure, lost (disoriented), unsettled Burto … Law dictionary
adrift — (adv.) 1620s, from A (Cf. a ) (1) on + DRIFT (Cf. drift). Figurative use by 1680s … Etymology dictionary
adrift — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB 1) (of a boat) drifting without control. 2) Brit. informal no longer fixed in position … English terms dictionary
adrift — [ə drift′] adv., adj. 1. floating freely without being steered; not anchored; drifting 2. without any particular aim or purpose … English World dictionary
ADRIFT — Infobox Software name = ADRIFT caption = author = Campbell Wild developer = Campbell Wild released = latest release version = 4.0 release 51 latest release date = April 20 2008 latest preview version = latest preview date = operating system =… … Wikipedia
adrift — [[t]ədrɪ̱ft[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link ADJ, v n ADJ If a boat is adrift, it is floating on the water and is not tied to anything or controlled by anyone. They were spotted after three hours adrift in a dinghy. 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, v n ADJ If… … English dictionary
Adrift — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Adrift est un court métrage américain réalisé par Lucius Henderson en 1911. Adrift est un court métrage américain réalisé par O.A.C. Lund en 1914. Adrift… … Wikipédia en Français
adrift — a|drift [əˈdrıft] adj, adv 1.) a boat that is adrift is not fastened to anything or controlled by anyone ▪ Several of the lifeboats were still afloat a month after being cast adrift . 2.) someone who is adrift is confused about what to do in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
