drift — Rivers and Lakes drift /drɪft/ verb CEFR A2 To move slowly on water, carried by wind or current. “The little boat drifted down the river.” Related words in this scene bridgeswimwavefloatwetwaterriverlakefishboatbankstreampondfishermannetoarpaddlecurrentdeepshallowsplashflowdamwaterfallcanoefinscalereedshoreripplepebble Practice this word Create worksheet