drift-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: (cause to) be carried along by a current (as if) by air or water

Commentary:
NOTE: Includes metaphorical uses where NP1 is [abstract] and NP2 is [location AND abstract] as in sentences 3 and 5. Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] DRIFT PP (NP2[location]) NP1[theme] DRIFT PP (NP2[location]) NP1[agent] DRIFT NP2 (PP NP[location])

Examples:
The boat drifted into the shallows where they were attacked and killed.
WED scientists expressed some surprise that live pollen drifted as far as it did.
The soft strains of taps drifted among the thousands of glistening headstones.
The main chore was to drift the logs down river a dozen or two at a
time.
A new idea drifted in from nowhere.
He drifted the cattle slowly up the long hill to the top of the
divide.
They drifted the boats downstream.

Mappings:
VerbNet: modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3,roll-51.3.1,run-51.3.2
FrameNet: Motion
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 7, 8

Sense Number 2: move randomly or without guidance; be subject to fluctuations, as in finance.

Commentary:
NOTE: The location can be metaphorical. Syntax Includes: NP1[patient[animate]] DRIFT PP NP2[location] NP1[patient] DRIFT PP NP2[location]

Examples:
He drifted across the country in the early '60s before ending up in the hills of North Carolina.
Friday arrivals drifted among old friends.
He drifted farther and farther from his familial and cultural roots.
Oil and gasoline futures prices drifted in a narrow range on Tuesday in lethargic trading.
Stocks drifted under previous levels.
From there our conversation drifted to contemporary pop music and lyrics.
Schools have drifted away from original values.

Mappings:
VerbNet: modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3,roll-51.3.1,run-51.3.2
FrameNet: Motion
PropBank: drift.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9

Sense Number 3: be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current

Examples:
The snow drifted ever higher.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10

Sense Number 4: lose personal contact over time, two entities moving apart

Commentary: Includes: DRIFT APART; DRIFT AWAY

Examples:
Have your old friends drifted away?
The team drifted apart after graduation.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drift_away 1
drift_apart 1

Sense Number 5: DRIFT OFF: fall asleep

Examples:
He usually drifts off during the sermon.

Mappings:
VerbNet: change_bodily_state-40.8.4
FrameNet: Fall_asleep
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drift_off 1