drift apart
— Verb
– English
~ lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married"
drift
— Verb
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~ be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
drill
— Verb
– English
~ learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
drill
— Verb
– English
~ undergo military training or do military exercises
drill
— Verb
– English
~ make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
drill
— Verb
– English
~ train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
drink
— Verb
– English
~ drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife"
drink down
— Verb
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~ drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
drink
— Verb
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~ propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
drink
— Verb
– English
~ consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
drink
— Verb
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~ be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"
drink
— Verb
– English
~ take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
drip
— Verb
– English
~ let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
drip
— Verb
– English
~ fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
drive
— Verb
– English
~ work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
drive
— Verb
– English
~ (hunting) search for game; "drive the forest"
drive
— Verb
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~ push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
drive
— Verb
– English
~ strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
drive
— Verb
– English
~ hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball"