Drift and Lead

Drift

Drift verb - To move or proceed smoothly and readily.

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Lead and drift are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Drift".

Nearby Words: drifted, drifting, drifter, driftage

Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

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Drift and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drift" instead a verb "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

high	high drift	high lead
clear	clear drift	clear lead
certain	certain drift	certain lead
original	original drift	original lead
Other adjectives: initial, substantial, powerful, vocal, massive, large, enormous, slight, main, new.

way	drift way	lead way
friends	drift friends	lead friends

It can lead to some Fridge Horror if you choose to not rescue a kerbal stranded in deep space, since they will never die and instead drift forever with nothing to do, no hope of returning home, and no snacks.

Source: Video Game / Kerbal Space Program
Dominic, despite being the first film's lead, does not appear.The third film, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, starring Lucas Black, was directed by Justin Lin and released in 2006.

Source: Film / The Fast and the Furious
It's also an odd Continuity Drift as a season 1 episode has Raven failing to get the lead in the school musical, being relegated to a character with no lines.

Source: Informed Ability / Live-Action TV

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