/ Dictionary / Index U updrift: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: up•drift Pronunciation: (up'drift"), [key] — n. a slow, upward movement: an updrift in housing starts and home mortgages. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. updraft upend Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language