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Drive

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Noun

1. drive, driving force, thrust

the act of applying force to propel something

Example Sentences:
'after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off'

2. drive

a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

Example Sentences:
'a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds'

3. campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

Example Sentences:
'he supported populist campaigns'
'they worked in the cause of world peace'
'the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant'
'the movement to end slavery'
'contributed to the war effort'

4. drive, driveway, private road

a road leading up to a private house

Example Sentences:
'they parked in the driveway'

5. drive

the trait of being highly motivated

Example Sentences:
'his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers'

6. drive, driving

hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

Example Sentences:
'he sliced his drive out of bounds'

7. drive

the act of driving a herd of animals overland

8. drive, ride

a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

Example Sentences:
'he took the family for a drive in his new car'

9. drive

a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

10. drive

(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

11. drive, parkway

a wide scenic road planted with trees

Example Sentences:
'the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views'

12. drive

(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

Verb

13. drive

operate or control a vehicle

Example Sentences:
'drive a car or bus'
'Can you drive this four-wheel truck?'

14. drive, motor

travel or be transported in a vehicle

Example Sentences:
'We drove to the university every morning'
'They motored to London for the theater'

15. drive

cause someone or something to move by driving

Example Sentences:
'She drove me to school every day'
'We drove the car to the garage'

16. drive, force, ram

force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

Example Sentences:
'She rammed her mind into focus'
'He drives me mad'

17. drive

to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

Example Sentences:
'She is driven by her passion'

18. beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse

cause to move back by force or influence

Example Sentences:
'repel the enemy'
'push back the urge to smoke'
'beat back the invaders'

19. drive

compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

Example Sentences:
'She finally drove him to change jobs'

20. drive

push, propel, or press with force

Example Sentences:
'Drive a nail into the wall'

21. drive

cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

Example Sentences:
'drive the ball far out into the field'

22. drive, labor, labour, push, tug

strive and make an effort to reach a goal

Example Sentences:
'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'

23. aim, drive, get

move into a desired direction of discourse

Example Sentences:
'What are you driving at?'

24. drive, ride

have certain properties when driven

Example Sentences:
'This car rides smoothly'
'My new truck drives well'

25. drive

work as a driver

Example Sentences:
'He drives a bread truck'
'She drives for the taxi company in Newark'

26. drive

move by being propelled by a force

Example Sentences:
'The car drove around the corner'

27. drive

urge forward

Example Sentences:
'drive the cows into the barn'

28. drive, take

proceed along in a vehicle

Example Sentences:
'We drive the turnpike to work'

29. drive

strike with a driver, as in teeing off

Example Sentences:
'drive a golf ball'

30. drive

hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

Example Sentences:
'drive a ball'

31. drive

excavate horizontally

Example Sentences:
'drive a tunnel'

32. drive

cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

Example Sentences:
'The amplifier drives the tube'
'steam drives the engines'
'this device drives the disks for the computer'

33. drive

hunting: search for game

Example Sentences:
'drive the forest'

34. drive

hunting: chase from cover into more open ground

Example Sentences:
'drive the game'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Drive

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verbWord forms: drives, driving, drove (drəʊv ) or driven (ˈdrɪvən )
1. 
to push, propel, or be pushed or propelled
2. 
to control and guide the movement of (a vehicle, draught animal, etc)
to drive a car
3. (transitive)
to compel or urge to work or act, esp excessively
4. (transitive)
to goad or force into a specified attitude or state
work drove him to despair
5. (transitive)
to cause (an object) to make or form (a hole, crack, etc)
his blow drove a hole in the wall
6. 
to move or cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
7. sport
to hit (a ball) very hard and straight, as (in cricket) with the bat swinging more or less vertically
8. golf
to strike (the ball) with a driver, as in teeing off
9. (transitive)
a. 
to chase (game) from cover into more open ground
b. 
to search (an area) for game
10. 
to transport or be transported in a driven vehicle
11. (intransitive)
to rush or dash violently, esp against an obstacle or solid object
the waves drove against the rock
12. (transitive)
to carry through or transact with vigour (esp in the phrase drive a hard bargain)
13. (transitive)
to force (a component) into or out of its location by means of blows or a press
14. (transitive) mining
to excavate horizontally
15. (transitive) New Zealand
to fell (a tree or trees) by the impact of another felled tree
16.  drive home
noun
17. 
the act of driving
18. 
a trip or journey in a driven vehicle
19. 
a. 
a road for vehicles, esp a private road leading to a house
b. 
(capital when part of a street name)
Woodland Drive
20. 
vigorous or urgent pressure, as in business
21. 
a united effort, esp directed towards a common goal
a charity drive
22. British
a large gathering of persons to play cards, etc
beetle drive, whist drive
23. 
energy, ambition, or initiative
24. psychology
a motive or interest, such as sex, hunger, or ambition, that actuates an organism to attain a goal
25. 
a sustained and powerful military offensive
26. 
a. 
the means by which force, torque, motion, or power is transmitted in a mechanism
fluid drive
b. 
(as modifier)
a drive shaft
27. sport
a hard straight shot or stroke
28. 
a search for and chasing of game towards waiting guns
29. electronics
the signal applied to the input of an amplifier

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers


Drive

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verb transitiveWord forms: drove, ˈdriven, ˈdriving
1. 
to force to go; urge onward; push forward
2. 
to force into or from a state or act
driven mad
3. 
to force to work, usually to excess
4. 
a. 
to force by or as by a blow, thrust, or stroke
b. 
to throw, hit, or cast hard and swiftly
c.  Golf
to hit from the tee, usually with a driver
5. 
to cause to go through; make penetrate
6. 
to make or produce by penetrating
to drive a hole through metal
7. 
to control the movement or direct the course of (an automobile, horse and wagon, locomotive, etc.)
8. 
to transport in an automobile or other vehicle
9. 
a. 
to impel or propel as motive power; set or keep going; cause to function
a gasoline engine drives the motorboat
b. 
to compel, motivate, influence, direct, etc.
the investigation is driven by political rivalry
10. 
to carry on with vigor; push (a bargain, etc.) through
11.  Hunting
a. 
to chase (game) from thickets into the clear or into nets, traps, etc.
b. 
to cover (an area) in this way
verb intransitive
12. 
to advance violently; dash
13. 
to work or try hard, as to reach a goal
14. 
to drive a blow, ball, missile, etc.
15. 
to be driven; operate
said of a motor vehicle
16. 
to go or be conveyed in a vehicle
17. 
to operate a motor vehicle
noun
18. 
the act of driving
19. 
a trip in a vehicle
20. 
a. 
a road for automobiles, etc.
b. 
a driveway
21.  US
a. 
a rounding up or moving of animals on foot for branding, slaughter, etc.
b. 
the animals rounded up or moved
22. 
a. 
a hard, swift blow, thrust, etc., as of a ball in a game
b.  Golf
a shot from the tee, usually with a driver
23.  US
a. 
an organized movement to achieve some purpose; campaign
b. 
a large-scale military offensive to gain an objective
c.  American Football
a series of plays that advances the ball toward the opponent's goal, usually resulting in a field goal or touchdown
24.  US
the power or energy to get things done; enthusiastic or aggressive vigor
25. 
that which is urgent or pressing; pressure
26.  US
a collection of logs being floated down a river to a sawmill
27. 
a. 
any apparatus that transmits power in a motor vehicle
a gear drive
b. 
that arrangement in an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle which allows movement forward at varying speeds
28. 
a device that communicates motion to a machine or machine part
29.  Computing
a unit that reads and writes data on magnetic tape, a disk, etc.
30.  Psychology
any of the basic biological impulses or urges, such as self-preservation, hunger, sex, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Drive

see synonyms of drive
v. drove (drōv), driv·en (drĭvən), driv·ing, drives
v.tr.
1. To push, propel, or press onward forcibly; urge forward: drove the horses into the corral.
2. To repulse or put to flight by force or influence: drove the attackers away; drove out any thought of failure.
3. To guide, control, or direct (a vehicle).
4.
a. To convey or transport in a vehicle: drove the children to school.
b. To traverse in a vehicle: drive the freeways to work.
5.
a. To supply the motive force or power to and cause to function: Steam drives the engine.
b. To cause or sustain, as if by supplying force or power: "The current merger mania is apparently driven by an urge ... to reduce risk or to exploit opportunities in a very rapidly changing business environment" (Peter Passell).
6. To compel or force to work, often excessively: "Every serious dancer is driven by notions of perfectionperfect expressiveness, perfect technique" (Susan Sontag).
7. To force into or from a particular act or state: Indecision drives me crazy.
8. To force to go through or penetrate: drove the stake into the ground.
9. To create or produce by penetrating forcibly: The nail drove a hole in the tire.
10. To carry through vigorously to a conclusion: drove home his point; drive a hard bargain.
11.
a. Sports To throw, strike, or cast (a ball, for example) hard or rapidly.
b. Basketball To move with the ball directly through: drove the lane and scored.
c. Baseball To cause (a run or runner) to be scored by batting. Often used with in.
d. Football To advance the ball over (certain yardage) in plays from scrimmage.
12.
a. To chase (game) into the open or into traps or nets.
b. To search (an area) for game in such a manner.
v.intr.
1. To move along or advance quickly: We could hear the trucks driving along the highway.
2. To rush, dash, or advance violently against an obstruction: The wind drove into my face.
3.
a. To operate a vehicle, such as a car: How long has he been driving?
b. To go or be transported in a vehicle: We all got in the car and drove to the supermarket.
4.
a. Sports To hit, throw, or impel a ball or other missile forcibly.
b. Basketball To move directly to the basket with the ball.
c. Football To advance the ball in plays from scrimmage.
5. To make an effort to reach or achieve an objective; aim.
n.
1. The act of driving: took the car out for a drive after dinner.
2. A trip or journey in a vehicle: It's a long drive to Eau Claire from here.
3. Abbr. Dr. A road for automobiles and other vehicles.
4.
a. The means or apparatus for transmitting motion or power to a machine or from one machine part to another.
b. The position or operating condition of such a mechanism: "He put his car into drive and started home" (Charles Baxter).
c. The means by which automotive power is applied to a roadway: four-wheel drive.
d. The means or apparatus for controlling and directing an automobile: right-hand drive.
5. Computers A device that reads data from and often writes data onto a storage medium, such as an optical disc or flash memory.
6. A strong organized effort to accomplish a purpose: a drive to finish the project before the deadline.
7. Energy, push, or aggressiveness: an executive with a lot of drive.
8. Psychology A strong motivating tendency or instinct related to self-preservation, reproduction, or aggression that prompts activity toward a particular end.
9. A massive, sustained military offensive.
10.
a. Sports The act of hitting, knocking, or thrusting a ball very swiftly.
b. Sports The stroke or thrust by which a ball is driven: an awkward drive on the first tee that sent the ball into the woods.
c. Sports The ball or puck as it is propelled: The goalie stopped a hard drive in the opening minute.
d. Basketball The act of moving with the ball directly to the basket.
e. Football A series of downs in which the ball is advanced by the offensive team.
11.
a. A rounding up and driving of livestock to new pastures or to market.
b. A gathering and driving of logs down a river.
c. The cattle or logs thus driven.

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