| drive | | |
| drive, driving force, thrust | (n.) | the act of applying force to propel something.; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" |
| drive | (n.) | a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine.; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds" |
| campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement | (n.) | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.; "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" |
| drive, driveway, private road | (n.) | a road leading up to a private house.; "they parked in the driveway" |
| drive | (n.) | the trait of being highly motivated.; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" |
| drive, driving | (n.) | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver.; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" |
| drive | (n.) | the act of driving a herd of animals overland. |
| drive, ride | (n.) | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile).; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" |
| drive | (n.) | a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire. |
| drive | (n.) | (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium. |
| drive, parkway | (n.) | a wide scenic road planted with trees.; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" |
| drive | (n.) | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash). |
| drive | (v.) | operate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
| drive, motor | (v.) | travel or be transported in a vehicle.; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" |
| drive | (v.) | cause someone or something to move by driving.; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage" |
| drive, force, ram | (v.) | force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically.; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" |
| drive | (v.) | to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly.; "She is driven by her passion" |
| beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse | (v.) | cause to move back by force or influence.; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" |
| drive | (v.) | compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment.; "She finally drove him to change jobs" |
| drive | (v.) | push, propel, or press with force.; "Drive a nail into the wall" |
| drive | (v.) | cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force.; "drive the ball far out into the field" |
| drive, labor, labour, push, tug | (v.) | 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" |
| aim, drive, get | (v.) | move into a desired direction of discourse.; "What are you driving at?" |
| drive, ride | (v.) | have certain properties when driven.; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" |
| drive | (v.) | work as a driver.; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" |
| drive | (v.) | move by being propelled by a force.; "The car drove around the corner" |
| drive | (v.) | urge forward.; "drive the cows into the barn" |
| drive, take | (v.) | proceed along in a vehicle.; "We drive the turnpike to work" |
| drive | (v.) | strike with a driver, as in teeing off.; "drive a golf ball" |
| drive | (v.) | hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally.; "drive a ball" |
| drive | (v.) | excavate horizontally.; "drive a tunnel" |
| drive | (v.) | cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling.; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer" |
| drive | (v.) | hunting: search for game.; "drive the forest" |
| drive | (v.) | hunting: chase from cover into more open ground.; "drive the game" |
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