| pimp | | |
| n. (person) | 1. fancy man, pandar, pander, panderer, pimp, ponce, procurer | someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce). |
| ~ england | a division of the United Kingdom. |
| ~ offender, wrongdoer | a person who transgresses moral or civil law. |
| ~ procuress | a woman pimp. |
| ~ whoremaster, whoremonger | a pimp who procures whores. |
| v. (consumption) | 2. pander, pimp, procure | arrange for sexual partners for others. |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| whoremonger | | |
| n. (person) | 1. john, trick, whoremaster, whoremonger | a prostitute's customer. |
| ~ customer, client | someone who pays for goods or services. |
| n. (person) | 2. whoremaster, whoremonger | a pimp who procures whores. |
| ~ fancy man, pandar, pander, panderer, pimp, procurer, ponce | someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce). |
| drive | | |
| n. (act) | 1. drive, driving force, thrust | the act of applying force to propel something.; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" |
| ~ actuation, propulsion | the act of propelling. |
| ~ firewall | (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust.; "he moved the throttle to the firewall" |
| ~ impetus, impulsion, impulse | the act of applying force suddenly.; "the impulse knocked him over" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. drive | a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine.; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds" |
| ~ fusee, fusee drive | a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring. |
| ~ mechanism | device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function. |
| n. (act) | 3. campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement | 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" |
| ~ venture | any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome. |
| ~ ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign | an organized program of advertisements. |
| ~ anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war. |
| ~ charm campaign | a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support. |
| ~ consumerism | a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers. |
| ~ campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign | the campaign of a candidate to be elected. |
| ~ fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort | a campaign to raise money for some cause. |
| ~ feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, feminism | the movement aimed at equal rights for women. |
| ~ gay lib, gay liberation movement | the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression. |
| ~ lost cause | a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable. |
| ~ reform | a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices.; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians" |
| ~ war | a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious.; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime" |
| ~ youth crusade, youth movement | political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. drive, driveway, private road | a road leading up to a private house.; "they parked in the driveway" |
| ~ road, route | an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation. |
| ~ turnaround | an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around. |
| n. (attribute) | 5. drive | the trait of being highly motivated.; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" |
| ~ trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature. |
| ~ action | the trait of being active and energetic and forceful.; "a man of action" |
| ~ enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead, enterprise | readiness to embark on bold new ventures. |
| ~ ambitiousness, ambition | a strong drive for success. |
| ~ get-up-and-go, energy, push | enterprising or ambitious drive.; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" |
| ~ aggressiveness | the quality of being bold and enterprising. |
| n. (act) | 6. drive, driving | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver.; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" |
| ~ golf shot, golf stroke, swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it. |
| n. (act) | 7. drive | the act of driving a herd of animals overland. |
| ~ transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance, transport | the act of moving something from one location to another. |
| ~ cattle drive | driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers). |
| n. (act) | 8. drive, ride | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile).; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" |
| ~ journey, journeying | the act of traveling from one place to another. |
| ~ lift | a ride in a car.; "he gave me a lift home" |
| ~ joyride | a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure.; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars" |
| ~ spin | a short drive in a car.; "he took the new car for a spin" |
| n. (state) | 9. drive | a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire. |
| ~ physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions. |
| ~ hunger, hungriness | a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation. |
| ~ thirst, thirstiness | a physiological need to drink. |
| ~ sex drive | a physiological need for sexual activity.; "testosterone is responsible for the male sex drive" |
| ~ hypoxia | oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. drive | (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium. |
| ~ cd drive | a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system. |
| ~ cd-rom drive | a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played'. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ disc drive, disk drive, hard drive, winchester drive | computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it. |
| ~ external drive | a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable. |
| ~ internal drive | a drive mounted inside of a computer. |
| ~ ram disk | (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors.; "access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off" |
| ~ mandrel, mandril, arbor, spindle | any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| n. (artifact) | 11. drive, parkway | a wide scenic road planted with trees.; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" |
| ~ road, route | an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation. |
| n. (act) | 12. drive | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash). |
| ~ squash rackets, squash racquets, squash | a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets. |
| ~ lawn tennis, tennis | a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court. |
| ~ return | a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player.; "he won the point on a cross-court return" |
| ~ forehand drive | (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash). |
| ~ backhand drive | a hard straight return made on the backhand side. |
| v. (motion) | 13. drive | operate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
| ~ driving | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal. |
| ~ control, operate | handle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" |
| ~ drive, take | proceed along in a vehicle.; "We drive the turnpike to work" |
| ~ coach | drive a coach. |
| ~ test drive | test a vehicle by driving it.; "I want to test drive the new Porsche" |
| ~ drive | move by being propelled by a force.; "The car drove around the corner" |
| ~ tool | drive.; "The convertible tooled down the street" |
| ~ drive | work as a driver.; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" |
| ~ ride, drive | have certain properties when driven.; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" |
| v. (motion) | 14. drive, motor | travel or be transported in a vehicle.; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" |
| ~ driving | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ drive, take | proceed along in a vehicle.; "We drive the turnpike to work" |
| ~ ride | be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
| v. (motion) | 15. drive | cause someone or something to move by driving.; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ drive, take | proceed along in a vehicle.; "We drive the turnpike to work" |
| ~ pull | steer into a certain direction.; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over" |
| ~ chauffeur, drive around | drive someone in a vehicle. |
| v. (contact) | 16. drive, force, ram | force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically.; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" |
| ~ toenail, toe | drive obliquely.; "toe a nail" |
| ~ drive | compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment.; "She finally drove him to change jobs" |
| ~ thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
| ~ drive | to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly.; "She is driven by her passion" |
| v. (social) | 17. drive | to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly.; "She is driven by her passion" |
| ~ ram, drive, force | force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically.; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" |
| ~ drive | compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment.; "She finally drove him to change jobs" |
| ~ coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :.; "She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" |
| v. (contact) | 18. beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse | cause to move back by force or influence.; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" |
| ~ drive | cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force.; "drive the ball far out into the field" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (creation) | 19. drive | compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment.; "She finally drove him to change jobs" |
| ~ ram, drive, force | force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically.; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" |
| ~ make | compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way.; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat" |
| ~ drive | to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly.; "She is driven by her passion" |
| v. (contact) | 20. drive | push, propel, or press with force.; "Drive a nail into the wall" |
| ~ propel, impel | cause to move forward with force.; "Steam propels this ship" |
| v. (contact) | 21. drive | cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force.; "drive the ball far out into the field" |
| ~ drive | strike with a driver, as in teeing off.; "drive a golf ball" |
| ~ beat back, force back, push back, repel, repulse, drive | cause to move back by force or influence.; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" |
| ~ throw | propel through the air.; "throw a frisbee" |
| v. (social) | 22. drive, labor, labour, push, tug | 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" |
| ~ push, bear on | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action.; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" |
| ~ strain, strive, reach | to exert much effort or energy.; "straining our ears to hear" |
| ~ struggle, fight | make a strenuous or labored effort.; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" |
| v. (communication) | 23. aim, drive, get | move into a desired direction of discourse.; "What are you driving at?" |
| ~ mean, intend | mean or intend to express or convey.; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" |
| v. (stative) | 24. drive, ride | have certain properties when driven.; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" |
| ~ drive | operate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
| ~ ride | be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
| v. (social) | 25. drive | work as a driver.; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" |
| ~ drive | operate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
| ~ do work, work | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| v. (motion) | 26. drive | move by being propelled by a force.; "The car drove around the corner" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ drive | operate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
| ~ pull | move into a certain direction.; "the car pulls to the right" |
| v. (motion) | 27. drive | urge forward.; "drive the cows into the barn" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| ~ mush | drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled). |
| v. (motion) | 28. drive, take | proceed along in a vehicle.; "We drive the turnpike to work" |
| ~ driving | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal. |
| ~ cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, get across, pass over, track, cover | travel across or pass over.; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" |
| ~ motor, drive | travel or be transported in a vehicle.; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" |
| ~ drive | operate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
| ~ drive | cause someone or something to move by driving.; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage" |
| v. (contact) | 29. drive | strike with a driver, as in teeing off.; "drive a golf ball" |
| ~ golf, golf game | a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes. |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| ~ drive | hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally.; "drive a ball" |
| ~ drive | cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force.; "drive the ball far out into the field" |
| v. (contact) | 30. drive | hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally.; "drive a ball" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| ~ drive | strike with a driver, as in teeing off.; "drive a golf ball" |
| v. (contact) | 31. drive | excavate horizontally.; "drive a tunnel" |
| ~ mining, excavation | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth. |
| ~ hollow, excavate, dig | remove the inner part or the core of.; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside" |
| v. (consumption) | 32. drive | 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" |
| ~ power | supply the force or power for the functioning of.; "The gasoline powers the engines" |
| v. (competition) | 33. drive | hunting: search for game.; "drive the forest" |
| ~ drive | hunting: chase from cover into more open ground.; "drive the game" |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
| v. (competition) | 34. drive | hunting: chase from cover into more open ground.; "drive the game" |
| ~ drive | hunting: search for game.; "drive the forest" |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
| procure | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. procure, secure | get by special effort.; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" |
| ~ suborn | procure (false testimony or perjury). |
| ~ obtain | come into possession of.; "How did you obtain the visa?" |
| ~ copyright | secure a copyright on a written work.; "did you copyright your manuscript?" |
| ~ patent | obtain a patent for.; "Should I patent this invention?" |
| ~ enlist, engage | hire for work or assistance.; "engage aid, help, services, or support" |
| shoo | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. shoo, shoo away, shoo off | drive away by crying `shoo!'. |
| ~ chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back | force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" |
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