| driving | | |
| n. (act) | 1. 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) | 2. driving | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal. |
| ~ travel, traveling, travelling | the act of going from one place to another.; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| ~ motoring | the act of driving an automobile. |
| ~ steering, guidance, direction | the act of setting and holding a course.; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" |
| ~ drive up | approach while driving.; "The truck entered the driveway and drove up towards the house" |
| ~ pull up short | stop abruptly.; "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast" |
| ~ turn on a dime | have a small turning radius.; "My little subcompact car turns on a dime!" |
| ~ rein in, rein | stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins.; "They reined in in front of the post office" |
| ~ conk, stall | come to a stop.; "The car stalled in the driveway" |
| ~ haul up, pull up, draw up | come to a halt after driving somewhere.; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" |
| ~ draw up, pull up | cause (a vehicle) to stop.; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel" |
| ~ brake | cause to stop by applying the brakes.; "brake the car before you go into a curve" |
| ~ brake | stop travelling by applying a brake.; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road" |
| ~ motor, drive | travel or be transported in a vehicle.; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" |
| ~ drive, take | proceed along in a vehicle.; "We drive the turnpike to work" |
| ~ automobile | travel in an automobile. |
| ~ drive | operate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
| ~ coach | drive a coach. |
| ~ test drive | test a vehicle by driving it.; "I want to test drive the new Porsche" |
| ~ cruise | drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure.; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible" |
| ~ park | maneuver a vehicle into a parking space.; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?" |
| ~ angle-park | park at an angle. |
| ~ parallel-park | park directly behind another vehicle. |
| ~ double-park | park a vehicle alongside another. |
| ~ joyride, tool around, tool | ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it.; "We tooled down the street" |
| ~ snowmobile | ride a snowmobile. |
| adj. | 3. driving, impulsive | having the power of driving or impelling.; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force" |
| ~ dynamic, dynamical | characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality.; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm" |
| adj. | 4. driving | acting with vigor.; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive" |
| ~ energetic | possessing or exerting or displaying energy.; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction" |
| operating | | |
| adj. (people) | 1. operating | involved in a kind of operation.; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond" |
| adj. | 2. in operation, operating, operational | being in effect or operation.; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions" |
| ~ operative | being in force or having or exerting force.; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system" |
| operate | | |
| v. (social) | 1. operate, run | direct or control; projects, businesses, etc..; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" |
| ~ financier | conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner. |
| ~ direct | be in charge of. |
| ~ work | operate in or through.; "Work the phones" |
| ~ block | run on a block system.; "block trains" |
| ~ warm up | run until the normal working temperature is reached.; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes" |
| v. (contact) | 2. function, go, operate, run, work | perform as expected when applied.; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" |
| ~ double | do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions.; "She doubles as his wife and secretary" |
| ~ roll | begin operating or running.; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling" |
| ~ run | be operating, running or functioning.; "The car is still running--turn it off!" |
| ~ run | be operating, running or functioning.; "The car is still running--turn it off!" |
| ~ cut | function as a cutting instrument.; "This knife cuts well" |
| ~ work | operate in or through.; "Work the phones" |
| ~ service, serve | be used by; as of a utility.; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses" |
| v. (contact) | 3. control, operate | handle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" |
| ~ synchronise, synchronize | operate simultaneously.; "The clocks synchronize" |
| ~ master, control | have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of.; "Do you control these data?" |
| ~ dial | operate a dial to select a telephone number.; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial" |
| ~ manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it. |
| ~ turn | alter the functioning or setting of.; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down" |
| ~ submarine | control a submarine. |
| ~ treadle | operate (machinery) by a treadle. |
| ~ relay | control or operate by relay. |
| ~ gate | control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate. |
| ~ pedal | operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument. |
| ~ drive | operate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
| ~ aviate, pilot, fly | operate an airplane.; "The pilot flew to Cuba" |
| v. (competition) | 4. maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate | perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense. |
| ~ move, go | have a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?" |
| ~ jockey | compete (for an advantage or a position). |
| v. (change) | 5. operate | happen.; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| v. (contact) | 6. engage, lock, mesh, operate | keep engaged.; "engaged the gears" |
| ~ flip, switch, throw | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation.; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" |
| ~ ride | keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot.; "Don't ride the clutch!" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (body) | 7. operate, operate on | perform surgery on.; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" |
| ~ practice of medicine, medicine | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries.; "he studied medicine at Harvard" |
| ~ desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex, fix | make infertile.; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" |
| ~ face-lift, lift | perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face. |
| ~ trephine | operate on with a trephine. |
| ~ care for, treat | provide treatment for.; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" |
| ~ venesect | practice venesection. |
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