Drive
[draɪv]
Definition
(noun.) the act of applying force to propel something; 'after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off'.
(noun.) a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); 'he took the family for a drive in his new car'.
(noun.) the act of driving a herd of animals overland.
(noun.) (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash).
(noun.) hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; 'he sliced his drive out of bounds'.
(noun.) a wide scenic road planted with trees; 'the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views'.
(noun.) a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; 'a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds'.
(noun.) (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium.
(noun.) the trait of being highly motivated; 'his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers'.
(noun.) a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire.
(verb.) move into a desired direction of discourse; 'What are you driving at?'.
(verb.) hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; 'drive the game'.
(verb.) hunting: search for game; 'drive the forest'.
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) excavate horizontally; 'drive a tunnel'.
(verb.) hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; 'drive a ball'.
(verb.) strike with a driver, as in teeing off; 'drive a golf ball'.
(verb.) cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; 'drive the ball far out into the field'.
(verb.) push, propel, or press with force; 'Drive a nail into the wall'.
(verb.) compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; 'She finally drove him to change jobs'.
(verb.) travel or be transported in a vehicle; 'We drove to the university every morning'; 'They motored to London for the theater'.
(verb.) operate or control a vehicle; 'drive a car or bus'; 'Can you drive this four-wheel truck?'.
(verb.) cause someone or something to move by driving; 'She drove me to school every day'; 'We drove the car to the garage'.
(verb.) move by being propelled by a force; 'The car drove around the corner'.
(verb.) to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; 'She is driven by her passion'.
(verb.) have certain properties when driven; 'This car rides smoothly'; 'My new truck drives well'.
(verb.) urge forward; 'drive the cows into the barn'.
(verb.) work as a driver; 'He drives a bread truck'; 'She drives for the taxi company in Newark'.
(verb.) proceed along in a vehicle; 'We drive the turnpike to work'.
Checker: Rene--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room.
(v. t.) To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by beasts; as, to drive a pair of horses or a stage; to drive a person to his own door.
(v. t.) To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like.
(v. t.) To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
(v. t.) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
(v. t.) To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
(v. t.) To pass away; -- said of time.
(v. i.) To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.
(v. i.) To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven.
(v. i.) To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman drove to my door.
(v. i.) To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; -- usually with at.
(v. i.) To distrain for rent.
(p. p.) Driven.
(n.) The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; -- distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.
(n.) A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
(n.) Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
(n.) In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.
(n.) A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
Checker: Patty
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Impel.[2]. Hurl, send, propel.[3]. Force, oblige, coerce, compel.[4]. Press, urge.[5]. Prosecute, carry on.[6]. Guide (by reins).[7]. Take in a carriage, carry on a drive.
v. n. [1]. Be forced along, be impelled, be urged forward.[2]. Rush, go furiously.[3]. Ride in a carriage.[4]. (Naut.) Scud, drift.
n. Airing, ride.
Inputed by Lawrence
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See DRAW]
Checked by Benita
Definition
v.t. to force along: to hurry one on: to guide as horses drawing a carriage: to convey or carry in a carriage: to force in as nails with a hammer: to push briskly: to urge as a point of argument a bargain &c.: to compel: to send away with force as a ball in cricket golf tennis: to chase game towards sportsmen.—v.i. to press forward with violence: to be forced along as a ship before the wind: to go in a carriage: to tend towards a point: to strike at with a sword the fist &c.:—pr.p. drīv′ing; pa.t. drōve; pa.p. driv′en.—n. an excursion in a carriage: a road for driving on: the propelling of a ball in cricket &c.: the chasing of game towards the shooters or the sport so obtained or the ground over which the game is driven: urgent pressure: pushing the sale of a special article by reduction of prices.—ns. Driv′er one who or that which drives in all senses: a club used in golf to propel the ball from the teeing-ground; Driv′ing-band the band or strap which communicates motion from one machine or part of a machine to another; Driv′ing-shaft a shaft from a driving-wheel communicating motion to machinery; Driv′ing-wheel a main wheel that communicates motion to other wheels: one of the main wheels in a locomotive.—Drive feathers down to separate the lighter from the heavier by exposing them to a current of air.—Drive to one's wits' end to perplex utterly.—Let drive to aim a blow.
Checker: Selma
Examples
- But though the Mongols were victorious at Liegnitz, they did not continue their drive westward. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- After waiting some time Mrs. Clements became alarmed, and ordered the cabman to drive back to her lodgings. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- No; she had gone out for a drive. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Drive to the 'ouse with the yellow door, cabmin. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- But the twelve-mile drive? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- They know how to drive a stake through a pleasant tradition that will hold it to its place forever. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The large and powerful engines on the Great Western Railway have, however, only two driving wheels, which are 8 feet in diameter. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I see what you're driving at. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The coachman, Mr. Boniface, had also had the honour of driving the duchess in auld lang syne. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It ended in her driving them both to the nearest station, more than three hours since. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The first thing I knew about it was when I saw you two gentlemen driving back in her dog-cart. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I had been driving and I sat in the car and the driver took the papers in. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- A serious occurrence that might have resulted in accident drove him soon after from Canada, although the youth could hardly be held to blame for it. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- General Sherman, leaving a force to hold Atlanta, with the remainder of his army fell upon him and drove him to Gadsden, Alabama. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- We drove slowly in this matting-covered tunnel and came out onto a bare cleared space where the railway station had been. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Beams crossed the opening down into the main floor where the hay-carts drove in when the hay was hauled in to be pitched up. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The post-chaise drove up to the door shortly afterwards; and Giles coming in for the luggage, the good doctor bustled out, to see it packed. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- It was as if the eager current of her being had been checked by a sudden obstacle which drove it back upon itself. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Three of the weapons struck against him, and splintered with as little effect as if they had been driven against a tower of steel. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- In the electric shop, motor-driven blowers carry fumes and dust away from the worker and bring fresh air in. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- On the extreme right, however, his reserve brigade carried the enemy's works twice, and was twice driven therefrom by infantry. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But being soured, Mr Wegg, and driven to reckless madness and desperation, I suppose it's Yes. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Great numbers of his most sober and valuable subjects were driven abroad by his religious persecutions, taking arts and industries with them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- When the mixture was heated, the ammonia was driven over to the other end of the tube, immersed in a cold bath, and the ammonia gas became liquefied. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- For if I had that chance, in one of the humours he drives me into--he'd go down, sir! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I am afraid you have had a tedious ride; John drives so slowly; you must be cold, come to the fire. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I remembered the place perfectly--we had often passed by it in our drives. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Oh, it drives me half-mad to think of it, and I can't sleep a wink at night. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It might undoubtedly enable me to put four horses to my carriage; but what would it avail me to have it said that Sir Humphrey drives his carriage and four? Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Persuade her to rise, dear Madam; drag her from her couch and her low spirits; insist upon her taking little drives. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Checker: Percy