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

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Checker: Percy

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