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Drive meaning in English
Meaning of Drive in English
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Drive
see synonyms of driveNoun
1. drive, driving force, thrust
the act of applying force to propel something
Example Sentences:'after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off'
2. drive
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
Example Sentences:'a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds'
3. campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Example Sentences:'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'
4. drive, driveway, private road
a road leading up to a private house
Example Sentences:'they parked in the driveway'
5. drive
the trait of being highly motivated
Example Sentences:'his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers'
6. drive, driving
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
Example Sentences:'he sliced his drive out of bounds'
7. drive
the act of driving a herd of animals overland
8. drive, ride
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
Example Sentences:'he took the family for a drive in his new car'
9. drive
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
10. drive
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
11. drive, parkway
a wide scenic road planted with trees
Example Sentences:'the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views'
12. drive
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
Verb
13. drive
operate or control a vehicle
Example Sentences:'drive a car or bus''Can you drive this four-wheel truck?'
14. drive, motor
travel or be transported in a vehicle
Example Sentences:'We drove to the university every morning''They motored to London for the theater'
15. drive
cause someone or something to move by driving
Example Sentences:'She drove me to school every day''We drove the car to the garage'
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
Example Sentences:'She rammed her mind into focus''He drives me mad'
17. drive
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
Example Sentences:'She is driven by her passion'
18. beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse
cause to move back by force or influence
Example Sentences:'repel the enemy''push back the urge to smoke''beat back the invaders'
19. drive
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
Example Sentences:'She finally drove him to change jobs'
20. drive
push, propel, or press with force
Example Sentences:'Drive a nail into the wall'
21. drive
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
Example Sentences:'drive the ball far out into the field'
22. drive, labor, labour, push, tug
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Example Sentences:'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'
move into a desired direction of discourse
Example Sentences:'What are you driving at?'
24. drive, ride
have certain properties when driven
Example Sentences:'This car rides smoothly''My new truck drives well'
25. drive
work as a driver
Example Sentences:'He drives a bread truck''She drives for the taxi company in Newark'
26. drive
move by being propelled by a force
Example Sentences:'The car drove around the corner'
27. drive
urge forward
Example Sentences:'drive the cows into the barn'
29. drive
strike with a driver, as in teeing off
Example Sentences:'drive a golf ball'
30. drive
hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
Example Sentences:'drive a ball'
31. drive
excavate horizontally
Example Sentences:'drive a tunnel'
32. drive
cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
Example Sentences:'The amplifier drives the tube''steam drives the engines''this device drives the disks for the computer'
33. drive
hunting: search for game
Example Sentences:'drive the forest'
34. drive
hunting: chase from cover into more open ground
Example Sentences:'drive the game'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Drive
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Drive
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Drive
see synonyms of driveThe American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.