Definition of Drive

Noun

• (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
  
• a wide scenic road planted with trees
  "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
  parkway
• (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
  
• a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
  
• a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
  "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
  ride
• the act of driving a herd of animals overland
  
• hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
  "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
  driving
• the trait of being highly motivated
  "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
  
• a road leading up to a private house
  "they parked in the driveway"
  driveway - private road
• 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"
  campaign cause crusade movement effort
• a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
  "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
  
• the act of applying force to propel something
  "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
  thrust - driving force

Verb

• hunting: chase from cover into more open ground
  "drive the game"
  
• hunting: search for game
  "drive the forest"
  
• 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"
  
• excavate horizontally
  "drive a tunnel"
  
• hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
  "drive a ball"
  
• strike with a driver, as in teeing off
  "drive a golf ball"
  
• proceed along in a vehicle
  "We drive the turnpike to work"
  take
• urge forward
  "drive the cows into the barn"
  
• move by being propelled by a force
  "The car drove around the corner"
  
• work as a driver
  "He drives a bread truck"
  "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
  
• have certain properties when driven
  "This car rides smoothly"
  "My new truck drives well"
  ride
• move into a desired direction of discourse
  "What are you driving at?"
  get aim
• 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"
  tug labor labour push
• cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
  "drive the ball far out into the field"
  
• push, propel, or press with force
  "Drive a nail into the wall"
  
• compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
  "She finally drove him to change jobs"
  
• cause to move back by force or influence
  "repel the enemy"
  "push back the urge to smoke"
  "beat back the invaders"
  repel repulse - force back - push back - beat back
• to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
  "She is driven by her passion"
  
• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
  "She rammed her mind into focus"
  "He drives me mad"
  force ram
• cause someone or something to move by driving
  "She drove me to school every day"
  "We drove the car to the garage"
  
• travel or be transported in a vehicle
  "We drove to the university every morning"
  "They motored to London for the theater"
  motor
• operate or control a vehicle
  "drive a car or bus"
  "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
  

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