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drive

/ drive /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

the act of applying force to propel something

"after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

Type of:

propulsion actuation

Kinds of:

firewall impulse impulsion impetus

Derived:

lunge hurl hurtle thrust repel

verb Sense 2

hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically

"drive a ball"

Type of:

hit

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Domain:

cricket

verb Sense 3

strike with a driver, as in teeing off

"drive a golfball"

Type of:

hit

Derived:

driving driver number one wood

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Domain:

golf golf game

verb Sense 4

cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

"drive the ball far out into the field"

Type of:

throw

Derived:

driving

Verb group:

repel repulse force back push back beat back

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 5

push, propel, or press with force

"Drive a nail into the wall"

Type of:

propel impel

Derived:

driving driver

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 6

compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

"She finally drove him to change jobs"

Type of:

make

Derived:

campaign cause crusade movement effort

Verb group:

force ram

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s VERB-ing

verb Sense 7

travel or be transported in a vehicle

"We drove to the university every morning"

"They motored to London for the theater"

Type of:

travel go move

Derived:

motorist automobilist motoring motor driveway

Verb group:

take

Entails:

ride

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

Domain:

driving

verb Sense 8

proceed along in a vehicle

"We drive the turnpike to work"

Type of:

traverse track cover

Derived:

driveway private road ride parkway

Verb group:

motor

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Domain:

driving

verb Sense 9

operate or control a vehicle

"drive a car or bus"

"Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"

Type of:

operate control

Kinds of:

coach test drive tool

Derived:

driveway private road parkway ride driver

Verb group:

ride take

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Domain:

driving

verb Sense 10

urge forward

"drive the cows into the barn"

Type of:

push force

Kinds of:

mush

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 11

cause someone or something to move by driving

"She drove me to school every day"

"We drove the car to the garage"

Type of:

move displace

Kinds of:

pull drive around chauffeur

Derived:

ride parkway driver

Verb group:

take

See also:

rout out drive out force out rouse chase away

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 12

move by being propelled by a force

"The car drove around the corner"

Type of:

travel go move

Kinds of:

pull

Derived:

driveway private road parkway ride

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb Sense 13

work as a driver

"He drives a bread truck"

"She drives for the taxi company in Newark"

Type of:

work do work

Derived:

driveway private road ride parkway driver

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 14

to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

"She is driven by her passion"

Type of:

coerce hale squeeze

Verb group:

force ram

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

verb Sense 15

excavate horizontally

"drive a tunnel"

Type of:

excavate dig hollow

Derived:

drift heading gallery

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Domain:

mining excavation

verb Sense 16

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"

Type of:

power

Derived:

driver device driver

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 17

hunting: search for game

"drive the forest"

Type of:

hunt run hunt down

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

noun Sense 18

a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else

"he took the family for a drive in his new car"

Type of:

journey journeying

Kinds of:

lift joyride spin

Derived:

ride sit take motor

noun Sense 19

the act of driving a herd of animals overland

Type of:

transportation transfer transferral

Kinds of:

cattle drive

noun Sense 20

(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

Type of:

return

Kinds of:

forehand drive backhand drive

Domain:

tennis lawn tennis squash

noun Sense 21

hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

"he sliced his drive out of bounds"

Type of:

golf stroke golf shot swing

noun Sense 22

a wide scenic road planted with trees

"the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"

Type of:

road route

Derived:

take ride motor

noun Sense 23

a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

"a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"

Type of:

mechanism

Kinds of:

fusee drive fusee

noun Sense 24

(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

Type of:

device

Kinds of:

CD drive CD-ROM drive disk drive disc drive hard drive

Domain:

computer science computing

verb Sense 25

have certain properties when driven

"This car rides smoothly"

"My new truck drives well"

Derived:

ride driveway private road parkway

Verb group:

ride

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb Sense 26

hunting: chase from cover into more open ground

"drive the game"

Type of:

hunt run hunt down

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

noun Sense 27

the trait of being highly motivated

"his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"

Type of:

trait

Kinds of:

action enterprise enterprisingness initiative go-ahead

verb Sense 28

move into a desired direction of discourse

"What are you driving at?"

Type of:

mean intend

Derived:

drift trend movement purport campaign

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

noun Sense 29

a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

Type of:

physiological state physiological condition

Kinds of:

hunger hungriness thirst sex drive hypoxia

verb Sense 30

cause to move back by force or influence

"repel the enemy"

"push back the urge to smoke"

"beat back the invaders"

Opposites:

attract pull pull in draw draw in

Type of:

push force

Derived:

rollback push back rebuff snub repulse

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE

verb Sense 31

force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

"She rammed her mind into focus"

"He drives me mad"

Type of:

thrust

Kinds of:

toe toenail

Derived:

ram campaign cause crusade movement

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