To drive is to operate or travel in a motor vehicle. You can drive a car, a bus, or a go kart.
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;
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 driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
Noun
the act of driving a herd of animals overland
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(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
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hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
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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
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a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
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a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
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(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
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a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"
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?"
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hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"
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hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"
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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"
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excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"
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hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "drive a ball"
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strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golfball"
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cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
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cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"
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push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
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force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
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compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
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travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
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proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
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operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
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urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"
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cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
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move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"
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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"
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work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
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to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
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have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
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.
Drive
A storm came on and drove them into Pylos.
Shield pressed on shield, and man drove man along.
Go drive the deer and drag the finny prey.2.
How . . . proud he was to drive such a brother!3.
He, driven to dismount, threatened, if I did not do the like, to do as much for my horse as fortune had done for his.4.
The trade of life can not be driven without partners.5.
To drive the country, force the swains away.6.
Drive
Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails.
Under cover of the night and a driving tempest.
Time driveth onward fast, And in a little while our lips are dumb.2.
The hull drives on, though mast and sail be torn.
The chaise drives to Mr. Draper's chambers.3.
Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he drove at.5.
Drive
Drive
The Murdstonian drive in business.4.
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;
To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.
Driven.
The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; -- distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.
Usage Examples
As far as loneliness, I feel Los Angeles and its layout, having to drive everywhere - it is a lonely place. It's an isolated city in that respect because you're driving to places alone listening to the radio.
A city building, you experience when you walk a suburban building, you experience when you drive.
And at five o'clock in the morning we left to drive to Old Tucson, and I sat with my mouth open in the van. I was stunned by the beauty of that country.
A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence.
A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.
Austin sounds a little bit like Aston Martin, which is the type of car James Bond would drive.
Acting advice is a bit like your parents teaching you how to drive a car. You know they're right, but you still kind of want them to shut up a bit.
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Other Usage Examples'Hamlet' is one of the most dangerous things ever set down on paper. All the big, unknowable questions like what it is to be a human being the difference between sanity and insanity the meaning of life and death what's real and not real. All these subjects can literally drive you mad.
All great enterprises have a pearl of faith at their core, and this must be ours: that Americans are still a people born to liberty. That they retain the capacity for self-government. That, addressed as free-born, autonomous men and women of God-given dignity, they will rise yet again to drive back a mortal enemy.
Americans are free to choose everything from what they eat, drive and watch on TV to the President of the United States. Yet, when it comes to allowing Americans to choose the health insurance that works best for them and their family, the freedom to choose suddenly becomes un-American.
Always remember your kid's name. Always remember where you put your kid. Don't let your kid drive until their feet can reach the pedals. Use the right size diapers... for yourself. And, when in doubt, make funny faces.
As a bookish child in Calcutta, I used to thrill to the adventures of bad girls whose pursuit of happiness swept them outside the bounds of social decency. Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Emma Bovary and Anna Karenina lived large in my imagination. The naughty girls of Hollywood films flirted and knew how to drive.
Affairs of state tend to drive most presidents toward the center on both foreign and domestic policy, no matter where on the political spectrum they begin, and especially so in the areas of intelligence and law enforcement.
At the end of the day, I don't need to work, and I think it's good that I have the drive and willpower to get up and do something in the morning even though I don't need to.
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