Drive (Verb)
Meaning 1
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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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 3
(hunting) search for game; "drive the forest".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 4
Excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
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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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- She drove her children to school every day while her husband was away.
- We drove from Paris to Rome for our vacation.
- They drove for hours before reaching their destination on the coast.
- My parents drove me to the airport when I left for college.
- He drove his family across the country to visit their relatives.
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Meaning 6
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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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 7
Hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 8
Operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 9
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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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 10
Strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 11
Proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 12
Move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- She expertly drove the motorcycle on the winding roads of the countryside.
- The sailboat drove smoothly across the lake, propelled by the breeze.
- The intense wind drove the small boats swiftly towards the shore.
- He expertly drove the speedboat over the waves, bringing his friends back to the dock.
- The driving waves drove him underwater, making it difficult to breathe.
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Meaning 13
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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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 14
Urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 15
Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 16
Move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 17
Work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 18
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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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 19
Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- He swung his golf club to drive the ball far down the course.
- The cricket player used his bat to drive the ball over the boundary.
- With a sharp swing of her racket, she managed to drive the shuttlecock through her opponent's defenses.
- The golfer took aim to drive the ball onto the green.
- The tennis player tried her best to drive the serve past her opponent.
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Meaning 20
(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 21
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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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 22
Push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.