drive
noun
1. the act of applying force to propel something
- after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
Similar word(s): thrust
Definition categories: act, actuation, propulsion
2. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds
Definition categories: man–made, mechanism
3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
Similar word(s): campaign, cause, crusade, effort, movement
Definition categories: act, venture
4. a road leading up to a private house
- they parked in the driveway
Similar word(s): driveway
Definition categories: man–made, road, route
5. the trait of being highly motivated
- his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers
Definition categories: attribute, trait
6. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- he sliced his drive out of bounds
Similar word(s): driving
Definition categories: act, swing
7. the act of driving a herd of animals overland
Definition categories: act, conveyance, transfer, transport, transportation
8. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- he took the family for a drive in his new car
Similar word(s): ride
Definition categories: act, journey, journeying
9. a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
Definition categories: state
10. (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
Definition categories: man–made, device
11. a wide scenic road planted with trees
- the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views
Similar word(s): parkway
Definition categories: man–made, road, route
12. (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
Definition categories: act, return
Sentences with drive as a noun:
- Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again.
- Napoleon's drive on Moscow was as determined as it was disastrous.
- Some old model trains have clockwork drives.
- It was a long drive.
- The mansion had a long, tree-lined drive.
- Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive.
- a whist drive; a beetle drive
verb
1. operate or control a vehicle
- drive a car or bus
- Can you drive this four-wheel truck?
Definition categories: motion, control, operate
2. travel or be transported in a vehicle
Similar word(s): motor
Definition categories: motion, carry, transport, go, locomote, move, travel
3. cause someone or something to move by driving
Definition categories: motion, displace, move
4. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- He drives me mad
Definition categories: contact, thrust
5. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- She is driven by her passion
Definition categories: social, coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze
6. cause to move back by force or influence
Similar word(s): repel, repulse
Definition categories: contact, force, push
7. compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
Definition categories: creation, make
8. push, propel, or press with force
- Drive a nail into the wall
Definition categories: contact, impel, propel
9. cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- drive the ball far out into the field
Definition categories: contact, throw
10. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Similar word(s): labor, labour, push, tug
Definition categories: social, fight, struggle
11. move into a desired direction of discourse
Definition categories: communication, intend, mean
12. have certain properties when driven
- My new truck drives well
Similar word(s): ride
Definition categories: stative
13. work as a driver
- He drives a bread truck
- She drives for the taxi company in Newark
Definition categories: social, work
14. move by being propelled by a force
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel, drive
15. urge forward
- drive the cows into the barn
Definition categories: motion, force, push
16. proceed along in a vehicle
- We drive the turnpike to work
Similar word(s): take
Definition categories: motion, cover, cross, track, traverse
17. strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- drive a golf ball
Definition categories: contact, hit
18. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- drive a ball
Definition categories: contact, hit
19. excavate horizontally
- drive a tunnel
Definition categories: contact, dig, excavate, hollow
20. 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
Definition categories: consumption, power
21. (hunting) search for game
- drive the forest
Definition categories: competition, hunt, run
22. (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- drive the game
Definition categories: competition, hunt, run
Sentences with drive as a verb:
- to drive sheep out of a field
- You drive nails into wood with a hammer.
- The pistons drive the crankshaft.
- drive a car
- What drives a person to run a marathon?
- This constant complaining is going to drive me to insanity.
- I drive to work every day.