drive

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   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.

2. 2transitive verb

   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.

3. 3transitive verb

   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.

4. 4transitive verb

   To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.

5. 5transitive verb

   To clear, by forcing away what is contained.

6. 6transitive verb

   To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.

7. 7transitive verb

   To pass away; -- said of time.

8. 8intransitive verb

   To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven.

10. 10intransitive verb

    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.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; -- usually with at.

12. 12intransitive verb

    To distrain for rent.

13. 13past participle

    Driven.

14. 14noun

    The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; -- distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.

15. 15noun

    A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.

16. 16noun

    Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business.

17. 17noun

    In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.

18. 18noun

    A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.

19. 19noun

    the act of applying force to propel something

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

    Synonyms

    thrust
20. 20noun

    a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

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

    Synonyms

    ride
21. 21noun

    the act of driving a herd of animals overland

22. 22noun

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

23. 23noun

    hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

    "he sliced his drive out of bounds"

    Synonyms

    driving
24. 24noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    campaigncausecrusadeeffortmovement
25. 25noun

    a wide scenic road planted with trees

    "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"

    Synonyms

    parkway
26. 26noun

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

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

27. 27noun

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

28. 28noun

    a road leading up to a private house

    "they parked in the driveway"

    Synonyms

    driveway
29. 29noun

    the trait of being highly motivated

    "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"

30. 30noun

    a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

31. 31verb

    move into a desired direction of discourse

    "What are you driving at?"

    Synonyms

    aimget
32. 32verb

    hunting: chase from cover into more open ground

    "drive the game"

33. 33verb

    hunting: search for game

    "drive the forest"

34. 34verb

    cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

    "The amplifier drives the tube"

    "steam drives the engines"

35. 35verb

    excavate horizontally

    "drive a tunnel"

36. 36verb

    hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

    "drive a ball"

37. 37verb

    strike with a driver, as in teeing off

    "drive a golf ball"

38. 38verb

    cause to move back by force or influence

    "repel the enemy"

    "push back the urge to smoke"

    Synonyms

    repelrepulse
39. 39verb

    cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

    "drive the ball far out into the field"

40. 40verb

    push, propel, or press with force

    "Drive a nail into the wall"

41. 41verb

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

    "She rammed her mind into focus"

    "He drives me mad"

    Synonyms

    forceram
42. 42verb

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

    "She finally drove him to change jobs"

43. 43verb

    travel or be transported in a vehicle

    "We drove to the university every morning"

    "They motored to London for the theater"

    Synonyms

    motor
44. 44verb

    proceed along in a vehicle

    "We drive the turnpike to work"

    Synonyms

    take
45. 45verb

    operate or control a vehicle

    "drive a car or bus"

    "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"

46. 46verb

    urge forward

    "drive the cows into the barn"

47. 47verb

    cause someone or something to move by driving

    "She drove me to school every day"

    "We drove the car to the garage"

48. 48verb

    move by being propelled by a force

    "The car drove around the corner"

49. 49verb

    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!"

    Synonyms

    laborlabourpushtug
50. 50verb

    work as a driver

    "He drives a bread truck"

    "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"

51. 51verb

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

    "She is driven by her passion"

52. 52verb

    have certain properties when driven

    "This car rides smoothly"

    "My new truck drives well"

    Synonyms

    ride