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Drive
drʌɪv
- operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle
"he got into his car and drove off"
- (of a motor vehicle) travel under the control of a driver
"a car drives up, and a man gets out"
- operate and control the direction and speed of a (motor vehicle, train, etc.)
"I drove the truck back to New York"
- own or use (a specified type of car)
"Sue drives an estate car"
- be licensed or competent to drive a motor vehicle
"I take it you can drive?"
- convey (someone) in a vehicle, especially a private car
"his wife drove him to Regent's Park"
- propel or carry along by force in a specified direction
"the wind will drive you onshore"
- (of wind, rain, or snow) move or fall with great force
"the snow drove against him"
- force (a stake or nail) into place by hitting or pushing it
"nails are driven through the boards"
- bore (a tunnel)
"an engineer suggested driving a tunnel through the hills"
- urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction
"they drove a flock of sheep through the centre of the city"
- (of a source of power) provide the energy to set and keep (an engine or piece of machinery) in motion
"a two-litre engine drives the front wheels"
- (of a device) power or operate (another device)
"the interface can be used to drive a printer"
- (of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate
"he was driven by ambition"
- bring (someone) forcibly into a specified negative state
"the thought drove him to despair"
- force (someone) to work to an excessive extent
"you're driving yourself too hard"
- cause (something abstract) to happen or develop
"the consumer has been driving the economy for a number of years"
- (in ball games) hit or kick (the ball) hard with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot
"from the free kick Owen drove the ball past the keeper"
- strike (a ball) from the tee, typically with a driver
"I'm driving the ball really well and my irons are good"
- a trip or journey in a car
"they went for a drive in the country"
- a short road leading from a public road to a house or other building
"from the window he could see right down the weedy drive to the front gate"
- a street or road
"Hammond Drive"
- an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need
"emotional and sexual drives"
- determination and ambition to achieve something
"his drive helped Leeds to four Cup finals"
- an organized effort by a number of people to achieve a purpose
"a recruitment drive by the police"
- an organized gathering to play whist or another game, involving many players
"a whist drive"
- the transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle
"he experimented with chain drive to run the propeller"
- (in a car with automatic transmission) the position of the gear selector in which the car will move forward, changing gears automatically as required
"he threw the car into drive"
- (in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball
"a hard drive to left field"
- a shot from the tee
"Greg hit a good drive at the 18th"
- an act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination
"cattle were no longer taken on long drives, but were delivered by rail"