drive in English dictionary

  • drive

    Meanings and definitions of "drive"

    • (transitive) To herd (animals) in a particular direction.
    • (transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
    • (transitive) To cause animals to flee out of.
    • The beaters drove the brambles, causing a great rush of rabbits and other creatures.
    • (transitive) To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
    • (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
    • (transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
    • (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
    • (transitive) To compel (to do something).
    • (transitive) To cause to become.
    • (intransitive, cricket) To hit the ball with a drive.
    • (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
    • (transitive) To convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
    • To move forcefully
    • Self-motivation; ability coupled with ambition.
    • (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.
    • A motor that does not take fuel, but instead depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for subsequent use.
    • A trip made in a motor vehicle.
    • A driveway.
    • A type of public roadway.
    • (psychology) Desire or interest.
    • (computing) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk, as a floppy drive.
    • (computing) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data, as a hard drive, a flash drive.
    • (golf) A stroke made with a driver.
    • (baseball) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
    • (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
    • (soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
    • (to) drive
    • noun
      Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition.
    • noun
      Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
    • noun
      An act of driving animals forward, to be captured, hunted etc.
    • noun
      (military)
      A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.
    • noun
      A motor that does not take fuel, but instead depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for subsequent use.
    • noun
      A trip made in a motor vehicle.
    • noun
      A driveway.
    • noun
      A type of public roadway.
    • noun
      (dated)
      A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
    • noun
      (psychology)
      Desire or interest.
    • noun
      (computing)
      An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk, as a floppy drive.
    • noun
      (computing)
      A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data, as a hard drive, a flash drive.
    • noun
      (golf)
      A stroke made with a driver.
    • noun
      (baseball, tennis)
      A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
    • noun
      (cricket)
      A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
    • noun
      (soccer)
      A straight level shot or pass.
    • noun
      (American football)
      An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
    • noun
      A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
    • noun
      (typography)
      An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
    • noun
      A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
    • verb
      (transitive, intransitive)
      To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cause animals to flee out of.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
    • verb
      (transitive, ergative)
      To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To compel (to do something).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cause to become.
    • verb
      (intransitive, cricket, tennis, baseball)
      To hit the ball with a drive.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To move forcefully.
    • verb
      To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
    • verb
      To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
    • verb
      To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
    • verb
      (mining)
      To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
    • verb
      (American football)
      To put together a drive ( n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To distrain for rent.
    • verb
      To be the dominant party where two people are engaged in a sex act.
    • herd (animals) in a particular direction
    • cause animals to flee out of
    • move something by hitting it with great force
    • cause a mechanism to operate
    • operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle)
    • to motivate
    • compel (to do something)
    • cause to become
    • to travel by operating a motorized vehicle
    • convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle
    • self-motivation
    • military: sustained advance
    • motor that does not take fuel
    • a trip made in a motor vehicle
    • driveway
    • type of public roadway
    • psychology: desire or interest
    • computing: mass-storage device
    • golf: stroke made with a driver
    • baseball: ball struck in a flat trajectory
    • An area of storage that is formatted with a file system and has a drive letter. The storage can be a floppy disk, a CD or DVD, a hard disk, or another type of disk.
    • The act of applying force to propel something.
    • drive (car)
    • To move something by hitting it with great force; to push, propel, or press with force.
    • To herd (animals) in a particular direction.
    • To operate a (motorized) vehicle (with wheels).
    • drive (innovation, change, etc.)
    • drive (engine)
    • transmission (of motive power)
    • A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.
    • To compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment.
    • To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly.
    • To travel or be transported in a vehicle.
    • To excavate horizontally.
    • To cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling.
    • noun
      a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
    • noun
      a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
    • noun
      a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
    • noun
      a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"
    • noun
      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 the war effort"
    • noun
      a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
    • noun
      (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
    • noun
      hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
    • noun
      (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
    • noun
      the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
    • noun
      the act of driving a herd of animals overland
    • noun
      the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
    • verb
      cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
    • verb
      cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"
    • verb
      compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
    • verb
      excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"
    • verb
      force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
    • verb
      have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
    • verb
      hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball"
    • verb
      (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"
    • verb
      (hunting) search for game; "drive the forest"
    • verb
      move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"
    • verb
      move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
    • verb
      operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
    • verb
      proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
    • verb
      push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
    • verb
      strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
    • verb
      travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
    • verb
      urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"
    • verb
      work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"

    Synonyms of "drive" in English dictionary

    drive out, control, work are the top synonyms of "drive" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "drive" in English dictionary

    attract is the antonym of "drive" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of drive

    • drive ( third-person singular simple present drives, present participle driving, simple past drove, past participle driven)
    • drive, drove, driven; he ~s; be driving
    • drive ( plural  drives)
    • drive (plural drives)
    • drive (third-person singular simple present drives, present participle driving, simple past drove or (archaic) drave, past participle driven or (dialectal) druv)
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