Definitions
1.VerbTo operate a vehicle:
To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle)."; The bridges weren't strong enough to drive (campers) over.; This SUV drives insanely smoothly—it's like it knows what I want before I do.; I drive to work every day.; My cousin drove me to the airport.; drive a 737"
2.VerbTo operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle)."; The bridges weren't strong enough to drive (campers) over.; This SUV drives insanely smoothly—it's like it knows what I want before I do."
3.VerbTo travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle."I drive to work every day."
4.VerbTo convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle."My cousin drove me to the airport."
5.VerbTo operate (an aircraft); to pilot."drive a 737"
6.VerbTo direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
7.VerbTo compel to move:
To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on."to drive twenty thousand head of cattle from Texas to the Kansas railheads; to drive sheep out of a field; The hunting dog drove the birds out of the tall grass.; We'll drive the enemy from these lands once and for all."
8.VerbTo impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on."to drive twenty thousand head of cattle from Texas to the Kansas railheads; to drive sheep out of a field"
9.VerbTo cause to flee out of."The hunting dog drove the birds out of the tall grass.; We'll drive the enemy from these lands once and for all."
10.VerbTo cause to move by the application of physical force:
To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto."You drive nails into wood with any hammer; it's not as strenuous as driving a tunnel through the rock.; The pistons drive the crankshaft."
11.VerbTo provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto."You drive nails into wood with any hammer; it's not as strenuous as driving a tunnel through the rock."
12.VerbTo cause (a mechanism) to operate."The pistons drive the crankshaft."
13.VerbTo hit the ball with a drive.
14.VerbTo separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
15.VerbTo displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
16.VerbTo compel to undergo a non-physical change:
To provide an impetus for a change in one's situation or state of mind."My husband's constant harping about the condition of the house threatens to drive me to distraction.; What drives a person to run a marathon?; Their debts finally drove them to sell the business.; This constant complaining is going to drive me insane.; You are driving me crazy!; Frothing at the mouth and threatening expulsion, Coach relentlessly drove the team to more laps of the pitch.; The negotiations were driven to completion minutes before the final deadline.; If you drive yourself so much, you'll end up having a breakdown."
17.VerbTo provide an impetus for a change in one's situation or state of mind."My husband's constant harping about the condition of the house threatens to drive me to distraction."
18.VerbTo motivate; to provide an incentive for."What drives a person to run a marathon?"
19.VerbTo compel, exert pressure, coerce ."Their debts finally drove them to sell the business."
20.VerbTo cause to become."This constant complaining is going to drive me insane.; You are driving me crazy!"
21.VerbTo motivate through the application or demonstration of force; to impel or urge onward in such a way."Frothing at the mouth and threatening expulsion, Coach relentlessly drove the team to more laps of the pitch."
22.VerbTo urge, press, or bring to a point or state."The negotiations were driven to completion minutes before the final deadline.; If you drive yourself so much, you'll end up having a breakdown."
23.VerbTo move forcefully.
24.VerbTo be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
25.VerbTo carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
26.VerbTo clear, by forcing away what is contained.
27.VerbTo dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
28.VerbTo put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
29.VerbTo distrain for rent.
30.VerbTo be the dominant party in a sex act. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
31.NounPlanned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation."Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again."
32.NounViolent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
33.NounAn act of driving (prompting) animals forward.
An act of driving game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
An act of driving livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
34.NounAn act of driving game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
35.NounAn act of driving livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
36.NounA sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective."Napoleon's drive on Moscow was as determined as it was disastrous."
37.NounA mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part."a typical steam drive; a nuclear drive; chain drive; front-wheel drive; Some old model trains have clockwork drives."
38.NounA trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle)."It was a long drive."
39.NounA driveway."The mansion had a long, tree-lined drive."
40.NounA type of public roadway."Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive."
41.NounThe gear into which one usually shifts an automatic transmission when one is driving a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol D on a shifter's labeling.)"Normally you should be in drive, although you can select a lower gear such as 2 or 1 for certain conditions, such as prolonged downhill stretches."
42.NounA place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
43.NounDesire or interest.
44.NounAn apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
45.NounA mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
46.NounA stroke made with a driver.
47.NounA ball struck in a flat trajectory.
48.NounA 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.
49.NounA straight level shot or pass.
50.NounAn offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
51.NounA charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive."a whist drive; a beetle drive"
52.NounA campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product or promoting a public service."vaccination drive"
53.NounAn impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
54.NounA collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
55.NounFriendly term of address for a bus driver.