drive

/dɹˈa‌ɪv/

/ˈdɹaɪv/

[verb] [noun]

to drive

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to control the movement and the speed of a car, bus, truck, etc. when it is moving

1.1

to be able or competent enough to fully control a car and make it move towards the direction one desires

1.2

to be the owner of a particular type of vehicle

1.3

to transport a particular person somewhere using a motor vehicle, particularly a private car

1.4

(of a motor vehicle) to be controlled by a driver

to make someone act in a specified way, particularly one that is considered inappropriate or unacceptable

to move, make contact with, or fall with great force

to push someone to try or work extremely hard to reach a goal

synonyms : labor

labour

push

tug

4.1

to be the influencing factor that causes something to make progress

4.2

to make something happen or evolve

to compel a group of animals or people to move in a certain direction

synonyms : aim

get

5.1

to compel someone to leave a place, particularly a place they were settled in

to generate the power necessary to make a machine work

(primarily in ball games) to kick or hit the ball with such force that sends it flying forward

to use force in order to create an opening through something

Drive

[NOUN]

a short road or path leading from a street to a building

synonyms : driveway

private road

the act of traveling in a vehicle, typically an automobile, to reach a destination

synonyms : ride

a wide scenic road planted with trees

synonyms : parkway

the act of applying force to propel something

synonyms : driving force

thrust

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

a strong desire and determination to succeed

synonyms : campaign

hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

synonyms : driving

the act of driving a herd of animals overland

the trait of being highly motivated

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

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

a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

Examples

1. A stream of black cars drove by.

2. Hunger drives the wolf out of the wood.

3. Troops drove out the demonstrators.

4. A stream of black cars drove by.

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