drive

Meaning

Verb

1. To operate a vehicle
2. To operate a vehicle
3. To operate a vehicle
4. (slang) To operate a vehicle
5. To operate a vehicle
6. To compel to move
7. To compel to move
8. To cause to move by the application of physical force
9. To cause to move by the application of physical force
10. To cause to move by the application of physical force
11. To cause to move by the application of physical force
12. To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
13. To compel to undergo a non-physical change
14. To compel to undergo a non-physical change
15. To compel to undergo a non-physical change
16. To compel to undergo a non-physical change
17. To compel to undergo a non-physical change
18. To compel to undergo a non-physical change
19. To move forcefully.
20. To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
21. To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
22. To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
23. To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
24. To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
25. (obsolete) To distrain for rent.
26. To be the dominant party in a sex act.

Noun

1. Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
2. Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
3. An act of driving (prompting) game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
4. An act of driving (prompting) livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
5. A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.
6. A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
7. A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
8. A driveway.
9. A type of public roadway.
10. A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
11. Desire or interest.
12. An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
13. A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
14. A stroke made with a driver.
15. A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
16. 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.
17. A straight level shot or pass.
18. An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
19. A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
20. A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product, e.g. by offering a discount.
21. An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
22. A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
23. (slang) Friendly term of address for a bus driver.

Concepts

drive

ride

steer

propel

lead

impel

push

force

chase

conduct

urge

guide

go

thrust

pilot

actuate

drive on

chase away

take

run

campaign

impulse

shoo

press

expel

compel

motor

travel

impetus

pursue

shove

driving

motivation

operate

move

bring

direct

herd

carry

transport

fly

spirit

hustle

ram

vigor

advance

drive away

movement

convey

driveway

sail

walk

get

prod

motive

transmission

encourage

coerce

journey

motivate

incite

cause

crusade

effort

propulsion

aim

ambition

tendency

channel

head

momentum

stimulus

hammer

knock

stick

gearing

round up

repel

oblige

spur

gear

urge on

driving force

energy

hit

pull

chauffeur

transit

control

navigate

manage

fare

wend

wage

show the way

abetment

incitement

instigation

prodding

yen

prosecute

elbow

poke

press forward

send

shoulder

shoot

soul

vigour

spur on

corner

impulsion

oust

nail

pound

whip

enforce

make

launch

avenue

enterprise

deliver

excite

beat back

force back

push back

repulse

labor

labour

tug

parkway

private road

dash

outing

trip

zest

drift

rush

push forward

goad

hunt

punch

roll

purpose

objective

inclination

incentive

disk drive

frighten

scare

instruct

ship

traction

driver

tool

drive around

turn on

bang

bash

beat

belt

smite

strike

pass

wheel

passage

initiative

will

spiritual

vitality

transfer

abut

accomplish

achieve

adjoin

alight

amount

arrive at

attain

be next to

emerge

exit

go out

leave

quit

reach

result

country

countryside

harrow

oppress

persecute

stalk

adjust

arrange

attune

categorize

collate

order

put in order

regularize

regulate

settle

sort

tidy

tune

overwork

nudge

jostle

manhandle

plunge

trip by car

progress

agent

pass through

pass under

win

trap

stimulation

exclude

get rid of

push away

conscript

enlist

enroll

assemble

flock

gang

organization

impose

lane

street

prompt

get-up-and-go

induce

caprice

whim

lash

lift

imputus

agitation

propaganda

riding

spike

approach

reject

automobilize

excursion

intensity

persistence

thrill

exhilaration

driving-gear

go by car

go driving

hasten

urge along

protract

prolong

jockey

rally

tail

end

goal

object

target

task

boost

bias

trend

dr

remove

operating mechanism

follow

bestir

budge

wag

carry forward

driving motion

transfer motion

transmission of motion

transmitting motion

prime motor

priming mover

lug

promote

throw

impelling

push on

magnetic tape

magnetic tape drive

activation

compulsion

menace

threaten

stimulate

escort

teach

blow

clap

rotational speed

dynamism

thirst for action

be after

design

intend

plan

propose

course

drive in

cruise

joyride

shave

tool around

spin

execution

bearing

capacity

depot

dignity

military position

place

position

posture

rank

shoes

status

stand

standing

station

barrack

charge

exalt

hearten

inspire

wind up

alacrity

ardor

ardour

eagerness

enthusiasm

fervor

fervour

heart

impatience

moxie

relish

warmth

zeal

attack

box

catch

chop

get hold of

jab

knap

pick up

slog

strike down

strike hard

visit

whack

whang

burrow

cave

cut

delve

dig

dig up

dig into

dig out

dredge

excavate

hollow

mine

poke into

ream

rout

sap

take out

trench

banish

cast out

deport

dispel

exile

ply

address

alcoholise

alcoholize

apply

employ

exercise

exert

exploit

ferment

go by

habituate

inject

maintain

spend

use

wield

work

motive power

bear

dribble

ferry

haul

piggyback

take away

truck

cross

do

draw

go around

go forward

propagate

range

tramp

cart off

bat

beat out

carom

clout

defeat

kill

mint

play

racket

slap

stamp out

swing

thump out

top

whop

worst

counsel

draw rein

govern

mentor

redirect

refer

route

stage direct

starboard

supervise

tutor

usher

ride herd

shepherd

tend

wrangle

ache

boss

browbeat

clamp

dragoon

hale

intimidate

reduce

sandbag

birl

birle

bump

curl

loop

reel

revolve

rotate

troll

whirl

aspire

endeavor

endeavour

strive

snatch

door

passageway

path

road

roadway

track

way

drive line

rise

along

pitch

make move

take for a ride

drive out

driving gear

bother

pester

walkway

turn

player

reader

jape

tour

voyage

hunt down

bilk

cheat

take in

trick

pettiness

trifle

triviality

plant

go on

carry on

continue

keep going

keep up

resume

gate

perseverance

persistance

gather

pack up

divide into

begin

bloom

eliminate

expand

found

list

open

start

write down

psychological

backbone

resolve

till

pursuit

row

cavalry

journeying

actuation

driving mechanism

carry over

forward

transmit

driven

come

step

helm

suborn

bestride

get about

be able

handle

block off

cease

cut short

finish

ram down

stop

suspend

terminate

pierce

prick

hunting

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɹaɪv/

Etymology

From Middle English driven, from Old English drīfan (“to drive, force, move”), from Proto-West Germanic *drīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots drive (“to drive”), North Frisian driwe (“to drive”), Saterland Frisian drieuwe (“to drive”), West Frisian driuwe (“to chase, drive, impel”), Dutch drijven (“to drive”), Low German drieven (“to drive, drift, push”), German treiben (“to drive, push, propel”), Norwegian Bokmål drive, Danish drive (“to drive, run, force”), Norwegian Nynorsk driva, Swedish driva (“to drive, power, drift, push, force”), Icelandic drífa (“to drive, hurry, rush”).

Sentences

Union member drive under way at Foster Farms plant .

He must know how to make rain and drive away the locusts .

The cold drizzle will halt the bond drive .