| at the wheel |
driving or steering a vehicle such as an automobile, ship, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| back-seat driver |
a passenger who gives unsolicited advice about driving to the driver. |
| carpool |
an arrangement among a group of automobile drivers, such as employees at the same workplace, to take turns driving each other to and from a common destination. [1/3 definitions] |
| drive |
the act of driving. [1/18 definitions] |
| drove2 |
a group of animals driven, or gathered for driving, as a herd; flock. [1/3 definitions] |
| dune buggy |
a lightweight car, usu. without doors or windows, that has a rear-engine chassis and oversized tires that make driving over sand dunes easier. |
| DWI |
abbreviation of "driving while intoxicated." |
| dynamics |
(used with a pl. verb) the driving forces at work in any given system or situation. [1/3 definitions] |
| freewheel |
to continue in motion with the wheels detached from the driving mechanism; coast. [1/4 definitions] |
| freewheeling |
pertaining to, working like, or equipped with a device that disengages the driving mechanism, as on the rear wheel of a bicycle or in the clutch of an automobile. [1/2 definitions] |
| front-wheel drive |
a car design in which only the front wheels get driving power from the engine. |
| gad2 |
a long stick or prod used for driving cattle; goad. [1/3 definitions] |
| hackney |
a horse suited for ordinary riding or driving. [1/4 definitions] |
| impetus |
something that urges or impels; a driving force. [1/2 definitions] |
| joy ride |
a short, reckless car ride usu. for the thrill of driving fast or being in danger. |
| pedal |
a lever operated by the foot to provide driving power or to control or adjust the action of a machine. [1/7 definitions] |
| pinball machine |
an amusement machine played by driving a metal ball up an incline with mechanical levers, the object being to keep the ball in play to score points by hitting various bars and pins. |
| racing |
the sport of competing with others to be the fastest, esp. in driving a car or riding a horse. |
| ram |
any of a variety of implements or machine parts designed for driving, hammering, or crushing something by impact. [1/9 definitions] |
| repellent |
having the effect of driving away. [1/4 definitions] |
| road test |
a test made on the road under normal driving conditions to assess the quality of a vehicle's performance, undertaken esp. by a prospective buyer or by a mechanic servicing a vehicle in need of repair. [2 definitions] |