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drive
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- pronunciation:
- draIv
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
drives, driving, drove, driven |
| definition 1: |
to cause to move through air or a substance by force.
I drove the nail into the wood.She drove a spike into the ground with a hammer.The golfer drove the ball three hundred yards.- synonyms:
- impel, push
- similar words:
- advance, bore, hammer, move, power, propel, rout, run, shove, thrust, urge
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| definition 2: |
to operate (a vehicle).
Can you drive a truck?
- synonyms:
- operate
- similar words:
- run
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| definition 3: |
to transport or carry in a vehicle.
I will drive her to the theater.- synonyms:
- take
- similar words:
- carry, chauffeur, ferry, transport
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| definition 4: |
to strain the endurance of.
You are driving the workers too hard.- synonyms:
- overtax, overwork
- similar words:
- ride, strain, tax, work
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| definition 5: |
to cause to be in a certain condition.
He drives me insane with his insinuations.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj
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- similar words:
- incite, make
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| definition 6: |
to compel or severely pressure (someone) to do something.
Poverty drove them to beg for food.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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What do you think drove her to take her own life?[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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His father drove him to work harder than he had any desire to do.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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- synonyms:
- compel, force
- similar words:
- induce, make, press, pressure
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| related words: |
activate, actuate, cart, clamor, coerce, compel, dash, force, goad, guide, hit, impel, launch, operate, pilot, plunge, poke, pound, press, prod, prompt, push, ride, roll, rout, run, run out, set, spur, steer, stick, tap, turn, walk, wash, whip |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to move forward forcefully or quickly.
The nail drove through the wood.- similar words:
- advance, cart, press, push, thrust
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| definition 2: |
to operate a car or other vehicle.
My daughter is very excited about learning how to drive.There are stiff penalties for driving while intoxicated.- similar words:
- cart, motor
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| definition 3: |
to travel in a car, truck, or other private motor vehicle.
A lot of people drive to work instead of taking the bus.We usually drive down to Florida to see the family, but this year we're flying.- synonyms:
- ride
- similar words:
- motor, travel
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| definition 4: |
to make a strong effort to reach a goal.
The company is driving hard to get the product on the market this summer.- synonyms:
- push, strive
- similar words:
- aim, try
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| related words: |
bore, compel, hack, hammer, muscle, pull, ride, roll, steer, strain, toil, tool |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of driving.
The drive of the spike split the log in two.- synonyms:
- moving, pushing
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| definition 2: |
a trip, usu. in a car or other vehicle.
We took a drive around the lake.- synonyms:
- ride, trip
- similar words:
- excursion, jaunt, joy ride, outing, run, spin, whirl
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| definition 3: |
a forceful pushing.
Her excellent drive put her ball close to the green.- similar words:
- propulsion, push, shove, thrust
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| definition 4: |
a roadway designed for vehicles to travel on.
They're building new houses on Overlook Drive.- synonyms:
- road, roadway
- similar words:
- avenue, boulevard, byway, driveway, street, thoroughfare
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| definition 5: |
a strong psychological motivation.
She is talented but does not have the drive to succeed.- synonyms:
- motivation
- similar words:
- ambition, desire, urge
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| definition 6: |
a quality of aggressiveness or forcefulness.
He goes after what he wants with great drive.- synonyms:
- aggressiveness, forcefulness
- similar words:
- ambition, enterprise, initiative
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| definition 7: |
an organized effort to reach a goal, esp. to raise money.
Some parents started a fund drive to help the school.- synonyms:
- campaign
- similar words:
- crusade, fund-raiser
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| definition 8: |
a device that allows a computer to copy data to and from a disc, DVD, or other storage medium, consisting of a motor and heads for finding and copying data.
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| related words: |
compulsion, energy, highway, instinct, passion, poke, trip, turn, way |
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| derivation: |
drivable (driveable) (adj.) |
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