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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
| 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.- 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.What do you think drove her to take her own life?His father drove him to work harder than he had any desire to do.- 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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