Definition
Meaning of 'drive'
Meaning of 'drive' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Drive 
[ n.]
- The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as
for exercise or pleasure; -- distinguished from a ride taken on
horseback. [ n.]- A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
- Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
- In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.
- A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
2. Drive [ p. p.]
- Driven. [ p. p.]3. Drive [ v. i.]
- To rush and press with violence; to move furiously. [ v. i.]- To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven.
- To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman drove to my door.
- To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; -- usually with at.
- To distrain for rent.
4. Drive [ v. t.]
- To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from
one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to
communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke
drives persons from a room. [ v. t.]- To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by beasts; as, to drive a pair of horses or a stage; to drive a person to his own door.
- To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like.
- To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
- To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
- To pass away; -- said of time.
Meaning of 'drive' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. drive [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
Example in sentence:
- a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds
Meaning (2):
- the act of applying force to propel something
- the act of applying force to propel something
Example in sentence:
- after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
Meaning (3):
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
Example in sentence:
- he sliced his drive out of bounds
Meaning (4):
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Example in sentence:
- contributed to the war effort;
- he supported populist campaigns;
- the movement to end slavery;
- the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant;
- they worked in the cause of world peace
Meaning (5):
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
Example in sentence:
- he took the family for a drive in his new car
Meaning (6):
- the trait of being highly motivated
- the trait of being highly motivated
Example in sentence:
- his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers
Meaning (7):
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
Example in sentence:
- the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views
Meaning (8):
- a road leading up to a private house
- a road leading up to a private house
Example in sentence:
- they parked in the driveway
2. drive [ v]
[ v]Meaning (9):
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
Example in sentence:
- drive a ball
Meaning (10):
- operate or control a vehicle
- operate or control a vehicle
Example in sentence:
- Can you drive this four-wheel truck?;
- drive a car or bus
Meaning (11):
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
Example in sentence:
- drive a golf ball
Meaning (12):
- push, propel, or press with force
- push, propel, or press with force
Example in sentence:
- Drive a nail into the wall
Meaning (13):
- excavate horizontally
- excavate horizontally
Example in sentence:
- drive a tunnel
Meaning (14):
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
Example in sentence:
- drive the ball far out into the field
Meaning (15):
- urge forward
- urge forward
Example in sentence:
- drive the cows into the barn
Meaning (16):
- (hunting) search for game
- (hunting) search for game
Example in sentence:
- drive the forest
Meaning (17):
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
Example in sentence:
- drive the game
Meaning (18):
- work as a driver
- work as a driver
Example in sentence:
- He drives a bread truck;
- She drives for the taxi company in Newark
Meaning (19):
- cause to move back by force or influence
- cause to move back by force or influence
Example in sentence:
- beat back the invaders;
- push back the urge to smoke;
- repel the enemy
Meaning (20):
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- cause someone or something to move by driving
Example in sentence:
- She drove me to school every day;
- We drove the car to the garage
Meaning (21):
- compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
- compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
Example in sentence:
- She finally drove him to change jobs
Meaning (22):
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
Example in sentence:
- She is driven by her passion
Meaning (23):
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
Example in sentence:
- He drives me mad;
- She rammed her mind into focus
Meaning (24):
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Example in sentence:
- She is driving away at her doctoral thesis;
- She tugged for years to make a decent living;
- We have to push a little to make the deadline!
Meaning (25):
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
Example in sentence:
- steam drives the engines;
- The amplifier drives the tube;
- this device drives the disks for the computer
Meaning (26):
- move by being propelled by a force
- move by being propelled by a force
Example in sentence:
- The car drove around the corner
Meaning (27):
- have certain properties when driven
- have certain properties when driven
Example in sentence:
- My new truck drives well;
- This car rides smoothly
Meaning (28):
- proceed along in a vehicle
- proceed along in a vehicle
Example in sentence:
- We drive the turnpike to work
Meaning (29):
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
Example in sentence:
- They motored to London for the theater;
- We drove to the university every morning
Meaning (30):
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- move into a desired direction of discourse
Example in sentence:
- What are you driving at?
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