Drive

English word definition — powered by WordNet

NOUN

the act of applying force to propel something

a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

a road leading up to a private house

the trait of being highly motivated

hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

the act of driving a herd of animals overland

a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

a wide scenic road planted with trees

(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

VERB

operate or control a vehicle

travel or be transported in a vehicle

cause someone or something to move by driving

force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

cause to move back by force or influence

compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

push, propel, or press with force

cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

strive and make an effort to reach a goal

move into a desired direction of discourse

have certain properties when driven

work as a driver

move by being propelled by a force

urge forward

proceed along in a vehicle

strike with a driver, as in teeing off

hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

excavate horizontally

cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

(hunting) search for game

(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground

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