drive

/dɹˈaɪv/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

operate or control a vehicle
“drive a car or bus”
travel or be transported in a vehicle
“We drove to the university every morning”
cause someone or something to move by driving
“She drove me to school every day”
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
“She rammed her mind into focus”
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
“She is driven by her passion”
cause to move back by force or influence
“repel the enemy”
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
“She finally drove him to change jobs”
push, propel, or press with force
“Drive a nail into the wall”
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
“drive the ball far out into the field”
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
“She tugged for years to make a decent living”
move into a desired direction of discourse
“What are you driving at?”
have certain properties when driven
“This car rides smoothly”

noun

the act of applying force to propel something
“after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off”
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
“a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds”
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
“he supported populist campaigns”
a road leading up to a private house
“they parked in the driveway”
the trait of being highly motivated
“his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers”
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
“he sliced his drive out of bounds”
the act of driving a herd of animals overland
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
“he took the family for a drive in his new car”
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
“the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views”
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

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