Definition of Drive

Babylon English Dictionary
impel forward; guide the direction of something (i.e. car, animal, etc.); travel in a car; transport in a vehicle; urge, compel; hit a ball very hard (Sports); work towards a goal; rush toward
trip in a vehicle (usually for pleasure); impelling forward (i.e. cattle drive); type of computer hardware; combined effort to accomplish a goal (i.e. fund raiser); transmission of power to machinery; impulse, inner urge; (Computers) device that turns disks and tapes to read and write data (such as: hard drive, floppy drive, CD-ROM drive, tape drive)
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Drive Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Drive Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(n.)
A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
  
(n.)
A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
  
(n.)
In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.
  
(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.)
Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
  
(p. p.)
Driven.
  
(v. i.)
To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven.
  
(v. i.)
To distrain for rent.
  
(v. i.)
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.
  
(v. i.)
To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; -- usually with at.
  
(v. i.)
To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.
  
(v. t.)
To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
  
(v. t.)
To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
  
(v. t.)
To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
  
(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 pass away; -- said of time.
  
(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.
  
(v. t.)
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.
  
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 drive or fly 
 line-drive single 
 let drive 
 internal drive 
 ram drive 
 winchester drive 
 drive out 
 you-drive 
 u-drive 
 drive home 
 zip drive 
 line drive 
 jaz drive 
 tape drive 
 integrated drive electronics 
 disk drive 
 drive back 
 test drive 
 self-drive 
 disc drive 
 line-drive triple 
 line-drive double 
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 to drive to the wall 
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 drive well 
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Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
I drive: tiomáinim
English Phonetics

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Adyru = v. to drive back
Cethru = v. to drive; to pierce
Cilgwthio = v. to drive back
Cydyru = v. to drive together
Damdrosi = v. to drive about
Dyru = v. to impel, to drive
Erwch = n. impulse, a drive
Ffwyr = n. a drive, an onset
Gwib = n. a serpentine course, a range; a drive
Gyr = n. a drive; an impulse; an onset, a drove
Gyrfa = n. a drive, a course
Gyru = v. to drive, to race; to send, to convey
Hoelio = v. to nail, to drive nail
Hyff = n. a drive; a drift
Llymwst = n. a violent drive
Tw = n. a rising up; a drive; sway
Twa = v. to drive, to urge on
Shakespeare Words
to rush impetuously
Anagram
verdi diver
Australian Slang
bad driver
hopeless driver
hopeless car driver
can't drive
vomit into a toilet
vomit into a toilet
fund raising effort, by selling cakes
offence of negligent driving
Low Life Glossary
noun. The euphoric feeling coming from the use of narcotics.
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
(synonym) thrust, driving force
(hypernym) propulsion, actuation
(hyponym) firewall
(derivation) repel, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
2. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
(hypernym) mechanism
(hyponym) fusee drive, fusee
3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
(synonym) campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort
(hypernym) venture
(hyponym) advertising campaign, ad campaign, ad blitz
(derivation) get, aim
4. a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"
(synonym) driveway, private road
(hypernym) road, route
(part-meronym) turnaround
5. the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
(hypernym) trait
(hyponym) action
6. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
(synonym) driving
(hypernym) golf stroke, golf shot, swing
7. the act of driving a herd of animals overland
(hypernym) transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
(hyponym) cattle drive
8. a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
(synonym) ride
(hypernym) journey, journeying
(hyponym) lift
(derivation) take
9. a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
(hypernym) physiological state, physiological condition
(hyponym) hunger, hungriness
10. (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) CD drive
(part-meronym) spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor
(classification) computer science, computing
11. a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
(synonym) parkway
(hypernym) road, route
(derivation) take
12. (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
(hypernym) return
(hyponym) forehand drive
(classification) tennis, lawn tennis

Verb
1. operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
(hypernym) operate, control
(hyponym) coach
(verb-group) ride
(derivation) driveway, private road
(classification) driving
2. travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
(synonym) motor
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(entail) ride
(verb-group) take
(derivation) driveway, private road
(classification) driving
3. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) pull
(see-also) rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
(verb-group) take
(derivation) ride
4. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
(synonym) force, ram
(hypernym) thrust
(hyponym) toe, toenail
(see-also) screw, drive in
(derivation) campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort
5. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
(hypernym) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
(verb-group) force, ram
6. cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
(synonym) repel, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
(hypernym) push, force
(derivation) campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort
7. compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
(hypernym) make
(derivation) campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort
8. push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
(hypernym) propel, impel
9. cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"
(hypernym) throw
(verb-group) repel, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
(derivation) driving
10. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
(synonym) tug, labor, labour, push
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) strive, reach, strain
(verb-group) push, bear on
(derivation) campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort
11. move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
(synonym) get, aim
(hypernym) mean, intend
(derivation) drift, trend, movement
12. have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
(synonym) ride
(derivation) driveway, private road
13. work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
(hypernym) work, do work
(derivation) driveway, private road
14. move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"
(hyponym) pull
(derivation) driveway, private road
15. urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"
(hypernym) push, force
(hyponym) mush
16. proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
(synonym) take
(hypernym) traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
(verb-group) motor
(derivation) driveway, private road
(classification) driving
17. strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golfball"
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) driving
(classification) golf, golf game
18. hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "drive a ball"
(hypernym) hit
(classification) cricket
19. excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"
(hypernym) excavate, dig, hollow
(derivation) drift, heading, gallery
(classification) mining, excavation
20. cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer"
(hypernym) power
(derivation) driver, device driver
21. hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"
(hypernym) hunt, run, hunt down, track down
22. hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"
(hypernym) hunt, run, hunt down, track down
Drive Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
BTS Transportation Expressions
To use full power ahead. Also called Punch. (TNDOT1)
By the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
MONASH Marketing Dictionary
a motivating force or need sufficiently strong to impel a person to seek its satisfaction. See Learning Process.
2004 (c) Copyright & Reprint Courtesy of the Dept. of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University; edited by Mr. Don Bradmore.
Glossary of petroleum Industry
The energy or force present in an oil reservoir which causes the fluid to move toward the wells borehole and up to the surface when the reservoir is penetrated by the drill. A reservoir is very much like a pressure vessel; when a well is drilled into the reservoir it is as if a valve were opened to vent the pressure. There are several kinds of reservoir drives gas cap, solution gas, water, and artificial drives (q.v.).
Glossary of elevator industry terms
Drive - The pulley or wheel, grooved for each hoist cable, which drives the elevator up or down.Drive Machine - The power unit which applies the energy necessary to raise and lower an elevator, material lift, or dumb waiter car or to drive an escalator, an inclined lift or a moving walk.
Drive Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
ETSI and 3GPP
Dedicated Road Infrastructure for Vehicle safety in Europe
Telecom Terms
Dynamic Radio for IP-Services in Vehicular Environments (European Union)
Drive Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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DISA Registry Initiative
DRIVE is a program to deploy the technology outlined in the ebXML specifications for a standard online index of items needed by companies to do business in particular industries.
(Definition adapted from www.disa.org)
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Glossary of the European Information Society
Dedicated Road Infrastructure for Vehicle safety in Europe
© European Communities, 1995-2004
Drive Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Drive may refer to:
  • Driving, the act of controlling a vehicle
  • Road, an identifiable thoroughfare, route, way or path between two places
  • Road trip, a journey on roads
  • Driveway, a private road for local access to structures
  • Drive (charity), a campaign to collect items other than money
  • Lake Shore Drive or "The Drive", an expressway in Chicago

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Drive Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Tennis Terms
A powerful stroke with slight topspin. Given its long, straight trajectory it is well-suited as a passing shot or attempted winner.
Glossary of Football Terms
A drive is a series of plays a team puts together in an attempt to score
Worldgolf
To hit the ball with maximum force and full stroke. Usually with a driver from the tee.
Bowling Termes 1.0
Another name for alley or lane. Also the revolving action of a ball as it contacts the pins.
Drive Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Jazz Glossary
to play with concentrated momentum.
Barry Ulanov
English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
yeturat (motivation, need, urge); yeturek (mech.)
yetur (anc.)
English - Klingon
n. Hongghor
n. pIvghor
Drive Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
A Basic Guide to ASL
The hands grasp an imaginary steering wheel and manipulate it.