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cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"

the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car"

the act of driving a herd of animals overland

a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"

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

the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"

move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"

a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"

force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"

travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

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

a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"

hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"

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"

excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"

hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "drive a ball"

strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golfball"

cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"

push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"

compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"

proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"

operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"

urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"

cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"

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"

work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"

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"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"

the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car"

the act of driving a herd of animals overland

a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"

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

the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"

move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"

a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"

force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"

travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

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.

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 rush and press with violence; to move furiously.

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 distrain for rent.

Driven.

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.

To make a drive, or stroke from the tee.

Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible throw.

In various games, as tennis, cricket, etc., the act of player who drives the ball; the stroke or blow; the flight of the ball, etc., so driven.

A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a stroke.

An implement used for driving;

A mallet.

A tamping iron.

A cooper's hammer for driving on barrel hoops.

A wooden-headed golf club with a long shaft, for playing the longest strokes.

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 pass away; - said of time.

To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; - usually with at.

The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; - distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.

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.

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 rush and press with violence; to move furiously.

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 distrain for rent.

Driven.

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.

To make a drive, or stroke from the tee.

Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible throw.

In various games, as tennis, cricket, etc., the act of player who drives the ball; the stroke or blow; the flight of the ball, etc., so driven.

A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a stroke.

An implement used for driving;

A mallet.

A tamping iron.

A cooper's hammer for driving on barrel hoops.

A wooden-headed golf club with a long shaft, for playing the longest strokes.

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 pass away; - said of time.

To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; - usually with at.

The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; - distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.

Driven.

To press or be moved forward with violence; travel in a carriage or motor car.

The act of driving or sending forward; a strong blow; a road prepared for vehicles; a trip in a carriage or motor car; an annual gathering of cattle for branding; in military use, a violent attempt to break a line of defense by throwing an army against it.

Drove.

Driving.

A state of internal activity of an organism that is a necessary condition before a given stimulus will elicit a class of responses; e.g., a certain level of hunger (drive) must be present before food will elicit an eating response.

To force along: to hurry one on: to guide, as horses drawing a carriage.

To press forward with violence: to be forced along: to go in a carriage: to tend towards a point:-pr.p. driving; pa.t. drove; pa.p. driven.

An excursion in a carriage: a road for driving on: a strong or sweeping blow or impulsion: a matrix formed by a steel punch or die.

DRIVER.

Excursion in a carriage.

To force along, or in; urge; guide, as horses in a carriage.

To rush on; be forced along; go in a carriage; tend towards.

To urge forward forcibly; impel; prosecute urgently, as a business.

To convey in a carriage.

To be impelled forcibly onward; press forward furiously; aim a blow; direct one's action.

To ride in a carriage, or direct the animal or animals by which it is drawn.

The act of driving.

A road for driving. driveway.

A trip in a carriage.

Urgent pressure, as of business.

An advance of troops in mass against an enemy.

n. An excursion in a carriage; — road prepared for driving; carriage road.