VERB | motion | drive | operate or control a vehicle |
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motion | drive, motor | travel or be transported in a vehicle | |
motion | drive | cause someone or something to move by driving | |
contact | drive, force, ram | force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically | |
social | drive | to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly | |
contact | drive, repel, repulse, force back, push back, beat back | cause to move back / back by force or influence | |
creation | drive | compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment | |
contact | drive | push, propel, or press with force | |
contact | drive | cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force | |
social | drive, tug, labor, labour, push | strive and make an effort to reach / reach a goal / goal | |
communication | drive, get, aim | move into a desired direction of discourse | |
stative | drive, ride | have certain properties when driven | |
social | drive | work as a driver | |
motion | drive | move by being propelled by a force | |
motion | drive | urge forward | |
motion | drive, take | proceed along in a vehicle | |
contact | drive | strike with a driver, as in teeing off | |
contact | drive | hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally | |
contact | drive | excavate horizontally | |
consumption | drive | cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling | |
competition | drive | (hunting) search for game | |
competition | drive | (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground | |
NOUN | act | drive, thrust, driving force | the act of applying force to propel something |
artifact | drive | a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine | |
act | drive, campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | |
artifact | drive, driveway, private road | a road leading up to a private house | |
attribute | drive | the trait of being highly motivated | |
act | drive, driving | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver | |
act | drive | the act of driving a herd of animals overland | |
act | drive, ride | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) | |
state | drive | a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire | |
artifact | drive | (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium | |
artifact | drive, parkway | a wide scenic road planted with trees | |
act | drive | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) |
Sounds | dray'v | |
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Rhymes | alive ... thrive: 23 rhymes with ayv... |
Meaning | The act of applying force to propel something. | |
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Example | "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" | |
Synonyms | thrust, driving force | |
Narrower | firewall | (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust |
impulse, impulsion, impetus | The act of applying force suddenly | |
Broader | propulsion, actuation | The act of propelling |
Spanish | empuje, fuerza, impulso | |
Catalan | impuls | |
Verbs | drive | cause to move back / back by force or influence |
Meaning | A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine. | |
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Example | "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds" | |
Narrower | fusee drive, fusee | A spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring |
Broader | mechanism | device consisting of a piece of machinery |
Verbs | drive | cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling |
Meaning | A road leading up to a private house. | |
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Example | "they parked in the driveway" | |
Synonyms | driveway, private road | |
Parts | turnaround | An area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around |
Broader | road, route | An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation / transportation |
Spanish | calzada | |
Catalan | gual | |
Verbs | drive | travel or be transported in a vehicle |
drive | operate or control a vehicle | |
drive | move by being propelled by a force | |
drive | proceed along in a vehicle | |
drive | work as a driver | |
drive | have certain properties when driven |
Meaning | The trait of being highly motivated. | |
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Example | "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" | |
Narrower | action | The trait of being active and energetic / energetic and forceful |
aggressiveness | The quality of being bold and enterprising | |
ambition, ambitiousness | A strong drive for success / success | |
energy, push, get-up-and-go | enterprising or ambitious drive | |
enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead | readiness to embark on bold new ventures | |
Broader | trait | A distinguishing feature of your personal nature |
Spanish | dinamismo, empuje | |
Catalan | dinamisme, empenta |
Meaning | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver. | |
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Example | "he sliced his drive out of bounds" | |
Synonym | driving | |
Broader | golf stroke, golf shot, swing | The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
Spanish | drive | |
Catalan | drive | |
Verbs | drive | cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force |
drive | strike with a driver, as in teeing off | |
drive | push, propel, or press with force |
Meaning | The act of driving a herd of animals overland. | |
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Narrower | cattle drive | Driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers) |
Broader | transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance | The act of moving something from one location to another |
Catalan | menar |
Meaning | A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile). | |
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Example | "he took the family for a drive in his new car" | |
Synonym | ride | |
Narrower | joyride | A ride in a car taken solely for pleasure |
lift | A ride in a car | |
spin | A short / short drive in a car | |
Broader | journey, journeying | The act of traveling from one place to another |
Spanish | paseo en coche | |
Catalan | passeig, vol | |
Verbs | drive | travel or be transported in a vehicle |
drive | operate or control a vehicle | |
drive | cause someone or something to move by driving | |
drive | move by being propelled by a force | |
drive | proceed along in a vehicle | |
drive | work as a driver | |
drive | have certain properties when driven |
Meaning | A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire. | |
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Narrower | hunger, hungriness | A physiological need for food |
hypoxia | oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency | |
sex drive | A physiological need for sexual activity | |
thirst, thirstiness | A physiological need to drink | |
Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
Verbs | drive | to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly |
Meaning | (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium. | |
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Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
Parts | spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor | Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger / larger rotating parts |
Narrower | CD-ROM drive | A drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be 'played' |
CD drive | A drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system | |
RAM disk | (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors | |
disk drive, disc drive, hard drive, Winchester drive | computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it | |
external drive | A drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable | |
internal drive | A drive mounted inside of a computer | |
Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
Spanish | unidad | |
Catalan | unitat |
Meaning | A wide scenic road planted with trees. | |
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Example | "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" | |
Synonym | parkway | |
Broader | road, route | An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation / transportation |
Spanish | alameda, paseo, rambla, vial | |
Catalan | passeig, rambla, vial | |
Verbs | drive | travel or be transported in a vehicle |
drive | operate or control a vehicle | |
drive | cause someone or something to move by driving | |
drive | move by being propelled by a force | |
drive | proceed along in a vehicle | |
drive | work as a driver | |
drive | have certain properties when driven |
Meaning | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash). | |
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Category | squash, squash racquets, squash rackets | A game / game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets |
tennis, lawn tennis | A game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court | |
Narrower | backhand drive | A hard straight return made on the backhand side |
forehand drive | (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) | |
Broader | return | A tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player |
Catalan | drive | |
Verbs | drive | cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force |
drive | hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally | |
drive | push, propel, or press with force |
Meaning | operate or control a vehicle. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They drive the car down the avenue | |
Examples |
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Category | driving | The act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal |
Narrower | coach | Drive a coach / coach |
drive | Move by being propelled by a force | |
test drive | Test a vehicle by driving it | |
tool | Drive | |
Broader | operate, control | Handle and cause to function |
Similar to | drive, take | proceed along in a vehicle |
drive | Work as a driver | |
drive, ride | Have certain properties when driven | |
Spanish | conducir, guiar, impulsar, manejar | |
Catalan | conduir, fer anar, impulsar, manejar | |
Nouns | drive | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) |
drive | a wide scenic road planted with trees | |
drive | a road leading up to a private house | |
driver | the operator of a motor vehicle | |
driving | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal |
Meaning | travel or be transported in a vehicle. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | They drive up the hill | |
Synonym | motor | |
Category | driving | The act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal |
Entails | ride | Be carried or travel on or in a vehicle |
Broader | transport, carry | Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body |
travel, go, move, locomote | change location | |
Similar to | drive, take | proceed along in a vehicle |
Spanish | conducir, impulsar, manejar | |
Catalan | conduir, impulsar | |
Nouns | drive | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) |
drive | a wide scenic road planted with trees | |
drive | a road leading up to a private house |
Meaning | Cause someone or something to move by driving. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Narrower | drive around, chauffeur | Drive someone in a vehicle |
pull | Steer into a certain direction | |
Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
See also | drive out | force or drive out |
drive out, drive away, drive off | force to go away | |
Similar to | drive, take | proceed along in a vehicle |
Spanish | conducir, impulsar, manejar | |
Catalan | conduir, impulsar | |
Nouns | drive | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) |
drive | a wide scenic road planted with trees | |
driver | the operator of a motor vehicle |
Meaning | Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "He drives me mad" | |
Synonyms | force, ram | |
Narrower | toe, toenail | Drive obliquely |
Broader | thrust | Push forcefully |
See also | drive in | cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion |
Similar to | drive | compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment |
drive | To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly | |
Spanish | dirigir, forzar | |
Nouns | drive | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end |
Meaning | To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | They drive him to write the letter | |
Example | "She is driven by her passion" | |
Broader | coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force | To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
Similar to | drive | compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment |
force, drive, ram | Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically | |
Spanish | impulsar | |
Nouns | drive | a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire |
Meaning | Cause to move back / back by force or influence. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Synonyms | repel, repulse, force back, push back, beat back | |
Broader | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
Opposite | attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
Similar to | drive | Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force |
Spanish | repeler, repulsar | |
Catalan | repel·lir | |
Nouns | drive | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end |
drive | the act of applying force to propel something |
Meaning | compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
Broader | make | compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way |
Similar to | drive | To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly |
force, drive, ram | Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically | |
Spanish | impulsar | |
Nouns | drive | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end |
Meaning | Push, propel, or press with force. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Model | The horses drive across the field | |
Example | "Drive a nail into the wall" | |
Broader | propel, impel | Cause to move forward with force |
Spanish | propulsar | |
Nouns | drive | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver |
drive | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) | |
driver | someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle | |
driving | the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal |
Meaning | Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "drive the ball far out into the field" | |
Broader | throw | Propel through the air |
Similar to | drive | strike with a driver, as in teeing off |
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back | Cause to move back / back by force or influence | |
Nouns | drive | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver |
drive | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) |
Meaning | strive and make an effort to reach / reach a goal / goal. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
Synonyms | tug, labor, labour, push | |
Narrower | strive, reach, strain | To exert much effort or energy |
Broader | fight, struggle | make a strenuous or labored effort |
Similar to | push, bear on | Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action |
Spanish | hacer trabajar mucho, laborar, matarse trabajando, presionar, trabajar duro | |
Nouns | drive | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end |
Meaning | Move into a desired direction of discourse. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | get, aim | |
Broader | mean, intend | mean or intend to express or convey |
Nouns | drift | the pervading meaning / meaning or tenor |
drift | a general tendency to change (as of opinion) | |
drive | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end |
Meaning | Have certain properties when driven. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun | |
Model | These cars won't drive | |
Example | "My new truck drives well" | |
Synonym | ride | |
Similar to | drive | operate or control a vehicle |
ride | Be carried or travel on or in a vehicle | |
Spanish | conducirse, impulsar, llevarse | |
Catalan | impulsar | |
Nouns | drive | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) |
drive | a wide scenic road planted with trees | |
drive | a road leading up to a private house |
Meaning | Work as a driver. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Examples |
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Broader | work, do work | Be employed |
Similar to | drive | operate or control a vehicle |
Spanish | conducir, manejar | |
Nouns | drive | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) |
drive | a wide scenic road planted with trees | |
drive | a road leading up to a private house | |
driver | the operator of a motor vehicle |
Meaning | Move by being propelled by a force. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
Narrower | pull | Move into a certain direction |
Broader | drive | operate or control a vehicle |
travel, go, move, locomote | change location | |
Nouns | drive | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) |
drive | a wide scenic road planted with trees | |
drive | a road leading up to a private house |
Meaning | urge forward. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "drive the cows into the barn" | |
Narrower | mush | Drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled) |
Broader | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
Meaning | proceed along in a vehicle. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "We drive the turnpike to work" | |
Synonym | take | |
Category | driving | The act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal |
Broader | traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across | Travel across or pass over |
Similar to | drive, motor | travel or be transported in a vehicle |
drive | operate or control a vehicle | |
drive | Cause someone or something to move by driving | |
Spanish | impulsar | |
Catalan | impulsar | |
Nouns | drive | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) |
drive | a wide scenic road planted with trees | |
drive | a road leading up to a private house |
Meaning | strike with a driver, as in teeing off. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "drive a golf ball" | |
Category | golf, golf game | A game / game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes |
Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
Similar to | drive | Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force |
drive | Hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally | |
Spanish | conducir, enviar un drive | |
Nouns | drive, driving | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver |
driver | a golf club (a wood) with a near / near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee | |
driver | a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver |
Meaning | Hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "drive a ball" | |
Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
Similar to | drive | strike with a driver, as in teeing off |
Nouns | drive | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) |
Meaning | Excavate horizontally. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "drive a tunnel" | |
Category | mining, excavation | The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth |
Broader | excavate, dig, hollow | Remove the inner part or the core of |
Nouns | drift | a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine |
Meaning | Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Examples |
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Broader | power | Supply the force or power for the functioning of |
Nouns | drive | a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine |
driver | (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device |
Meaning | (hunting) search for game. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "drive the forest" | |
Category | hunt, hunting | The pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport |
Broader | hunt, run, hunt down, track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) |
Similar to | drive | (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground |
Meaning | (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "drive the game" | |
Category | hunt, hunting | The pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport |
Broader | hunt, run, hunt down, track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) |
Similar to | drive | (hunting) search for game |
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