drive (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 34 senses of the word *drive*:
VERB	motion	drive	operate or control a vehicle
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)

drive > pronunciation
Sounds	dray'v
Rhymes	alive ... thrive: 23 rhymes with ayv...

English > *drive*: 34 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of applying force to propel something.
Example	"after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
Synonyms	thrust, driving force
Narrower	firewall	(colloquial) the application of maximum thrust
Narrower	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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.
Example	"the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
Synonyms	campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort
Narrower	advertising campaign, ad campaign, ad blitz	An organized program of advertisements
	anti-war movement	A campaign against entering or continuing a war
	campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign	The campaign of a candidate to be elected
	charm campaign	A campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support
	consumerism	A movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
	feminist movement, feminism, women's liberation movement, women's lib	The movement aimed at equal rights for women
	fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort	A campaign to raise money for some cause
	gay liberation movement, gay lib	The movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression
	lost cause	A defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable
	reform	A campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
	war	A concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
	youth movement, youth crusade	Political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people
Broader	venture	Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
Spanish	campaña, causa, cometido, cruzada, empeño, misión, movimiento
Catalan	campanya, causa, moviment
Verbs	drive	move into a desired direction of discourse
	drive	force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
	drive	cause to move back / back by force or influence
	drive	compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
	drive	strive and make an effort to reach / reach a goal / goal

English > *drive*: 34 senses > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	A road leading up to a private house.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > noun 5, attribute
Meaning	The trait of being highly motivated.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > noun 6, act
Meaning	hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > noun 7, act
Meaning	The act of driving a herd of animals overland.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > noun 8, act
Meaning	A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile).
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > noun 9, state
Meaning	A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > noun 10, artifact
Meaning	(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > noun 11, artifact
Meaning	A wide scenic road planted with trees.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > noun 12, act
Meaning	(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash).
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
Category	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
Narrower	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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	operate or control a vehicle.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They drive the car down the avenue
Examples	"drive a car or bus" "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	travel or be transported in a vehicle.
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
Broader	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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Cause someone or something to move by driving.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Narrower	drive around, chauffeur	Drive someone in a vehicle
Narrower	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
See also	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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically.
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
Similar to	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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 5, social
Meaning	To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly.
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
Similar to	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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 6, contact
Meaning	Cause to move back / back by force or influence.
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
Nouns	drive	the act of applying force to propel something

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 7, creation
Meaning	compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment.
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
Similar to	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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 8, contact
Meaning	Push, propel, or press with force.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 9, contact
Meaning	Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force.
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
Similar to	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
Nouns	drive	(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 10, social
Meaning	strive and make an effort to reach / reach a goal / goal.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 11, communication
Meaning	Move into a desired direction of discourse.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 12, stative
Meaning	Have certain properties when driven.
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
Similar to	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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 13, social
Meaning	Work as a driver.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples	"He drives a bread truck" "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 14, motion
Meaning	Move by being propelled by a force.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Narrower	pull	Move into a certain direction
Broader	drive	operate or control a vehicle
Broader	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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 15, motion
Meaning	urge forward.
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"

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 16, motion
Meaning	proceed along in a vehicle.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 17, contact
Meaning	strike with a driver, as in teeing off.
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
Similar to	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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 18, contact
Meaning	Hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally.
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)

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 19, contact
Meaning	Excavate horizontally.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 20, consumption
Meaning	Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"The amplifier drives the tube" "steam drives the engines" "this device drives the disks for the computer"
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
Nouns	driver	(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 21, competition
Meaning	(hunting) search for game.
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

English > *drive*: 34 senses > verb 22, competition
Meaning	(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground.
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

HyperDic: drive