what does drive mean?
DRIVE as NOUN
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- the act of applying force to propel something
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- after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else
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- he took the family for a drive in his new car
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
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- he sliced his drive out of bounds
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a wide scenic road planted with trees
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- the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
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- a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a road leading up to a private house
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- they parked in the driveway
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the trait of being highly motivated
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- his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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DRIVE as VERB
- Meaning
- move into a desired direction of discourse
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Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- hunting: chase from cover into more open ground
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Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
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- The amplifier drives the tube
- steam drives the engines
- this device drives the disks for the computer
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically
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Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
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Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause to move back by force or influence
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- repel the enemy
- push back the urge to smoke
- beat back the invaders
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
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- drive the ball far out into the field
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- push, propel, or press with force
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- Drive a nail into the wall
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
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- She rammed her mind into focus
- He drives me mad
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
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- She finally drove him to change jobs
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- travel or be transported in a vehicle
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- We drove to the university every morning
- They motored to London for the theater
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- proceed along in a vehicle
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- We drive the turnpike to work
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- operate or control a vehicle
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- drive a car or bus
- Can you drive this four-wheel truck?
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- drive the cows into the barn
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause someone or something to move by driving
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- She drove me to school every day
- We drove the car to the garage
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- move by being propelled by a force
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- The car drove around the corner
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- He drives a bread truck
- She drives for the taxi company in Newark
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
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- She is driven by her passion
Hypernyms(s) drive is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- have certain properties when driven
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- This car rides smoothly
- My new truck drives well
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