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Drive 1Definition: 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.
Drive 2Definition: 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. Drive 3Definition: 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. Drive 4Definition: To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute. Drive 5Definition: To clear, by forcing away what is contained. Drive 6Definition: To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel. Drive 7Definition: To pass away; said of time. Drive 8Definition: To rush and press with violence; to move furiously. Drive 9Definition: To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven. Drive 10Definition: 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. Drive 11Definition: To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; usually with at. Drive 12Definition: To distrain for rent. Drive 13Definition: Driven. Drive 14Definition: The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; distinguished from a ride taken on horseback. Drive 15Definition: A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving. Drive 16Definition: Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business. Drive 17Definition: In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift. Drive 18Definition: A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river. drive 19Definition: the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" drive 20Definition: a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" drive 21Definition: the act of driving a herd of animals overland drive 22Definition: (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) drive 23Definition: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" drive 24Definition: 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 drive 25Definition: a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" drive 26Definition: a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds" drive 27Definition: (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium drive 28Definition: a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" drive 29Definition: the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" drive 30Definition: a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire drive 31Definition: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" drive 32Definition: hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game" drive 33Definition: hunting: search for game; "drive the forest" drive 34Definition: 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" drive 35Definition: excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" drive 36Definition: hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "drive a ball" drive 37Definition: strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golfball" drive 38Definition: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" drive 39Definition: cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field" drive 40Definition: push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall" drive 41Definition: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" drive 42Definition: compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs" drive 43Definition: travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" drive 44Definition: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" drive 45Definition: operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" drive 46Definition: urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn" drive 47Definition: cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage" drive 48Definition: move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner" drive 49Definition: 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" drive 50Definition: work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" drive 51Definition: to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion" drive 52Definition: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
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