drive (dr v)v. drove (dr v), driv·en (dr v  n), driv·ing, drives v.tr.1. To push, propel, or press onward forcibly; urge forward: drove the horses into the corral. 2. To repulse or put to flight by force or influence: drove the attackers away; drove out any thought of failure. 3. To guide, control, or direct (a vehicle). 4. a. To convey or transport in a vehicle: drove the children to school. b. To traverse in a vehicle: drive the freeways to work. 5. a. To supply the motive force or power to and cause to function: Steam drives the engine. b. To cause or sustain, as if by supplying force or power: "The current merger mania is apparently driven by an urge . . . to reduce risk or to exploit opportunities in a very rapidly changing business environment" Peter Passell. 6. To compel or force to work, often excessively: "Every serious dancer is driven by notions of perfection perfect expressiveness, perfect technique" Susan Sontag. 7. To force into or from a particular act or state: Indecision drives me crazy. 8. To force to go through or penetrate: drove the stake into the ground. 9. To create or produce by penetrating forcibly: The nail drove a hole in the tire. 10. To carry through vigorously to a conclusion: drove home his point; drive a hard bargain. 11. a. Sports To throw, strike, or cast (a ball, for example) hard or rapidly. b. Basketball To move with the ball directly through: drove the lane and scored. c. Baseball To cause (a run or runner) to be scored by batting. Often used with in. 12. a. To chase (game) into the open or into traps or nets. b. To search (an area) for game in such a manner. v.intr.1. To move along or advance quickly as if pushed by an impelling force. 2. To rush, dash, or advance violently against an obstruction: The wind drove into my face. 3. To operate a vehicle, such as a car. 4. To go or be transported in a vehicle: drove to the supermarket. 5. a. Sports To hit, throw, or impel a ball or other missile forcibly. b. Basketball To move directly to the basket with the ball. 6. To make an effort to reach or achieve an objective; aim. n.1. The act of driving. 2. A trip or journey in a vehicle. 3. Abbr. Dr. A road for automobiles and other vehicles. 4. a. The means or apparatus for transmitting motion or power to a machine or from one machine part to another. b. The position or operating condition of such a mechanism: "He put his car into drive and started home" Charles Baxter. c. The means by which automotive power is applied to a roadway: four-wheel drive. d. The means or apparatus for controlling and directing an automobile: right-hand drive. 5. Computer Science A device that reads data from and often writes data onto a storage medium, such as a floppy disk. 6. A strong organized effort to accomplish a purpose. See Synonyms at campaign. 7. Energy, push, or aggressiveness. 8. Psychology A strong motivating tendency or instinct related to self-preservation, reproduction, or aggression that prompts activity toward a particular end. 9. A massive, sustained military offensive. 10. a. Sports The act of hitting, knocking, or thrusting a ball very swiftly. b. Sports The stroke or thrust by which a ball is driven. c. Basketball The act of moving with the ball directly to the basket. 11. a. A rounding up and driving of cattle to new pastures or to market. b. A gathering and driving of logs down a river. c. The cattle or logs thus driven. Phrasal Verb: drive at To mean to do or say: I don't understand what you're driving at.
[Middle English driven, from Old English drfan; see dhreibh- in Indo-European roots.]
driv a·bili·ty n. driva·ble adj. |
drive Verb [driving, drove, driven] 1. to guide the movement of (a vehicle) 2. to transport or be transported in a vehicle 3. to goad into a specified state: the black despair that finally drove her to suicide 4. to push or propel: he drove the nail into the wall with a hammer 5. Sport to hit (a ball) very hard and straight 6. Golf to strike (the ball) with a driver 7. to chase (game) from cover 8. drive home to make (a point) clearly understood by emphasis Noun 1. a journey in a driven vehicle 2. a road for vehicles, esp. a private road leading to a house 3. a special effort made by a group of people for a particular purpose: a charity drive 4. energy, ambition, or initiative 5. Psychol a motive or interest: sex drive 6. a sustained and powerful military offensive 7. the means by which power is transmitted in a machine 8. Sport a hard straight shot or stroke [Old English drīfan]
Drive collection of objects or animals driven. See also drift, drove.Examples: drive of cattle; of logs [downstream], 1878; a deer drive, 1880; a grouse drive, 1880.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  drive - the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"firewall - (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust; "he moved the throttle to the firewall" | | 2. | drive - a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"fusee, fusee drive - a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | | 3. |  drive - 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 the war effort"venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome 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 lost cause - a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable reform - a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians" war - a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime" | | 4. |  drive - a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation turnaround - an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around | | 5. | drive - the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature action - the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action" | | 6. |  drive - hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" | | 7. | drive - the act of driving a herd of animals overlandcattle drive - driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers) | | 8. |  drive - a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"lift - a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home" joyride - a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars" spin - a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin" | | 9. | drive - a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desirehunger, hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation sex drive - a physiological need for sexual activity; "testosterone is responsible for the male sex drive" hypoxia - oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency | | 10. | drive - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage mediumCD drive - a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system CD-ROM drive - a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played' device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" 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 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; "access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | | 11. |  drive - a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation | | 12. | drive - (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)lawn tennis, 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 return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" forehand drive - (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) | | Verb | 1. | drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal control, operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" test drive - test a vehicle by driving it; "I want to test drive the new Porsche" drive - move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner" tool - drive; "The convertible tooled down the street" drive - work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" ride, drive - have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" | | 2. | drive - travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" | | 3. | drive - cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" pull - steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over" | | 4. | drive - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"drive - compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs" thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward" drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion" drive in, screw - cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts" | | 5. | drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"ram, drive, force - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" drive - compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs" coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" | | 6. | drive - cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"drive - cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field" push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" | | 7. | drive - compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"ram, drive, force - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" make - compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat" drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion" | | 8. | drive - push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" | | 9. | drive - cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"drive - strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" | | 10. |  drive - 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"push, bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" struggle, fight - make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" | | 11. | drive - move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"mean, intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" | | 12. | drive - have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" | | 13. | drive - work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" | | 14. | drive - move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" pull - move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right" | | 15. | drive - urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" mush - drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled) | | 16. | drive - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal motor, drive - travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" drive - cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage" | | 17. | drive - strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball"golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" drive - hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball" drive - cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field" | | 18. | drive - hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" drive - strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball" | | 19. | drive - excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"hollow, excavate, dig - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside" | | 20. | drive - 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"power - supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines" | | 21. | drive - hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"drive - hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game" hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" | | 22. | drive - hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"drive - hunting: search for game; "drive the forest" hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
drive verb 6. force, press, prompt, spur, compel, motivate, oblige, railroad ( informal) prod, constrain, prick, coerce, goad, impel, dragoon, actuate drive at something ( Informal) mean, suggest, intend, refer to, imply, intimate, get at, hint at, have in mind, allude to, insinuate  Translations drive [draɪv] [ pt drove, pp driven] n → paseo (en coche) (= journey); viaje m (en coche) (also: driveway) → entrada (= street); calle (= energy); energía, vigor m; (COMPUT) (also: disk drive) → disc drive m front-/rear-wheel drive → tracción f delantera/trasera; to drive sb mad → volverle loco a algn; to drive sb to (do) sth → empujar a algn a (hacer) algo; he drives a Mercedes → tiene un Mercedes; to drive at 50 km an hour → ir a 50km por hora
 drive [draɪv] [ drove , pt , driven , pp ] [drəuv, ˈdrɪvn] n → promenade f or trajet m en voiture; (Sport) → drive m; drive out vt (= force out) → chasser
 drive [draɪv] [ drove , pt , driven , pp ] n → Fahrt f; (Sport) → Treibschlag m; ( Comput) (also: disk drive) → Laufwerk ntleft-/right-hand drive → Links-/Rechtssteuerung f; to drive sth into sth ( nail, stake etc) → etw in etw schlagen acc; ( incite, encourage) (also: drive on) → antreiben; to drive at 50 km an hour → mit (einer Geschwindigkeit von) 50 Stundenkilometern fahren;
 drive [draɪv] n → passeggiata or giro in macchina; (SPORT) → drive m inv; ( COMPUT) (also: disk drive) → disk drive m inv; unità f inv a dischi magneticivb [pt drove, pp driven] [drəuv, ˈdrɪvn] left-/right-hand drive ( AUT) → guida a sinistra/destra; to drive sb to (do) sth → spingere qn a (fare) qc; drive at vt fus ( fig) (= intend, mean); mirare a, voler dire
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