drive
24 ENTRIES FOUND:
- drive (verb)
- drive (noun)
- drive–by (adjective)
- drive–in (noun)
- driven
- driven (adjective)
- drive–through (noun)
- drive–up (adjective)
- drive time (noun)
- all–wheel drive (noun)
- disk drive (noun)
- four–wheel drive (noun)
- front–wheel drive (noun)
- hard drive (noun)
- line drive (noun)
- rear–wheel drive (noun)
- self–drive (adjective)
- test drive (noun)
- bargain (noun)
- hard (adjective)
- home (adverb)
- mad (adjective)
- wall (noun)
- wedge (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRIVE
1
a
:
to direct the movement of (a car, truck, bus, etc.)
[+ object]
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He drove the car down a bumpy road.
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She drives a taxi. [=her job is driving a taxi]
[no object]
-
Do you want to drive or should I?
-
He is learning to drive.
b
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
of a car, truck, etc.
:
to move in a specified manner or direction
-
The car stopped and then drove off.
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A car drove by us slowly.
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The bus slowly drove away.
c
:
to travel in a car
[no object]
-
We drove all night and arrived at dawn.
-
Are you driving or flying to Canada? [=will you travel to Canada by car or airplane?]
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We drove (for) eight hours yesterday.
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We drove 160 miles to get here.
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I drive on/along this route every day.
[+ object]
-
I drive this route every day.
d
[+ object]
:
to take (someone or something) to a place in a car, truck, etc.
-
I drove her to the train station this morning.
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I had to drive myself to the hospital.
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Her mom drove us home.
e
[+ object]
:
to own and use (a vehicle of a specified kind)
-
He drives a pickup/motorcycle.
-
She drives a Ford.
2
[+ object]
:
to move (people or animals) to or from a place by using force
-
Cowboys drove the herds across the prairie.
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They drove the invaders back across the border.
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Thousands of people have been driven from their homes. [=have been forced to leave their homes]
3
[+ object]
:
to push (something) with force
— often + into
-
drive a nail with a hammer
-
He drove a nail into the wall.
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She drove the sword into her enemy's side.
4
[+ object]
:
to make (a machine or vehicle) work or move
:
to provide power for (something)
— often used figuratively
-
Electricity drives the machinery.
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a steam-driven turbine [=a turbine that gets its power from steam]
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What drives the economy?
-
a market-driven industry
5
[+ object]
a
:
to cause (someone) to behave in a particular way
-
They were driven [=motivated] by hunger to steal.
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Poverty drove them to a life of crime.
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Ambition drove her to succeed.
b
:
to force (someone) to work very hard
-
The sergeant drove the recruits.
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The team was driven hard by the coach.
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He's been driving himself too hard. [=he's been working too hard]
6
[+ object]
:
to bring (someone) into a particular condition
-
That noise is driving me insane/crazy.
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The new store drove him out of business. [=caused him to go out of business]
-
Her perfume drives me wild. [=gets me sexually excited]
7
[+ object]
:
to cause (a price, number, etc.) to increase or decrease
— + up or down
-
The government report drove stock prices up.
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An increase in investments is driving down interest rates.
8
[no object]
sports
:
to move toward or through something with a lot of force or speed
-
He took a pass and drove to/toward the basket/net.
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The running back drove through the line of scrimmage.
9
[+ object]
sports
:
to hit or kick (a ball or puck) with a lot of force or speed
—
see also driving range
-
She drove the (golf) ball down the fairway.
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He drove the puck into the net.
10
[no object]
of rain, wind, etc.
:
to fall or blow with great force
—
see also driving
-
The rain drove against the windows.
drive a hard bargain
drive at
[phrasal verb]
drive at (something)
:
to attempt to say or do (something)
— usually used as (be) driving at
-
I have no idea what he was driving at.
-
I think I see what you're driving at.
drive away
[phrasal verb]
drive (someone) away
or
drive away (someone)
:
to cause or force (someone) to leave especially by making a situation unpleasant or unattractive
-
The store's high prices are driving away customers.
drive a wedge between
drive in
[phrasal verb]
drive (someone or something) in
or
drive in (someone or something)
baseball
:
to cause (a run or runner) to score
-
He drove in another run.
-
The hit drove him in for a 5–4 lead.
drive off
[phrasal verb]
drive (someone or something) off
or
drive off (someone or something)
:
to cause or force (someone or something) to leave
-
They drove off the invaders.
drive out
[phrasal verb]
drive (someone or something) out
or
drive out (someone or something)
:
to cause or force (someone or something) to leave
-
They drove out the invaders.
-
The family was driven out of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices.
drive (someone) up a/the wall
drive your point home
2
drive
/ˈdraɪv/
noun
plural
drives
2
drive
/ˈdraɪv/
noun
plural
drives
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRIVE
1
[count]
:
a journey in a car
—
see also test drive
-
It's a two-hour drive to the beach.
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Her house is an hour's drive east of Los Angeles.
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We took a pleasant drive in the country.
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Would you like to go for a drive?
2
[count]
:
a hard area or small road outside of a house where cars can be parked
:
driveway
-
A white car was parked in the drive.
3
— used in the name of some public roads
— abbreviation Dr.
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Morningside Drive
-
They live at 156 Woodland Drive.
4
[count]
:
an effort made by a group of people to achieve a goal, to collect money, etc.
-
a fund-raising drive
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The school holds a canned food drive every winter.
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a membership drive [=an effort to get more people to join a group, club, etc.]
5
:
a strong natural need or desire
[count]
-
The need for food and water are basic drives for all living things.
[noncount]
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Sex drive [=the desire to have sex] generally decreases as you get older.
6
[noncount]
:
a strong desire for success
—
see also driven
-
She is an ambitious young woman, full of drive and determination.
7
[count]
:
a device in a computer that can read information off and copy information onto disks or tape
—
see also disk drive, hard drive
-
Insert the disk into the floppy drive.
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a CD-ROM drive
8
[noncount]
a
:
the way power from an engine controls and directs the movement of a vehicle
—
see also four-wheel drive
-
The car has front-wheel/rear-wheel drive.
b
chiefly US
:
a condition in which the gears of a vehicle are working in a way that allows the vehicle to move forward
-
He put the car in/into drive and pulled onto the street.
9
[count]
a
sports
:
a ball, puck, etc., that is hit very hard
—
see also line drive
-
He hit a hard/long drive down the left-field line.
b
golf
:
a long shot that is hit from a tee
-
She hit her drive into the rough.
10
[count]
:
a long or forceful military attack on an enemy
-
an armored drive into enemy territory
11
[count]
American football
:
a series of plays that move the ball down the field toward the opponent's end zone
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They scored a touchdown following a ten-play drive.
12
[count]
:
an act of leading cattle or sheep over land and keeping them in a group
