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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Drive \Drive\ (dr[imac]v), v. t. [imp. Drove (dr[=o]v),
formerly Drave (dr[=a]v); p. p. Driven (dr[i^]v'n); p.
pr. & vb. n. Driving.] [AS. dr[imac]fan; akin to OS.
dr[imac]ban, D. drijven, OHG. tr[imac]ban, G. treiben, Icel.
dr[imac]fa, Goth. dreiban. Cf. Drift, Drove.]
1. 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.
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A storm came on and drove them into Pylos. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
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Shield pressed on shield, and man drove man along.
--Pope.
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Go drive the deer and drag the finny prey. --Pope.
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2. 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.
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How . . . proud he was to drive such a brother!
--Thackeray.
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3. 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. " Enough to
drive one mad." --Tennyson.
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He, driven to dismount, threatened, if I did not do
the like, to do as much for my horse as fortune had
done for his. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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4. To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
[Now used only colloquially.] --Bacon.
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The trade of life can not be driven without
partners. --Collier.
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5. To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
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To drive the country, force the swains away.
--Dryden.
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6. (Mining) To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery
or tunnel. --Tomlinson.
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7. To pass away; -- said of time. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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8. Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to
propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible
throw.
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9. to operate (a vehicle) while it is on motion, by
manipulating the controls, such as the steering,
propulsion, and braking mechanisms.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Drive \Drive\, n.
1. In various games, as tennis, cricket, etc., the act of
player who drives the ball; the stroke or blow; the flight
of the ball, etc., so driven.
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2. (Golf) A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made
with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a
stroke.
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Note: Drive, in all its senses, implies forcible or violent
action. It is the reverse of to lead. To drive a body
is to move it by applying a force behind; to lead is to
cause to move by applying the force before, or in
front. It takes a variety of meanings, according to the
objects by which it is followed; as, to drive an
engine, to direct and regulate its motions; to drive
logs, to keep them in the current of a river and direct
them in their course; to drive feathers or down, to
place them in a machine, which, by a current of air,
drives off the lightest to one end, and collects them
by themselves. "My thrice-driven bed of down." --Shak.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Drive \Drive\, v. i.
1. To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.
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Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails.
--Dryden.
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Under cover of the night and a driving tempest.
--Prescott.
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Time driveth onward fast,
And in a little while our lips are dumb. --Tennyson.
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2. To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any
physical force or agent; to be driven.
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The hull drives on, though mast and sail be torn.
--Byron.
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The chaise drives to Mr. Draper's chambers.
--Thackeray.
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3. 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.
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4. To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an
effort; to strive; -- usually with at.
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Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular
interest he drove at. --South.
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5. To distrain for rent. [Obs.]
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6. (Golf) To make a drive, or stroke from the tee.
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7. to go from one place to another in a vehicle, serving as
the operator of the vehicle; to drive[9] a vehicle from
one location to another. He drove from New York to Boston
in four hours.
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To let drive, to aim a blow; to strike with force; to
attack. "Four rogues in buckram let drive at me." --Shak.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Drive \Drive\ (dr[imac]v), p. p.
Driven. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Drive \Drive\ (dr[imac]v), n.
1. The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage,
as for exercise or pleasure; -- distinguished from a ride
taken on horseback.
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2. A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared
for driving.
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3. Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a
forced or hurried dispatch of business.
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The Murdstonian drive in business. --M. Arnold.
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4. In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix,
formed by a punch drift.
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5. A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to
be floated down a river. [Colloq.]

Syn: See Ride.
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6. a private road; a driveway.
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7. a strong psychological motivation to perform some
activity.
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8. (Computers) a device for reading or writing data from or
to a data storage medium, as a disk drive, a {tape
drive}, a CD drive, etc.
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9. an organized effort by a group to accomplish a goal within
a limited period of time; as, a fund-raising drive.
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10. a physiological function of an organism motivating it to
perform specific behaviors; as, the sex drive.
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11. (Football) the period during which one team sustains
movement of the ball toward the opponent's goal without
losing possession of the ball; as, a long drive
downfield.
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12. an act of driving a vehicle, especially an automobile;
the journey undertaken by driving an automobile; as, to
go for a drive in the country.
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13. the mechanism which causes the moving parts of a machine
to move; as, a belt drive.
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14. the way in which the propulsive force of a vehicle is
transmitted to the road; as, a car with four-wheel drive,
front-wheel drive, etc.
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WordNet Drive
n 1: the act of applying force to propel something; "after
reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
[syn: thrust, driving force]
2: a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a
machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation
through a range of speeds"
3: 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" [syn: campaign,
cause, crusade, movement, effort]
4: a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the
driveway" [syn: driveway, private road]
5: the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy
exhausted his co-workers"
6: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced
his drive out of bounds" [syn: driving]
7: the act of driving a herd of animals overland
8: a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the
family for a drive in his new car" [syn: ride]
9: a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or
desire
10: (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads
data from a storage medium
11: a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive
offers many exciting scenic views" [syn: parkway]
12: (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
v 1: operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you
drive this four-wheel truck?"
2: travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the
university every morning"; "They motored to London for the
theater" [syn: motor]
3: cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me
to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
4: force into or from an action or state, either physically or
metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He
drives me mad" [syn: force, ram]
5: to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive
pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her
passion"
6: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy";
"push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
[syn: repel, repulse, force back, push back, {beat
back}] [ant: attract]
7: compel somebody to do something, often against his own will
or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
8: push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the
wall"
9: cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;
"drive the ball far out into the field"
10: 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" [syn: tug, labor, labour, push]
11: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you
driving at?" [syn: get, aim]
12: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides
smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: ride]
13: work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for
the taxi company in Newark"
14: move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around
the corner"
15: urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"
16: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
[syn: take]
17: strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golfball"
18: hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or
less vertically; "drive a ball"
19: excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"
20: 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"
21: hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"
22: hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the
game"
[also: drove, driven]

Moby Dictionary
Autobahn , Sunday drive , US highway , acceleration , activity ,
actuate , advance , advance against , advance upon , adventuresomeness ,
adventurousness , aggravated assault , aggression , aggressiveness ,
airing , alley , alleyway , allude to , ambition , ambitiousness ,
amperage , amphibious attack , angle , animate , appeal , appliance ,
approach , ardor , armed assault , armipotence , army , arterial ,
arterial highway , arterial street , artery , assailing , assailment ,
assault , attack , authority , auto , automatic response , autoroute ,
autostrada , avenue , bait the hook , bang , banzai attack , barnstorm ,
be responsible for , bear , bear down upon , bear off , bear upon ,
beat , beef , belt highway , beset , bicycle , bike , bind , bite ,
bitingness , black power , blind alley , blind impulse , blitz ,
blitzkrieg , bob , boost , bore , boulevard , bowl , brain wave ,
brainstorm , breakthrough , brute force , buck , bull , bulldoze , bump ,
bump against , bunch , bunt , burden , burrow , burst , bus , bustle ,
busy , butt , butt against , bypass , byway , cage , camino real ,
campaign , carriageway , carry on , carry out , carry through ,
catch a train , cause , cause to , causeway , causey , charge ,
charioteer , charisma , chase , chauffeur , chaussee , circumferential ,
clam , close , clout , coerce , cogence , cogency , colony , commitment ,
compel , compulsion , concupiscence , conduct , constrain , constraint ,
control , convenience , copilot , corduroy road , corral ,
counterattack , counteroffensive , county road , coup de main , course ,
court , cram , crescent , crippling attack , crowd , crusade ,
cul-de-sac , curiosity , cuttingness , cycle , dap , dash , dead set at ,
dead-end street , deal with , delve , demand , descent on ,
desideration , desire , determination , dib , dibble , dig , dig out ,
dike , dint , direct , dirt road , dive , diversion ,
diversionary attack , dog , dredge , drift , drift off course , drill ,
drive at , drive on , driveway , driving force , drove , duress ,
dynamism , eagerness , effect , effectiveness , effectuality , effort ,
egg , elbow , energy , enforce , engine , enginery , enterprise ,
enterprisingness , enthusiasm , entrain , excavate , excursion , exhort ,
exigency , expedition , expressway , facility , fag , faith , falcon ,
fall down , fancy , fantasy , fetch away , fire , fish , fixture , flank ,
flank attack , flash , fleeting impulse , flock , flower power , flurry ,
flush , flutter , fly , fly-fish , follow the hounds , force ,
force majeure , forcefulness , forge ahead , forward , fowl , freeway ,
frontal attack , full blast , full force , furrow , gam , gang , gas ,
gas attack , get at , get-up-and-get , get-up-and-go , getaway , getup ,
gig , ginger , give an impetus , give momentum , go , go ahead ,
go all out , go by rail , go fishing , go hunting , go-ahead ,
go-getting , go-to-itiveness , goad , gouge , gouge out , grave ,
gravel road , great cause , grig , grip , groove , grub , guddle , guide ,
gumption , gun , gut response , guts , hammer , handle , haste , have ,
have in mind , hawk , head-on attack , helter-skelter , herd ,
high-pressure , highroad , highway , highways and byways , hint at ,
hold , hold the reins , holy war , hope , horme , host , hound , hunt ,
hunt down , hurry , hurry-scurry , hurtle , hustle , impel , impellent ,
impelling force , impetus , imply , impressiveness , impulse ,
impulsion , incentive , incisiveness , incite , incitement , indicate ,
induce , industry , infatuate , infiltrate , infiltration , influence ,
initiative , inspiration , instigate , instinct ,
intellectual curiosity , intend , interest , interstate highway ,
intimate , involuntary impulse , irresistible force , issue , jab ,
jack , jacklight , jam , jig , jihad , jog , joggle , jolt , jostle ,
journey , joyride , keenness , keep busy , kennel , kick , lane , lash ,
launch an attack , libido , lifework , lift , lightning attack ,
lightning war , litter , local road , lower , lunge , lust for learning ,
machine , machinery , main drag , main force , main road ,
main strength , make , make a train , make go , make leeway ,
make things hum , mana , manage , maneuver , manipulate , march against ,
march upon , mass attack , mass movement , mean , mechanical aid ,
mechanical device , mechanism , megadeath , mews , might ,
might and main , mightiness , mind , mine , mobilize , moil , moment ,
momentum , mordancy , motivate , Paul Kinlan

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