drive - 35 definitions |
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| 1. | drive -- the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" |
| synonyms: thrust, driving force |
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| 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" |
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| 3. | campaign -- 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" |
| synonyms: campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort |
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| 4. | driveway -- a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" |
| synonyms: driveway, private road |
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| 5. | drive -- the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" |
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| 6. | drive -- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" |
| synonyms: driving |
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| 7. | drive -- the act of driving a herd of animals overland |
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| 8. | drive -- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car" |
| synonyms: ride |
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| 9. | drive -- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire |
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| 10. | drive -- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium |
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| 11. | drive -- a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" |
| synonyms: parkway |
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| 12. | drive -- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) |
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| 13. | drive -- operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
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| 14. | drive -- travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" |
| synonyms: motor |
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| 15. | drive -- cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage" |
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| 16. | force -- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" |
| synonyms: force, ram |
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| 17. | drive -- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion" |
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| 18. | repel -- cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" |
| synonyms: repel, repulse, force back, push back, beat back |
| antonyms: attract -- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" |
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| 19. | drive -- compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs" |
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| 20. | drive -- push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall" |
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| 21. | drive -- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field" |
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| 22. | tug -- 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" |
| synonyms: tug, labor, labour, push |
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| 23. | drive -- move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" |
| synonyms: get, aim |
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| 24. | drive -- have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" |
| synonyms: ride |
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| 25. | drive -- work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" |
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| 26. | drive -- move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner" |
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| 27. | drive -- urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn" |
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| 28. | drive -- proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" |
| synonyms: take |
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| 29. | drive -- strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball" |
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| 30. | drive -- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball" |
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| 31. | drive -- excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" |
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| 32. | 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" |
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| 33. | drive -- hunting: search for game; "drive the forest" |
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| 34. | drive -- hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game" |
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| 35. | drive, drave -- to urge or propel forward |
| synonyms: drave, driven, drives, redrive, drivable |
| Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language |
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