Definitions For Drive
noun
- The act of applying force to propel something
- A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- The act of driving a herd of animals overland
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- A wide scenic road planted with trees
- A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- A road leading up to a private house
- The trait of being highly motivated
- A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- A journey in a car
- A hard area or small road outside of a house where cars can be parked
- An effort made by a group of people to achieve a goal, to collect money, etc.
verb
- Move into a desired direction of discourse
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- (hunting) search for game
- Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- Excavate horizontally
- Hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- Strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- Cause to move back by force or influence
- Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- Push, propel, or press with force
- Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
- Travel or be transported in a vehicle
- Proceed along in a vehicle
- Operate or control a vehicle
- Urge forward
- Cause someone or something to move by driving
- Move by being propelled by a force
- Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- Work as a driver
- To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- Have certain properties when driven
- To direct the movement of (a car, truck, bus, etc.)
- To move in a specified manner or direction
- To travel in a car
Examples of Drive in a Sentence
- He drove the car down a bumpy road.
- Do you want to drive or should I?
- He is learning to drive.
- It's a two-hour drive to the beach.
- Her house is an hour's drive east of Los Angeles.
- We took a pleasant drive in the country.
noun
- The act of applying force to propel something
- A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- The act of driving a herd of animals overland
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- A wide scenic road planted with trees
- A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- A road leading up to a private house
- The trait of being highly motivated
- A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- A journey in a car
- A hard area or small road outside of a house where cars can be parked
- An effort made by a group of people to achieve a goal, to collect money, etc.
verb
- Move into a desired direction of discourse
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- (hunting) search for game
- Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- Excavate horizontally
- Hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- Strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- Cause to move back by force or influence
- Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- Push, propel, or press with force
- Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
- Travel or be transported in a vehicle
- Proceed along in a vehicle
- Operate or control a vehicle
- Urge forward
- Cause someone or something to move by driving
- Move by being propelled by a force
- Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- Work as a driver
- To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- Have certain properties when driven
- To direct the movement of (a car, truck, bus, etc.)
- To move in a specified manner or direction
- To travel in a car
- He drove the car down a bumpy road.
- Do you want to drive or should I?
- He is learning to drive.
- It's a two-hour drive to the beach.
- Her house is an hour's drive east of Los Angeles.
- We took a pleasant drive in the country.