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verb
simple past tense of drive.
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noun
1.
a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group; herd; flock.
2.
Usually, droves. a large crowd of human beings, especially in motion: They came to Yankee Stadium in droves.
3.
Also called drove chisel. Masonry. a chisel, from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) broad at the edge, for dressing stones to an approximately true surface.
) verb (used with object)
1.
to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
2.
to cause and guide the movement of (a vehicle, an animal, etc.): to drive a car; to drive a mule.
3.
to convey in a vehicle: She drove them to the station.
4.
to force to work or act: He drove the workers until they collapsed.
5.
EXPANDto impel; constrain; urge; compel.
6.
to carry (business, an agreement, etc.) vigorously through: He drove a hard bargain.
7.
to keep (machinery) going.
8.
Baseball.
a.
to cause the advance of (a base runner) by a base hit or sacrifice fly: He drove him home with a scratch single.
b.
to cause (a run) to be scored by a base hit or sacrifice fly: He drove in two runs.
9.
Golf. to hit (a golf ball), especially from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron: She drove the ball within ten feet of the pin.
10.
Sports.
a.
to hit or propel (a ball, puck, shuttlecock, etc.) very hard.
b.
to kick (a ball) with much force.
11.
Hunting.
a.
to chase (game).
b.
to search (a district) for game.
12.
to float (logs) down a river or stream.
13.
COLLAPSE(in mining, construction, etc.) to excavate (a mine or tunnel heading).
verb (used without object)
14.
to cause and guide the movement of a vehicle or animal, especially to operate an automobile.
15.
to go or travel in a driven vehicle: He drives to work with me.
16.
Golf. to hit a golf ball, especially from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron: He drove long and straight throughout the match.
17.
to strive vigorously toward a goal or objective; to work, play, or try wholeheartedly and with determination.
18.
EXPANDto go along before an impelling force; be impelled: The ship drove before the wind.
19.
COLLAPSEto rush or dash violently.
noun
20.
the act of driving.
21.
a trip in a vehicle, especially a short pleasure trip: a Sunday drive in the country.
22.
an impelling along, as of game, cattle, or floating logs, in a particular direction.
23.
the animals, logs, etc., thus driven.
24.
EXPANDPsychology. an inner urge that stimulates activity or inhibition; a basic or instinctive need: the hunger drive; sex drive.
25.
a vigorous onset or onward course toward a goal or objective: the drive toward the goal line.
26.
a strong military offensive.
27.
a united effort to accomplish some specific purpose, especially to raise money, as for a charity.
28.
energy and initiative: a person with great drive.
29.
vigorous pressure or effort, as in business.
30.
a road for vehicles, especially a scenic one, as in or along a park, or a short one, as an approach to a house.
31.
Machinery. a driving mechanism, as of an automobile: gear drive; chain drive.
32.
Automotive. the point or points of power application to the roadway: front-wheel drive; four-wheel drive.
33.
Sports.
a.
an act or instance of driving a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like.
b.
the flight of such a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like, that has been driven with much force.
34.
Golf. a shot, especially with a driver or driving iron from the tee, that is intended to carry a great distance.
35.
a hunt in which game is driven toward stationary hunters.
36.
COLLAPSEElectronics. excitation (def. 5).
adjective
Verb phrase37.
noting or pertaining to a part of a machine or vehicle used for its propulsion.
38.
Idiomdrive at, to attempt or intend to convey; allude to; suggest: What are you driving at?
39.
let drive, to aim a blow or missile at; attack: He let drive at his pursuers.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English drīven, Old English drīfan; cognate with Dutch drijven, Old Norse drīfa, Gothic dreiban, German treiben
before 900; Middle English drīven, Old English drīfan; cognate with Dutch drijven, Old Norse drīfa, Gothic dreiban, German treiben
Related forms
driv·a·ble, drive·a·ble, adjective
non·driv·a·ble, adjective
non·drive·a·ble, adjective
pre·drive, verb, -drove, -driv·en, -driv·ing.
re·drive, verb, -drove, -driv·en, -driv·ing.
EXPANDun·driv·a·ble, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. push, force. 2, 15. Drive, ride are used interchangeably to mean traveling in an automobile or, formerly, in a horse-drawn vehicle. These two words are not synonyms in other connections. To drive is to maneuver, guide, or steer the progress of a vehicle, animal, etc.: to drive a bus, a horse. To ride is to be carried about by an animal or be carried as a passenger in a vehicle: to ride a horse, a train, a bus. 28. push; ambition, motivation.
1. push, force. 2, 15. Drive, ride are used interchangeably to mean traveling in an automobile or, formerly, in a horse-drawn vehicle. These two words are not synonyms in other connections. To drive is to maneuver, guide, or steer the progress of a vehicle, animal, etc.: to drive a bus, a horse. To ride is to be carried about by an animal or be carried as a passenger in a vehicle: to ride a horse, a train, a bus. 28. push; ambition, motivation.
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Word Origin & History
drive
O.E. drifan (class I strong verb; past tense draf, pp. drifen), from P.Gmc. *dribanan (cf. O.N. drifa, Goth. dreiban), not found outside Germanic. Original sense of "pushing from behind," altered in Modern English by application to automobiles. Golfing sense of "forcible blow" is from 1836. Meaning "organized
EXPANDeffort to raise money" is 1889, Amer.Eng. The noun, in the computing sense, first attested 1963. Related: Driving. Drive-in (adj.) first recorded 1930, of restaurants, banks, movies, etc. Drive-through first attested 1949, in an advertisement for the Beer Vault Drive-Thru in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you are." ["Repo Man"]
drove
O.E. draf "beasts driven in a body," originally "act of driving," from drifan "to drive."
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drive (drīv)
n.
A strong motivating tendency or instinct, especially of sexual or aggressive origin, that prompts activity toward a particular end.
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