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noun : DRIVE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" ;
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2. (
) 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. (
) 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" ;
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4. (
) a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" ;
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5. (
) the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" ;
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7. (
) the act of driving a herd of animals overland ;
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9. (
) a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire ;
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10. (
) (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium ;
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12. (
) (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) ;
verb : DRIVE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" ;
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3. (
) 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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5. (
) 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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6. (
) cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" ;
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7. (
) compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs" ;
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8. (
) push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall" ;
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9. (
) cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field" ;
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13. (
) work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" ;
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14. (
) move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner" ;
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15. (
) urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn" ;
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17. (
) strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball" ;
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18. (
) hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball" ;
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19. (
) excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" ;
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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" ;
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21. (
) (hunting) search for game; "drive the forest" ;
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22. (
) (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game" ;
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