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drive - a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car" |
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ride |
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journey,
journeying the act of traveling from one place to another
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lift the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
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joyride a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars"
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spin a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"
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drive - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium |
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device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
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computer science,
computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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cd drive a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system
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cd-rom drive a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played'
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disc drive,
disk drive,
hard drive,
winchester drive computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
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external drive a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable
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internal drive a drive mounted inside of a computer
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ram disk (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors; "access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off"
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arbor,
mandrel,
mandril,
spindle a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
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drive - (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) |
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return a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
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lawn tennis,
tennis a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
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squash,
squash rackets,
squash racquets a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
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forehand drive (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
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backhand drive a hard straight return made on the backhand side
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drive - a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" |
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parkway |
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road,
route a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"
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drive - the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" |
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trait a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
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action something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
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enterprise,
enterprisingness,
go-ahead,
initiative a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"
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ambition,
ambitiousness a strong drive for success
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energy,
get-up-and-go,
push an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"
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aggressiveness a natural disposition to be hostile
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drive - a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire |
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physical condition,
physiological condition,
physiological state the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
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hunger,
hungriness strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"
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thirst,
thirstiness a physiological need to drink
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sex drive a physiological need for sexual activity; "testosterone is responsible for the male sex drive"
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hypoxia oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency
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drive - the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" |
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thrust |
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actuation,
propulsion the act of propelling
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firewall (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust; "he moved the throttle to the firewall"
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impetus,
impulse,
impulsion the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"
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drive - hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" |
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driving |
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golf shot,
golf stroke,
swing the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
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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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mechanism the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"
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fusee,
fusee drive a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
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drive - the act of driving a herd of animals overland |
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conveyance,
transfer,
transferral,
transport,
transportation act of transferring property title from one person to another
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cattle drive driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers)
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| Verb |
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drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
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ride move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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control,
operate verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"
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driving the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
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coach teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew"
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test drive test a vehicle by driving it; "I want to test drive the new Porsche"
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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tool work with a tool
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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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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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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drive out,
force out,
rouse,
rout out emit or cause to move with force of effort; "force out the air"; "force out the splinter"
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chase away,
dispel,
drive away,
drive off,
drive out,
run off,
turn back force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
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chase away,
dispel,
drive away,
drive off,
drive out,
run off,
turn back force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
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chase away,
dispel,
drive away,
drive off,
drive out,
run off,
turn back force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
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drive,
take move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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pull strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
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chauffeur,
drive around drive someone in a vehicle
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drive - travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" |
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motor |
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ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
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go,
locomote,
move,
travel be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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driving the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
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drive - strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball" |
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hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
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golf,
golf game a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
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drive - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" |
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take |
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cover,
cross,
cut across,
cut through,
get across,
get over,
pass over,
track,
traverse clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"
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driving the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
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drive - move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner" |
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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go,
locomote,
move,
travel be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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pull strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
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drive - work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" |
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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do work,
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
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drive - have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" |
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ride |
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drive - cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field" |
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throw throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"
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drive - push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall" |
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impel,
propel urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
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drive - move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" |
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get,
aim |
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intend,
mean have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
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drive - hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball" |
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hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
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athletics,
sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
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drive - compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs" |
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make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
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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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coerce,
force,
hale,
pressure,
squeeze to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
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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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power supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines"
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drive - excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" |
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dig,
excavate,
hollow turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
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excavation,
mining the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
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drive - hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game" |
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hunt,
hunt down,
run,
track down pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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drive - hunting: search for game; "drive the forest" |
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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hunt,
hunt down,
run,
track down pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
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drive - urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn" |
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force,
push impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
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mush drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled)
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