1. drive - noun
· the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
Synonym(s): thrust, driving_force
Hypernym(s): propulsion, actuation
2. drive - noun
· a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
Hypernym(s): mechanism
3. drive - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort
Hypernym(s): venture
4. drive - noun
· a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"
Synonym(s): driveway, private_road
5. drive - noun
· the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
Hypernym(s): trait
6. drive - noun
· hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
Synonym(s): driving
Hypernym(s): golf_stroke, golf_shot, swing
7. drive - noun
· the act of driving a herd of animals overland
Hypernym(s): transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance
8. drive - noun
· a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
Synonym(s): ride
Hypernym(s): journey, journeying
9. drive - noun
· a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
Hypernym(s): physical_condition, physiological_state, physiological_condition
10. drive - noun
· (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
Hypernym(s): device
11. drive - noun
· a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
Synonym(s): parkway
12. drive - noun
· (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
Hypernym(s): return
13. drive - verb
· operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
14. drive - verb
· travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
Synonym(s): motor
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote, transport, carry
15. drive - verb
· cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
16. drive - verb
· force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
Hypernym(s): thrust
17. drive - verb
· to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
Hypernym(s): coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
18. drive - verb
· cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
Synonym(s): repel, repulse, force_back, push_back, beat_back
19. drive - verb
· compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
Hypernym(s): make
20. drive - verb
· push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
21. drive - verb
· cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"
Hypernym(s): throw
22. drive - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): tug, labor, labour, push
23. drive - verb
· move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
24. drive - verb
· have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
Synonym(s): ride
25. drive - verb
· work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
26. drive - verb
· move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"
Hypernym(s): drive, travel, go, move, locomote
27. drive - verb
· urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"
28. drive - verb
· proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
Synonym(s): take
Hypernym(s): traverse, track, cover, cross, pass_over, get_over, get_across, cut_through, cut_across
29. drive - verb
· strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball"
Hypernym(s): hit
30. drive - verb
· hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball"
Hypernym(s): hit
31. drive - verb
· excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"
Hypernym(s): excavate, dig, hollow
32. drive - verb
· 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"
Hypernym(s): power
33. drive - verb
· (hunting) search for game; "drive the forest"
Hypernym(s): hunt, run, hunt_down, track_down
34. drive - verb
· (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"
Hypernym(s): hunt, run, hunt_down, track_down
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