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drive > 34 senses
NOUN	1	drive, thrust, driving force	The act of applying force to propel something
	2	drive	A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
	3	drive, campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort	A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	4	drive, driveway, private road	A road leading up to a private house
	5	drive	The trait of being highly motivated
	6	drive, driving	Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
	7	drive	The act of driving a herd of animals overland
	8	drive, ride	A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else
	9	drive	A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
	10	drive	(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
	11	drive, parkway	A wide scenic road planted with trees
	12	drive	(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
VERB	1	drive	Operate or control a vehicle
	2	drive, motor	Travel or be transported in a vehicle
	3	drive	Cause someone or something to move by driving
	4	drive, force, ram	Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
	5	drive	To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
	6	drive, repel, repulse, force back, push back, beat back	Cause to move back by force or influence
	7	drive	Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
	8	drive	Push, propel, or press with force
	9	drive	Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
	10	drive, tug, labor, labour, push	Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
	11	drive, get, aim	Move into a desired direction of discourse
	12	drive, ride	Have certain properties when driven
	13	drive	Work as a driver
	14	drive	Move by being propelled by a force
	15	drive	Urge forward
	16	drive, take	Proceed along in a vehicle
	17	drive	Strike with a driver, as in teeing off
	18	drive	Hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically
	19	drive	Excavate horizontally
	20	drive	Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
	21	drive	Hunting: search for game
	22	drive	Hunting: chase from cover into more open ground

drive > pronunciation
Sounds	dray'v
Rhymes	alive, archive, arrive, and 20 more rhymes in ayv at the HyperDic website...

drive > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of applying force to propel something.
Examples	"after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
Synonyms	thrust, driving force
Narrower	firewall; impulse, impulsion, impetus
Broader	propulsion, actuation
Verbs	drive

drive > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine.
Examples	"a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
Narrower	fusee drive, fusee
Broader	mechanism
Verbs	drive

drive > noun 3, act
Meaning	A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.
Examples	"the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
Synonyms	campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort
Narrower	advertising campaign, ad campaign, ad blitz; anti-war movement; consumerism; campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign; ecumenical movement; fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort; feminist movement, feminism, women's liberation movement, women's lib; gay liberation movement, gay lib; lost cause; reform; war; youth movement, youth crusade
Broader	venture
Verbs	drive; drive; drive; drive; drive

drive > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	A road leading up to a private house.
Examples	"they parked in the driveway"
Synonyms	driveway, private road
Parts	turnaround
Broader	road, route
Verbs	drive; drive; drive; drive; drive; drive

drive > noun 5, attribute
Meaning	The trait of being highly motivated.
Examples	"his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
Narrower	action; enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead; ambition, ambitiousness; energy, push, get-up-and-go; aggressiveness
Broader	trait

drive > noun 6, act
Meaning	Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver.
Examples	"he sliced his drive out of bounds"
Synonyms	driving
Broader	golf stroke, golf shot, swing
Verbs	drive; drive; drive

drive > noun 7, act
Meaning	The act of driving a herd of animals overland.
Narrower	cattle drive
Broader	transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance

drive > noun 8, act
Meaning	A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else.
Examples	"he took the family for a drive in his new car"
Synonyms	ride
Narrower	lift; joyride; spin
Broader	journey, journeying
Verbs	drive; drive; drive; drive; drive; drive; drive

drive > noun 9, state
Meaning	A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire.
Narrower	hunger, hungriness; thirst; sex drive; hypoxia
Broader	physiological state, physiological condition
Verbs	drive

drive > noun 10, artifact
Meaning	(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium.
Category	computer science, computing
Parts	spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor
Narrower	CD drive; CD-ROM drive; disk drive, disc drive, hard drive, Winchester drive; external drive; internal drive; RAM disk
Broader	device

drive > noun 11, artifact
Meaning	A wide scenic road planted with trees.
Examples	"the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
Synonyms	parkway
Broader	road, route
Verbs	drive; drive; drive; drive; drive; drive; drive

drive > noun 12, act
Meaning	(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash).
Category	squash, squash racquets, squash rackets; tennis, lawn tennis
Narrower	forehand drive; backhand drive
Broader	return
Verbs	drive; drive; drive

drive > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Operate or control a vehicle.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They drive the car down the avenue
Examples	"drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
Category	driving
Narrower	coach; test drive; drive; tool
Broader	operate, control
Similar to	drive, take; drive; drive, ride
Nouns	drive; driving; drive; driver; drive

drive > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Travel or be transported in a vehicle.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Model	They drive up the hill
Synonyms	motor
Category	driving
Entails	ride
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote
Similar to	drive, take
Nouns	drive; drive; drive

drive > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Cause someone or something to move by driving.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Narrower	pull; drive around, chauffeur
Broader	move, displace
Similar to	drive, take
See also	drive out; drive out, drive away, drive off
Nouns	drive; driver; drive

drive > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"He drives me mad"
Synonyms	force, ram
Narrower	toe, toenail
Broader	thrust
Similar to	drive; drive
See also	drive in
Nouns	drive

drive > verb 5, social
Meaning	To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	They drive him to write the letter
Examples	"She is driven by her passion"
Broader	coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
Similar to	force, drive, ram; drive
Nouns	drive

drive > verb 6, contact
Meaning	Cause to move back by force or influence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	repel, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
Broader	push, force
Contrary	attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
Similar to	drive
Nouns	drive; drive

drive > verb 7, creation
Meaning	Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Broader	make
Similar to	force, drive, ram; drive
Nouns	drive

drive > verb 8, contact
Meaning	Push, propel, or press with force.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	The horses drive across the field
Examples	"Drive a nail into the wall"
Broader	propel, impel
Nouns	drive; driving; drive; driver

drive > verb 9, contact
Meaning	Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"drive the ball far out into the field"
Broader	throw
Similar to	drive; repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
Nouns	drive; drive

drive > verb 10, social
Meaning	Strive and make an effort to reach a goal.
Pattern	Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Synonyms	tug, labor, labour, push
Narrower	strive, reach, strain
Broader	fight, struggle
Similar to	push, bear on
Nouns	drive

drive > verb 11, communication
Meaning	Move into a desired direction of discourse.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	get, aim
Broader	mean, intend
Nouns	drive; drift; drift

drive > verb 12, stative
Meaning	Have certain properties when driven.
Pattern	Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Model	These cars won't drive
Examples	"My new truck drives well"
Synonyms	ride
Similar to	drive; ride
Nouns	drive; drive; drive

drive > verb 13, social
Meaning	Work as a driver.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples	"He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
Broader	work, do work
Similar to	drive
Nouns	drive; drive; driver; drive

drive > verb 14, motion
Meaning	Move by being propelled by a force.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Narrower	pull
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote; drive
Nouns	drive; drive; drive

drive > verb 15, motion
Meaning	Urge forward.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"drive the cows into the barn"
Narrower	mush
Broader	push, force

drive > verb 16, motion
Meaning	Proceed along in a vehicle.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"We drive the turnpike to work"
Synonyms	take
Category	driving
Broader	traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
Similar to	drive, motor; drive; drive
Nouns	drive; drive; drive

drive > verb 17, contact
Meaning	Strike with a driver, as in teeing off.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"drive a golfball"
Category	golf, golf game
Broader	hit
Similar to	drive; drive
Nouns	drive, driving; driver; driver

drive > verb 18, contact
Meaning	Hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"drive a ball"
Category	cricket
Broader	hit
Similar to	drive
Nouns	drive

drive > verb 19, contact
Meaning	Excavate horizontally.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"drive a tunnel"
Category	mining, excavation
Broader	excavate, dig, hollow
Nouns	drift

drive > verb 20, consumption
Meaning	Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer"
Broader	power
Nouns	driver; drive

drive > verb 21, competition
Meaning	Hunting: search for game.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"drive the forest"
Broader	hunt, run, hunt down, track down
Similar to	drive

drive > verb 22, competition
Meaning	Hunting: chase from cover into more open ground.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"drive the game"
Broader	hunt, run, hunt down, track down
Similar to	drive