What does drive mean?
Definitions for drive
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word drive.
Princeton's WordNet
drive, thrust, driving forcenoun
the act of applying force to propel something
"after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
drivenoun
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
"a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effortnoun
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"
driveway, drive, private roadnoun
a road leading up to a private house
"they parked in the driveway"
drivenoun
the trait of being highly motivated
"his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
drive, drivingnoun
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
"he sliced his drive out of bounds"
drivenoun
the act of driving a herd of animals overland
drive, ridenoun
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
"he took the family for a drive in his new car"
drivenoun
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
drivenoun
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
drive, parkwaynoun
a wide scenic road planted with trees
"the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
driveverb
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
driveverb
operate or control a vehicle
"drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
drive, motorverb
travel or be transported in a vehicle
"We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
driveverb
cause someone or something to move by driving
"She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
force, drive, ramverb
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
"She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
driveverb
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
"She is driven by her passion"
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat backverb
cause to move back by force or influence
"repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
driveverb
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
"She finally drove him to change jobs"
driveverb
push, propel, or press with force
"Drive a nail into the wall"
driveverb
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
"drive the ball far out into the field"
tug, labor, labour, push, driveverb
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"
drive, get, aimverb
move into a desired direction of discourse
"What are you driving at?"
drive, rideverb
have certain properties when driven
"This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
driveverb
work as a driver
"He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
driveverb
move by being propelled by a force
"The car drove around the corner"
driveverb
urge forward
"drive the cows into the barn"
drive, takeverb
proceed along in a vehicle
"We drive the turnpike to work"
driveverb
strike with a driver, as in teeing off
"drive a golf ball"
driveverb
hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
"drive a ball"
driveverb
excavate horizontally
"drive a tunnel"
driveverb
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"
driveverb
hunting: search for game
"drive the forest"
driveverb
hunting: chase from cover into more open ground
"drive the game"
GCIDE
Driveverb
to operate (a vehicle) while it is on motion, by manipulating the controls, such as the steering, propulsion, and braking mechanisms.
Driveverb
to go from one place to another in a vehicle, serving as the operator of the vehicle; to drive a vehicle from one location to another. He drove from New York to Boston in four hours.
Drivenoun
a private road; a driveway.
Drivenoun
a strong psychological motivation to perform some activity.
Drivenoun
(Computers) a device for reading or writing data from or to a data storage medium, as a disk drive, a tape drive, a CD drive, etc.
Drivenoun
an organized effort by a group to accomplish a goal within a limited period of time; as, a fund-raising drive.
Drivenoun
a physiological function of an organism motivating it to perform specific behaviors; as, the sex drive.
Drivenoun
(Football) the period during which one team sustains movement of the ball toward the opponent's goal without losing possession of the ball; as, a long drive downfield.
Drivenoun
an act of driving a vehicle, especially an automobile; the journey undertaken by driving an automobile; as, to go for a drive in the country.
Drivenoun
the mechanism which causes the moving parts of a machine to move; as, a belt drive.
Drivenoun
the way in which the propulsive force of a vehicle is transmitted to the road; as, a car with four-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, etc.
Wiktionary
drivenoun
Self-motivation; ability coupled with ambition.
Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again.
drivenoun
A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.
Napoleon's drive on Moscow was as determined as it was disastrous.
drivenoun
A motor that does not take fuel, but instead depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for subsequent use.
Some old model trains have clockwork drives.
drivenoun
A trip made in a motor vehicle.
It was a long drive.
drivenoun
A driveway.
The mansion had a long, tree-lined drive.
drivenoun
A type of public roadway.
Beverly Hills' most famous street is Rodeo Drive.
drivenoun
Desire or interest.
drivenoun
An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk, as a floppy drive.
drivenoun
A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data, as a hard drive, a flash drive.
driveverb
To herd (animals) in a particular direction.
driveverb
To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
driveverb
To cause animals to flee out of.
The beaters drove the brambles, causing a great rush of rabbits and other creatures.
driveverb
To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
You drive nails into wood with a hammer.
driveverb
To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
The pistons drive the crankshaft.
driveverb
To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
driveverb
To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
What drives a person to run a marathon?
driveverb
To compel (to do something).
Their debts finally drove them to sell the business.
driveverb
To cause to become.
drivenoun
A stroke made with a driver.
drivenoun
A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
drivenoun
A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
drivenoun
A straight level shot or pass.
drivenoun
A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive
driveverb
To hit the ball with a drive.
driveverb
To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
I drive to work every day.
driveverb
To convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
My wife drove me to the airport.
driveverb
To move forcefully
Etymology: drifan, originally meaning was more like "to push". The modern senses can all be seen to derive from this. For example, carts were driven (pushed) or drawn (pulled) long before automobiles were invented.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DRIVEverb
preterite drove, anciently drave; part. pass driven, or drove.
Etymology: dreiban, Gothick; drifan , Saxon; dryven, Dutch.
On helmets, helmets throng,
Shield press’d on shield, and man drove man along. Alexander Pope.Driven from his native land to foreign grounds,
He with a gen’rous rage resents his wounds. John Dryden, Virg.His ignominious flight the victors boast,
Beaux banish beaux, and swordknots swordknots drive. Alexander Pope.Time drives the flocks from field to fold,
When rivers rage and rocks grow cold. William Shakespeare, M. W. of Win.Fate has driven ’em all
Into the net. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.He stood and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations. Heb. iii. 6.
He took off their chariot wheels, that they drove them heavily. Ex. xiv. 25.
There find a herd of heifers, wand’ring o’er
The neighb’ring hill, and drive ’em to the shore. Addison.We come not with design of wasteful prey,
To drive the country, force the swains away. John Dryden, Virg.He driven to dismount, threatned, if I did not the like, to do as much for my horse as fortune had done for his. Philip Sidney.
They did not think that tyranny was thoroughly extinguished, ’till they had driven one of their consuls to depart the city, against whom they found not in the world what to object, saving only that his name was Tarquin. Richard Hooker, b. iv.
He was driven by the necessities of times, more than led by his own disposition to rigour. Charles I .
This kind of speech is in the manner of desperate men far driven. Edmund Spenser, State of Ireland.
He taught the gospel rather than the law,
And forc’d himself to drive; but lov’d to draw. Dryden.I drave my suitor from his mad humour of love to a living humour of madness. William Shakespeare, As you like it.
Discontents drave men into slidings. Charles I .
Lord Cottington, being master of temper, and of the most profound dissimulation, knew too well how to lead him into a mistake, and then drive him into choler. Edward Hyde.
It is better to marry than to burn, says St. Paul; where we may see what drives men into a conjugal life: a little burning pushes us more powerfully than greater pleasures in prospect. John Locke.
The experiment of wood that shineth in the dark, we have diligently driven and pursued; the rather for that, of all things that give light here below, it is the most durable, and hath least apparent motion. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 352.
We have thus the proper notions of the four elements, and both them and their qualities, driven up and resolved into their most simple principles. Kenelm Digby, on Bodies.
To drive the argument farther, let us inquire into the obvious designs of this divine architect. George Cheyne, Phil. Princ.
The design of these orators was to drive some particular point, either the condemnation or acquittal. Jonathan Swift.
As a farmer cannot husband his ground so well, if he sit at a great rent; so the merchant cannot drive his trade so well, if he sit at great usury. Francis Bacon, Essay 42.
The bees have common cities of their own,
And common son, beneath one law they live,
And with one common stock their traffick drive. Dryden.Your Pasimond a lawless bargain drove,
The parent could not sell the daughter’s love. Dryden.The trade of life cannot be driven without partners. Collier.
The one’s in the plot, let him be never so innocent; and the other is as white as the driven snow, let him be never so criminal. Roger L'Estrange.
Tumults and their exciters drave myself and many of both houses out of their places. Charles I .
As soon as they heard the name of Roscetes, they forthwith drave out their governour, and received the Turks into the town. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.
To Driveverb
The needle endeavours to conform unto the meridian; but being distracted, driveth that way where the greater and powerfuller part of the earth is placed. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii.
Love, fixt to one, still safe at anchor rides,
And dares the fury of the winds and tides;
But losing once that hold, to the wide ocean born,
It drives away at will, to every wave a scorn. Dryden.Nor with the rising storm would vainly strive;
But left the helm, and let the vessel drive. John Dryden, Æn.Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails,
And rent the sheets. John Dryden, Æn.Near as he draws, thick harbingers of smoke,
With gloomy pillars, cover all the place;
Whose little intervals of night are broke,
By sparks that drive against his sacred face. John Dryden, Ann. Mir.Then with so swift an ebb the flood drove backward,
It slipt from underneath the scaly herd. John Dryden, All for Love.The bees drive out upon each other’s backs,
T’ imboss their hives in clusters. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.While thus he stood,
Perithous’ dart drove on, and nail’d him to the wood. Dryd.As a ship, which winds and waves assail,
Now with the current drives, now with the gale;
She feels a double force, by turns obeys
The imperious tempest, and th’ impetuous seas. Dryden.The wolves scampered away, however, as hard as they could drive. Roger L'Estrange.
Thick as autumnal leaves, or driving sand,
The moving squadrons blacken all the strand. Alexander Pope, Iliad.There is a litter ready; lay him in’t,
And drive tow’rd Dover. William Shakespeare, King Lear.Thy flaming chariot wheels, that shook
Heav’n’s everlasting frame, while o’er the necks
Thou drov’st of warring angels disarray’d. John Milton, Par. Lost.Our first apprehensions are instructed in authors, which drive at these as the highest elegancies which are but the frigidities of wit. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. i. c. 9.
We cannot widely mistake his discourse, when we have found out the point he drives at. John Locke.
They look no further before them than the next line; whence it will inevitably follow, that they can drive to no certain point, but ramble from one subject to another. Dryd.
We have done our work, and are come within view of the end that we have been driving at. Joseph Addison, on the War.
Four rogues in buckram let drive at me. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.
At Auxur’s shield he drove, and at the blow
Both shield and arm to ground together go. John Dryden, Æn.
Wikipedia
ChatGPT
drive
Drive can be defined as a strong motivation or desire to achieve a particular goal or outcome. It is an internal force that fuels and energizes individuals to take action, persevere through obstacles, and maintain focus in order to achieve success. Drive is often characterized by determination, ambition, and a willingness to make sacrifices in pursuit of one's objectives. It is a crucial factor in personal and professional growth and can be influenced by various factors such as personal values, aspirations, and external incentives.
Webster Dictionary
Driveverb
to impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room
Driveverb
to urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by beasts; as, to drive a pair of horses or a stage; to drive a person to his own door
Driveverb
to urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like
Driveverb
to carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute
Driveverb
to clear, by forcing away what is contained
Driveverb
to dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel
Driveverb
to pass away; -- said of time
Driveverb
to rush and press with violence; to move furiously
Driveverb
to be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven
Driveverb
to go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman drove to my door
Driveverb
to press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; -- usually with at
Driveverb
to distrain for rent
Drive
driven
Drivenoun
the act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; -- distinguished from a ride taken on horseback
Drivenoun
a place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving
Drivenoun
violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business
Drivenoun
in type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift
Drivenoun
a collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river
Etymology: [AS. drfan; akin to OS. drban, D. drijven, OHG. trban, G. treiben, Icel. drfa, Goth. dreiban. Cf. Drift, Drove.]
Wikidata
Drive
"Drive" was the lead single and first track from American alternative rock band R.E.M.'s eighth studio album Automatic for the People in 1992. Although it was not as successful as previous lead singles "Losing My Religion," "Stand," or "The One I Love" in the United States, it became R.E.M.'s then second biggest hit on the UK Singles Charts, peaking at #11. It managed a peak of #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song did hit number one on the Modern Rock Tracks and number two on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. Despite the success and popularity of the song, it was left out of the band's Warner Bros. Records "best of" compilation In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003. However, a live version of the song was included in the special edition two-disc set of In Time that included rarities, live versions, and B-sides. The version featured was the "funk" version, which has never been studio-recorded. The title itself is derived from Stipe and R.E.M.'s support for what would eventually become the "Motor Voter Bill" and the lyric "Hey, kids, rock 'n' roll" is an homage to the song "Stop It" by fellow Athens, Georgia group Pylon; Stipe has also said the song is an "obvious homage to 'Rock On' by David Essex," which features a similar line.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Drive
drīv, v.t. to force along: to hurry one on: to guide, as horses drawing a carriage: to convey or carry in a carriage: to force in, as nails with a hammer: to push briskly: to urge, as a point of argument, a bargain, &c.: to compel: to send away with force, as a ball in cricket, golf, tennis: to chase game towards sportsmen.—v.i. to press forward with violence: to be forced along, as a ship before the wind: to go in a carriage: to tend towards a point: to strike at with a sword, the fist, &c.:—pr.p. drīv′ing; pa.t. drōve; pa.p. driv′en.—n. an excursion in a carriage: a road for driving on: the propelling of a ball in cricket, &c.: the chasing of game towards the shooters, or the sport so obtained, or the ground over which the game is driven: urgent pressure: pushing the sale of a special article by reduction of prices.—ns. Driv′er, one who or that which drives, in all senses: a club used in golf to propel the ball from the teeing-ground; Driv′ing-band, the band or strap which communicates motion from one machine, or part of a machine, to another; Driv′ing-shaft, a shaft from a driving-wheel communicating motion, to machinery; Driv′ing-wheel, a main wheel that communicates motion to other wheels: one of the main wheels in a locomotive.—Drive feathers, down, to separate the lighter from the heavier by exposing them to a current of air.—Drive to one's wits' end, to perplex utterly.—Let drive, to aim a blow. [A.S drífan, to drive; Ger. treiben, to push.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Drive
A state of internal activity of an organism that is a necessary condition before a given stimulus will elicit a class of responses; e.g., a certain level of hunger (drive) must be present before food will elicit an eating response.
Editors Contribution
drive
To control, direct and manage a vehicle.
They loved to drive in turns as they both could drive.
Submitted by MaryC on March 4, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'drive' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2260
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'drive' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1252
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'drive' in Nouns Frequency: #867
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'drive' in Verbs Frequency: #145
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of drive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of drive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of drive in a Sentence
Iran wants two things, to hedge on Afghanistans future by building ties on both sides of the civil war and to drive up U.S. costs to get U.S. forces off one of its borders. Geography ensures that Iran will always have an interest in Afghanistan, but Irans support for the Taliban is largely driven by antagonism with the U.S. So a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan would likely lessen, if not end, Irans support for the Taliban.
I truly believe my Latinx heritage helped me take the leap to start Hedley & Bennett, i grew up watching my single Mexican mom and all of my tias and tios literally say yes to every opportunity in life and always figure out how to make it happen with a relentless willingness. I don’t think I’d be where I am today without that drive.
It was a little bit jumpy...for things that maybe the average driver would just drive over it and not really be concerned about, he (the pilot) said it was erring on the side of caution which made a lot of sense.
The Greasy fucken fat pig that discusses her husbands day drive and he’ll eventually cut and eat her fucken heart ad he yells out of anger
I sincerely don't know what could possibly happen in the next five days, but I believe that the best that could happen is that (acting regional head Artur) Mas drops his independence drive and, as that doesn't seem possible, there's no alternative to elections.
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- قاد, ساقَArabic
- гнаць, ганя́цьBelarusian
- стимул, возене, гоня́, задвижвам, мотивирам, принуждавам, карамBulgarian
- conduirCatalan, Valencian
- příjezdový, cesta, tažení, náhon, pud, mechanika, tah na bránu, projížďka, řídit, hnátCzech
- køreDanish
- Weg, Laufwerk, Drive, Abschlag, Fahrt, Zufahrt, Trieb, Antrieb, Auffahrt, Einfahrt, schlagen, einschlagen, treiben, fahren, antreibenGerman
- οδηγώGreek
- guiar, manejar, motivar, conducir, llevarSpanish
- sõitma, juhtimaEstonian
- روندن, انگیختن, واداشتن, راندن, برانگیختنPersian
- tie, asema, laakapallo, eteneminen, käyttö, massamuisti, ajuri, draivi, motivaatio, ajo, kuljettaa, iskeä, ohjata, pyörittää, pakottaa, ajaa, tehdä, paimentaa, lyödä, käyttää, motivoida, kuskataFinnish
- avancée, lecteur, motivation, volonté, offensive, pulsion, rendre, conduire, battre, chasser, pousser, aller, guider, enfoncer, emmenerFrench
- céide, tiomáinIrish
- clàr-inneal, iomain, sligheScottish Gaelic
- immanManx
- הניע, נהג, הסיעHebrew
- चलानाHindi
- vezet, hajt, autózik, hajtásHungarian
- penggerakIndonesian
- veharIdo
- akaIcelandic
- guidare, condurre, rendereItalian
- ドライブ, 気迫, 運転, 追う, 打ち込む, 駆るJapanese
- 드라이브, 운전하다Korean
- لێخوڕینKurdish
- coegiLatin
- varyti, įvarytiLithuanian
- uruhi, taraiwa, haukuru, tāwhiuMāori
- го́ниMacedonian
- samendrijven, drijven, indrijven, aandrijven, motiveren, maken, voortdrijven, besturen, rijden, pendelenDutch
- køyra, køyreNorwegian Nynorsk
- kjøreNorwegian
- menarOccitan
- wbić, gnać, wbijać, napędPolish
- desejo, tanger, dirigir, tocar, conduzirPortuguese
- charrarRomansh
- mâna, conduce, ghidaRomanian
- напористость, драйв, пое́здка, накопитель, побуждение, стимул, езда́, проезд, дисковод, подъездная дорога, гнать, гоня́ть, заби́ть, води́ть, управля́ть, сподвигать, везти́, забива́ть, вести́, е́хать, е́здить, вози́тьRussian
- го̀нити, gònitiSerbo-Croatian
- hnať, šoférovať, riadiťSlovak
- vožnja, dovoz, gon, voziti, gonitiSlovene
- drift, driv, tur, tåg, fälttåg, infart, uppfart, drivkraft, drev, färd, kampanj, åktur, väg, drivenhet, köra, valla, driva, åka, framföra, driva på, sporraSwedish
- kuendeshaSwahili
- sürücüTurkish
- ганя́ти, гна́тиUkrainian
- چلاناUrdu
- lái xeVietnamese
- 驾Chinese
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