Definitions for drive-by
ˈdraɪvˌbaɪdrive-by

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1. drive-bynoun

   accomplished while driving past in a vehicle; as, a drive-by shooting.

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1. drive-bynoun

   a crime, such as a shooting, carried out from a moving vehicle

2. drive-bynoun

   an assassination carried out on a person from vehicle (drive by shooting)

3. drive-byadjective

   carried out from a moving vehicle

4. drive-byadjective

   done quickly or in a cursory manner

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1. drive-by

   A drive-by shooting is a type of assault that usually involves the perpetrator(s) firing a weapon from within a motor vehicle and then fleeing. Drive-by shootings allow the perpetrator(s) to quickly strike their target and flee the scene before law enforcement is able to respond. A drive-by shooting's prerequisites include access to a vehicle and a gun. The protection, anonymity, sense of power, and ease of escape provided by the get away vehicle lead some motorists to feel safe expressing their hostility toward others.

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1. drive-bynoun

   A gang form of execution; armed with guns they drive by their victims, take a shot at them, and drive off. "With your drive-by's it took time to getcha, but now I'm gonna wetcha" -- Ice Cube (I'm gonna wetcha) Q: What goes "clip-clop, clip-clop, bang, clip-clop, clip-clop"? A: An Amish drive-by.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drive-by in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drive-by in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of drive-by in a Sentence

1. Vonda Knox:

   I would just sit out on the porch and watch their yard, where the girls used to play, the yard began to deteriorate, and the weeds grew up. The house also deteriorated. There was just a real sense of sadness. Many people in the town would leave things on the porch and cry. And then so many people started to drive by the house and just look or take pictures. One time, I even heard somebody call Shanann’s name. I looked out and there was a man in a car yelling out for her several times. This was over a year later. But for whatever reason, he thought Chris Watts was still held up in the house or something.

2. Leigha Brown:

   We had a bad taste in our mouth how it ended, that’s in the back of our minds this whole season. It feels great. Leading 66-65 in OT, Emily Kiser made two free throws and Brown added a jumper that gave the Wolverines( 11-1) a five-point lead with 1:23 left. Baylor( 9-2) got within 70-68 and after a turnover had a chance to tie it, but Smith missed a drive down the lane with 15 seconds left. Maddie Nolan converted two free throws with 11.7 seconds left to seal the win. Smith had 21 points and 14 rebounds for Baylor. With the game tied at 59, Baylor had a chance to win it at the end of regulation. After Michigan star Naz Hillmon fouled out with 22.2 seconds left, The Bears missed a drive by Jordan Lewis. After the ball went out of bounds off a Michigan player, Smith missed a turnaround jumper on the baseline.

3. Joe Rockstahl:

   If we couldve just gotten the police to call or drive by and say, Are you thinking of killing someone? that wouldve stopped it, we wouldnt be here. We wouldnt have all of this going on.

4. Dave Coleman:

   Her brother had testified in a drive-by shooting approximately 10 days before her kidnapping.

5. Memo Fachino:

   We live at the end of a cul-de-sac, so it's not like hundreds of people drive by our home or anything.

References

1. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=drive-by
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drive-by
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive-by