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drive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | driving |
| Type of | golf shot, golf stroke, swing |
he sliced his drive out of bounds.
drive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | driving force, thrust |
| Type of | actuation, propulsion |
| Has types | impulsion, firewall, impetus, impulse |
after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off.
drive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | campaign, cause, crusade, effort, movement |
| Type of | venture |
| Has types | consumerism, ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign, anti-war movement, campaigning, candidacy, candidature, charm campaign, electioneering, feminism, feminist movement, fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort, gay lib, gay liberation movement, lost cause, political campaign, reform, war, women's lib, women's liberation movement, youth crusade, youth movement |
the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | take |
| Type of | cross, cut across, cut through, cover, pass over, traverse, track, get across, get over |
| Verb group | motor |
We drive the turnpike to work.
drive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mechanism |
| Has types | fusee, fusee drive |
a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds.
drive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state |
| Has types | hypoxia, hungriness, sex drive, thirstiness, thirst, hunger |
drive::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | move, displace |
| Has types | chauffeur, drive around, pull |
| Verb group | take |
| Derivation | driver |
drive::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | power |
| Derivation | driver |
The amplifier drives the tube.
steam drives the engines.
this device drives the disks for the computer.
drive::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | throw |
| Verb group | repel, beat back, force back, push back, repulse |
drive the ball far out into the field.
drive::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | make |
| Verb group | force, ram |
drive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | device |
| Has types | hard drive, cd drive, cd-rom drive, ram disk, disc drive, internal drive, external drive, winchester drive, disk drive |
drive::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | run, track down, hunt, hunt down |
drive the game.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | control, operate |
| Has types | tool, test drive, coach |
| Verb group | take, ride |
| Derivation | driver, driving |
drive a car or bus.
Can you drive this four-wheel truck?.
drive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | return |
| Has types | forehand drive, backhand drive |
drive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | transferral, conveyance, transport, transfer, transportation |
| Has types | cattle drive |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | trait |
| Has types | enterprisingness, action, push, initiative, go-ahead, get-up-and-go, enterprise, energy, ambitiousness, ambition, aggressiveness |
his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers.
Examples of drive
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Deputies say two men jumped into their vehicle and ordered the husband to drive.
From the dailyherald.com
Know the weather forecast, never travel alone and drive at a safe rate of speed.
From the dailyherald.com
Rodgers stayed in for the rest of the drive before being replaced by Matt Flynn.
From the dailyherald.com
Jay is a line drive hitter who does not carry a corner outfield bat or a RF arm.
From the stltoday.com
Her drive to succeed has helped put the 5-foot-5 Damico at the top of her field.
From the stltoday.com
Culver's drive from Iowa City to Des Moines was the last leg of a farewell tour.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Fantasy Lights at Spanaway is a drive-through exhibit with hundreds of displays.
From the thenewstribune.com
The obnoxious drunk you drive by on the rode, you get to sit next to on the bus.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The real cause for these accidents are people unable to drive getting a license.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
- The act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
- A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
- Travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
- Campaign: 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"
- Cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
- The following terms are used in American football and Canadian football, but see also the glossary of Canadian football.
- Drive (Band) was a five-piece progressive metal, power metal, heavy metal, and hard rock band formed in Houston, Texas, USA by Rick Chavez. They released two albums, Characters in Time (1988) and Diablero (1992).
- Or on first and third, the runner on first steals second and trys to get the catcher to throw down to second so that the runner on third can steal home.
