Drive Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation. |
| 2. | to cause and guide the movement of (a vehicle, an animal, etc.): to drive a car; to drive a mule. |
| 3. | to convey in a vehicle: She drove them to the station. |
| 4. | to force to work or act: He drove the workers until they collapsed. |
| 5. | to impel; constrain; urge; compel. |
| 6. | to carry (business, an agreement, etc.) vigorously through: He drove a hard bargain. |
| 7. | to keep (machinery) going. |
| 8. | Baseball. | a. | to cause the advance of (a base runner) by a base hit or sacrifice fly: He drove him home with a scratch single. |
| b. | to cause (a run) to be scored by a base hit or sacrifice fly: He drove in two runs. |
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| 9. | Golf. to hit (a golf ball), esp. from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron: She drove the ball within ten feet of the pin. |
| 10. | Sports. | a. | to hit or propel (a ball, puck, shuttlecock, etc.) very hard. |
| b. | to kick (a ball) with much force. |
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| 11. | Hunting.
| b. | to search (a district) for game. |
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| 12. | to float (logs) down a river or stream. |
| 13. | (in mining, construction, etc.) to excavate (a mine or tunnel heading). |
–verb (used without object) | 14. | to cause and guide the movement of a vehicle or animal, esp. to operate an automobile. |
| 15. | to go or travel in a driven vehicle: He drives to work with me. |
| 16. | Golf. to hit a golf ball, esp. from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron: He drove long and straight throughout the match. |
| 17. | to strive vigorously toward a goal or objective; to work, play, or try wholeheartedly and with determination. |
| 18. | to go along before an impelling force; be impelled: The ship drove before the wind. |
| 19. | to rush or dash violently. |
–noun
| 21. | a trip in a vehicle, esp. a short pleasure trip: a Sunday drive in the country. |
| 22. | an impelling along, as of game, cattle, or floating logs, in a particular direction. |
| 23. | the animals, logs, etc., thus driven. |
| 24. | Psychology. an inner urge that stimulates activity or inhibition; a basic or instinctive need: the hunger drive; sex drive. |
| 25. | a vigorous onset or onward course toward a goal or objective: the drive toward the goal line. |
| 26. | a strong military offensive. |
| 27. | a united effort to accomplish some specific purpose, esp. to raise money, as for a charity. |
| 28. | energy and initiative: a person with great drive. |
| 29. | vigorous pressure or effort, as in business. |
| 30. | a road for vehicles, esp. a scenic one, as in or along a park, or a short one, as an approach to a house. |
| 31. | Machinery. a driving mechanism, as of an automobile: gear drive; chain drive. |
| 32. | Automotive. the point or points of power application to the roadway: front-wheel drive; four-wheel drive. |
| 33. | Sports. | a. | an act or instance of driving a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like. |
| b. | the flight of such a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like, that has been driven with much force. |
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| 34. | Golf. a shot, esp. with a driver or driving iron from the tee, that is intended to carry a great distance. |
| 35. | a hunt in which game is driven toward stationary hunters. |
–adjective | 37. | noting or pertaining to a part of a machine or vehicle used for its propulsion. |
—Verb phrase| 38. | drive at, to attempt or intend to convey; allude to; suggest: What are you driving at? |
—Idiom| 39. | let drive, to aim a blow or missile at; attack: He let drive at his pursuers. |
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