• the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the Drive is cut off"
• a journey in a vehicle Driven by someone else; "he took the family for a Drive in his new car"
• the act of driving a herd of animals overland
• (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
• hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a Driver; "he sliced his Drive out of bounds"
• 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
• a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside Drive offers many exciting scenic views"
• a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed Drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
• (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
• a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the Driveway"
• the trait of being highly motivated; "his Drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
• a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
• move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
• hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "Drive the game"
• hunting: search for game; "Drive the forest"
• 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"
• excavate horizontally; "Drive a tunnel"
• hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "Drive a ball"
• strike with a Driver, as in teeing off; "Drive a golfball"
• cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
• cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "Drive the ball far out into the field"
• push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He Drives me mad"
• compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
• travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
• proceed along in a vehicle; "We Drive the turnpike to work"
• operate or control a vehicle; "Drive a car or bus"; "Can you Drive this four-wheel truck?"
• urge forward; "Drive the cows into the barn"
• cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
• move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"
• 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"
• work as a Driver; "He Drives a bread truck"; "She Drives for the taxi company in Newark"
• to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is Driven by her passion"
• have certain properties when Driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck Drives well"

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