Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)drive, thrust, driving forcethe act of applying force to propel something“after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off” (n)drivea mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine“a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds” (n)campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, efforta 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” (n)drivethe trait of being highly motivated“his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers” (n)drive, drivinghitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver“he sliced his drive out of bounds” (n)drivethe act of driving a herd of animals overland (n)drive, ridea journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)“he took the family for a drive in his new car” (n)drivea physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire (n)drive(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium (n)drive, parkwaya wide scenic road planted with trees“the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views” (n)drive(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) Verbs
(v)driveoperate or control a vehicle“drive a car or bus”,
“Can you drive this four-wheel truck?” (v)drive, motortravel or be transported in a vehicle“We drove to the university every morning”,
“They motored to London for the theater” (v)drivecause someone or something to move by driving“She drove me to school every day”,
“We drove the car to the garage” (v)force, drive, ramforce into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically“She rammed her mind into focus”,
“He drives me mad” (v)driveto compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly“She is driven by her passion” (v)drivecompel somebody to do something, often against their own will or judgment“She finally drove him to change jobs” (v)drivepush, propel, or press with force“Drive a nail into the wall” (v)drivecause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force“drive the ball far out into the field” (v)tug, labor, labour, push, drivestrive 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” (v)drive, get, aimmove into a desired direction of discourse“What are you driving at?” (v)drive, ridehave certain properties when driven“This car rides smoothly”,
“My new truck drives well” (v)drivework as a driver“He drives a bread truck”,
“She drives for the taxi company in Newark” (v)drivemove by being propelled by a force“The car drove around the corner” (v)driveurge forward“drive the cows into the barn” (v)drive, takeproceed along in a vehicle“We drive the turnpike to work” (v)drivestrike with a driver, as in teeing off“drive a golf ball” (v)drivehit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally“drive a ball” (v)driveexcavate horizontally“drive a tunnel” (v)drivecause 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” (v)drive(hunting) search for game“drive the forest” (v)drive(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground“drive the game”