kæmˈpeɪn kɔːz kɔz kɹuːˈseɪd dɹaɪv dɹaɪv

ˈɛfət ˈɛfɚt ˈleɪ.bɚ ˈleɪ.bə ˈleɪ.bɚ ˈməʊtə ˈmoʊtɚ ˈmuːv.mənt pʊʃ ɹɪˈpɛl ɹɪˈpʌls ɹaɪd ɹaɪd teɪk θɹʌst tʌɡ the act of applying force to propel something after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) 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 the war effort 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, as by swinging a bat horizontally drive a ball strike with a driver, as in teeing off drive a golf ball 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 their 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 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