Definitions from Wiktionary (drive)
▸ verb: To operate a vehicle:
▸ verb: (transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
▸ verb: (transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
▸ verb: (transitive, slang, aviation) To operate (an aircraft); to pilot.
▸ verb: (transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
▸ verb: To compel to move:
▸ verb: (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
▸ verb: (transitive) (especially animals) To cause to flee out of.
▸ verb: To cause to move by the application of physical force:
▸ verb: (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
▸ verb: (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
▸ verb: (intransitive, sports, cricket, tennis, baseball) To hit the ball with a drive.
▸ verb: (transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
▸ verb: (transitive) To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
▸ verb: To compel to undergo a non-physical change:
▸ verb: (transitive) To provide an impetus for a change in one's situation or state of mind.
▸ verb: (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
▸ verb: (transitive) To compel, exert pressure, coerce (to do something).
▸ verb: (transitive) To cause to become.
▸ verb: (transitive) To motivate through the application or demonstration of force; to impel or urge onward in such a way.
▸ verb: (transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To move forcefully.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
▸ verb: (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
▸ verb: (transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
▸ verb: (mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
▸ verb: (American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To distrain for rent.
▸ verb: To be the dominant party in a sex act.
▸ noun: Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
▸ noun: Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; (especially) a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
▸ noun: An act of driving (prompting) animals forward.
▸ noun: An act of driving game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
▸ noun: An act of driving livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
▸ noun: (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective.
▸ noun: A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
▸ noun: A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
▸ noun: A driveway.
▸ noun: A type of public roadway.
▸ noun: (dated) A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
▸ noun: (psychology) Desire or interest.
▸ noun: (computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
▸ noun: (computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
▸ noun: (golf) A stroke made with a driver.
▸ noun: (baseball, tennis) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
▸ noun: (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
▸ noun: (soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
▸ noun: (American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
▸ noun: (philanthropy) A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
▸ noun: (retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product or promoting a public service.
▸ noun: (typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
▸ noun: A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
▸ noun: (UK, especially Bristol and Wales, slang) Friendly term of address for a bus driver.
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▸ verb: To operate a vehicle:
▸ verb: (transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
▸ verb: (transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
▸ verb: (transitive, slang, aviation) To operate (an aircraft); to pilot.
▸ verb: (transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
▸ verb: To compel to move:
▸ verb: (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
▸ verb: (transitive) (especially animals) To cause to flee out of.
▸ verb: To cause to move by the application of physical force:
▸ verb: (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
▸ verb: (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
▸ verb: (intransitive, sports, cricket, tennis, baseball) To hit the ball with a drive.
▸ verb: (transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
▸ verb: (transitive) To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
▸ verb: To compel to undergo a non-physical change:
▸ verb: (transitive) To provide an impetus for a change in one's situation or state of mind.
▸ verb: (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
▸ verb: (transitive) To compel, exert pressure, coerce (to do something).
▸ verb: (transitive) To cause to become.
▸ verb: (transitive) To motivate through the application or demonstration of force; to impel or urge onward in such a way.
▸ verb: (transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To move forcefully.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
▸ verb: (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
▸ verb: (transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
▸ verb: (mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
▸ verb: (American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To distrain for rent.
▸ verb: To be the dominant party in a sex act.
▸ noun: Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
▸ noun: Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; (especially) a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
▸ noun: An act of driving (prompting) animals forward.
▸ noun: An act of driving game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
▸ noun: An act of driving livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
▸ noun: (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective.
▸ noun: A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
▸ noun: A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
▸ noun: A driveway.
▸ noun: A type of public roadway.
▸ noun: (dated) A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
▸ noun: (psychology) Desire or interest.
▸ noun: (computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
▸ noun: (computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
▸ noun: (golf) A stroke made with a driver.
▸ noun: (baseball, tennis) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
▸ noun: (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
▸ noun: (soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
▸ noun: (American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
▸ noun: (philanthropy) A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
▸ noun: (retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product or promoting a public service.
▸ noun: (typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
▸ noun: A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
▸ noun: (UK, especially Bristol and Wales, slang) Friendly term of address for a bus driver.
▸ Also see drive
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hard,
instinctual,
sexual,
basic,
long,
biological,
primary,
aggressive,
unconscious,
floppy,
internal
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