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drive


Definition: Meaning of, drive in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / drʌɪv /

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drive drove driven
Present Participle Third Person Singular
driving drives
  1. vehicle [intransitive and transitive] to make a car, truck, bus etc move along
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  2. vehicle [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a car, truck etc drives somewhere, it moves there
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  3. vehicle [intransitive] if people drive somewhere, they travel somewhere in a car
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  4. vehicle [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to take someone somewhere in a car, truck etc
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  5. make somebody move [transitive] to force a person or animal to go somewhere
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  6. make somebody do something [transitive] to strongly influence someone to do something
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  7. make somebody/something be in a bad state [transitive] to make someone or something get into a bad or extreme state, usually an emotional one
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  8. hit/push something into something [transitive] to hit or push something into something else
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  9. make somebody work [transitive] to make a person or animal work hard
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  10. sports [intransitive and transitive] to move a ball etc forward in a game of baseball, football, golf etc by hitting or kicking it hard and fast
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  11. sports [intransitive and transitive] to run with the ball towards the GOAL in sports such as BASKETBALL and American football
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  12. provide power [transitive] to provide the power for a vehicle or machine
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  13. rain/wind etc [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if rain, snow, wind etc drives somewhere, it moves very quickly in that direction
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  14. drive a coach and horses through something to destroy an argument, plan etc completely
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  15. make a hole [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to make a large hole in something using heavy equipment or machinery
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  16. drive something home to make something completely clear to someone
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  17. drive a wedge between somebody to do something that makes people disagree or start to dislike each other
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drive drives
  1. in a car [countable] a journey in a car
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  2. natural need [countable] a strong natural need or desire
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  3. outside your house [countable] the hard area or road between your house and the street [=  driveway]
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  4. effort [countable] an effort to achieve something, especially an effort by an organization for a particular purpose
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  5. determination [uncountable] determination and energy to succeed
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  6. power [uncountable] the power from an engine that makes the wheels of a vehicle go round
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  7. computer [countable] a piece of equipment in a computer that is used to get information from a DISK or to store information on it
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  8. sport [countable] an act of hitting a ball hard, especially in tennis, baseball, or golf
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  9. military attack [countable] several military attacks
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  10. animals [countable] when animals such as cows or sheep are brought together and made to move in a particular direction
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  11. Drive used in the names of roads
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drive used in phrases

  • CD drive (noun)
    1. a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system
  • CD-ROM drive (noun)
    1. a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be 'played'
  • Rodeo Drive
    1. a street in BEVERLY HILLS, California, which has many expensive shops
  • Winchester drive (noun)
    1. computing computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
  • automatic drive (noun)
    1. a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car
  • backhand drive (noun)
    1. a hard straight return made on the backhand side
  • cattle drive (noun)
    1. as cows, bulls or steers driving a bovine herd
  • disc drive (noun)
    1. computing computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
  • disk drive (noun)
    1. a piece of equipment in a computer system that is used to get information from a disk or to store information on it
  • drive around (verb)
    1. drive someone in a vehicle
    2. drive without any particular aim
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drive used in phrasal verbs

  • drive at (phrasal verb)
    1. what someone is driving at what someone is really trying to say
  • drive away (phrasal verb)
    1. to make someone stop wanting something or stop wanting to be with someone
  • drive back (phrasal verb)
    1. if you are driven back by something, it forces you to stop trying to reach a person or place and move back
  • drive down (phrasal verb)
    1. to make a price or amount fall to a lower level
  • drive off (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] if a vehicle or driver drives off, the vehicle starts moving and leaves
    2. [transitive] to force someone to go away, especially when they are attacking or threatening you
  • drive out (phrasal verb)
    1. to force someone or something to leave a place
  • drive up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] if a vehicle or driver drives up, the vehicle moves near to a person or place and stops
    2. [transitive] to make a price or amount rise to a higher level
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