have certain properties when driven "This car rides smoothly" "My new truck drives well"Ģ3. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly "She is driven by her passion"Ģ2.
work as a driver "He drives a bread truck" "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"Ģ1. 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"Ģ0. move by being propelled by a force "The car drove around the corner"ġ9. cause someone or something to move by driving "She drove me to school every day" "We drove the car to the garage"ġ8. urge forward "drive the cows into the barn"ġ7. operate or control a vehicle "drive a car or bus" "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"ġ6. proceed along in a vehicle "We drive the turnpike to work"ġ5. travel or be transported in a vehicle "We drove to the university every morning" "They motored to London for the theater"ġ4. compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment "She finally drove him to change jobs"ġ3. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically "She rammed her mind into focus" "He drives me mad"ġ2. push, propel, or press with force "Drive a nail into the wall"ġ1. cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force "drive the ball far out into the field"ġ0. cause to move back by force or influence "repel the enemy" "push back the urge to smoke" "beat back the invaders"ĩ. strike with a driver, as in teeing off "drive a golfball"Ĩ. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally "drive a ball"ħ. 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"ĥ. hunting: search for game "drive the forest"Ĥ. hunting: chase from cover into more open ground "drive the game"ģ. move into a desired direction of discourse "What are you driving at?"Ģ.
( MeSH) Stereotyped patterns of response, characteristic of a given species, that have been phylogenetically adapted to a specific type of situation.ġ. a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desireġ6. the trait of being highly motivated "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"ġ5. a road leading up to a private house "they parked in the driveway"ġ4. (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage mediumġ3. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"ġ2. a wide scenic road planted with trees "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"ġ1.
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" "contribut."ġ0. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver "he sliced his drive out of bounds"ĩ. (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)Ĩ.
the act of driving a herd of animals overlandħ. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) "he took the family for a drive in his new car"Ħ. the act of applying force to propel something "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"ĥ. great and constant diligence and attentionĤ. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)ģ. something that provides access (to get in or get out) "they waited at the entrance to the garden" "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"Ģ.