S: (n) drive (drive%1:06:02::) (a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine) "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
S: (n) drive (drive%1:07:00::) (the trait of being highly motivated) "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
S: (n) drive (drive%1:04:03::), driving (driving%1:04:03::) (hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver) "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
S: (n) drive (drive%1:04:06::) (the act of driving a herd of animals overland)
S: (n) drive (drive%1:04:00::), ride (ride%1:04:00::) (a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)) "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
S: (n) drive (drive%1:26:00::) (a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire)
S: (n) drive (drive%1:06:03::) ((computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium)
S: (n) drive (drive%1:06:00::), parkway (parkway%1:06:00::) (a wide scenic road planted with trees) "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
S: (n) drive (drive%1:04:05::) ((sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash))
Verb
S: (v) drive (drive%2:38:01::) (operate or control a vehicle) "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:38:00::), motor (motor%2:38:00::) (travel or be transported in a vehicle) "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:38:02::) (cause someone or something to move by driving) "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
S: (v) force (force%2:35:02::), drive (drive%2:35:00::), ram (ram%2:35:00::) (force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically) "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:41:02::) (to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly) "She is driven by her passion"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:42:00::), ride (ride%2:42:03::) (have certain properties when driven) "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:41:13::) (work as a driver) "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:38:09::) (move by being propelled by a force) "The car drove around the corner"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:38:10::) (urge forward) "drive the cows into the barn"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:38:11::), take (take%2:38:11::) (proceed along in a vehicle) "We drive the turnpike to work"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:35:03::) (strike with a driver, as in teeing off) "drive a golf ball"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:35:02::) (hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally) "drive a ball"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:35:06::) (excavate horizontally) "drive a tunnel"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:34:07::) (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"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:33:01::) ((hunting) search for game) "drive the forest"
S: (v) drive (drive%2:33:00::) ((hunting) chase from cover into more open ground) "drive the game"