work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" (同)driving
a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" (同)parkway
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car" (同)ride
the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" (同)thrust, driving_force
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
the act of driving a herd of animals overland
the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" (同)get, aim
travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" (同)motor
have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" (同)ride
proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" (同)take
cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
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"
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"
hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball"
hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"
hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"
move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"
operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball"
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"
hold something in ones hands and move it
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to ones advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesnt let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" (同)keep in line, control
influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" (同)pull strings, pull wires
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" (同)run
happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"
handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" (同)control