'drive' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'drive' with 20 example sentences.
- drive noun
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: the act of applying force to propel something
: a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
: a road leading up to a private house
: the trait of being highly motivated
: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
: the act of driving a herd of animals overland
: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
: a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
: (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
: a wide scenic road planted with trees
: (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- drive verb
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: operate or control a vehicle
: travel or be transported in a vehicle
: cause someone or something to move by driving
: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
: to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
: cause to move back by force or influence
: compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
: push, propel, or press with force
: cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
: strive and make an effort to reach a goal
: move into a desired direction of discourse
: have certain properties when driven
: work as a driver
: move by being propelled by a force
: urge forward
: proceed along in a vehicle
: strike with a driver, as in teeing off
: hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
: excavate horizontally
: cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
: (hunting) search for game
: (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground