Explicație drive în Dicționarul Englez Englez

drive

(drīv )

substantiv
the act of applying force to propel something
"after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

substantiv
a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else
"he took the family for a drive in his new car"

substantiv
the act of driving a herd of animals overland
substantiv
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
substantiv
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
"he sliced his drive out of bounds"

substantiv
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"
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contributed to
substantiv
a wide scenic road planted with trees
"the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"

substantiv
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
"a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"

substantiv
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
substantiv
a road leading up to a private house
"they parked in the driveway"

substantiv
the trait of being highly motivated
"his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"

substantiv
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
verb
move into a desired direction of discourse
"What are you driving at?"

verb
hunting: chase from cover into more open ground
"drive the game"

verb
hunting: search for game
"drive the forest"

verb
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"

verb
excavate horizontally
"drive a tunnel"

verb
hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically
"drive a ball"

verb
strike with a driver, as in teeing off
"drive a golfball"

verb
cause to move back by force or influence
"repel the enemy"
"push back the urge to smoke"
"beat back the invaders"

verb
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
"drive the ball far out into the field"

verb
push, propel, or press with force
"Drive a nail into the wall"

verb
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
"She rammed her mind into focus"
"He drives me mad"

verb
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
"She finally drove him to change jobs"

verb
travel or be transported in a vehicle
"We drove to the university every morning"
"They motored to London for the theater"

verb
proceed along in a vehicle
"We drive the turnpike to work"

verb
operate or control a vehicle
"drive a car or bus"
"Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"

verb
urge forward
"drive the cows into the barn"

verb
cause someone or something to move by driving
"She drove me to school every day"
"We drove the car to the garage"

verb
move by being propelled by a force
"The car drove around the corner"

verb
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"

verb
work as a driver
"He drives a bread truck"
"She drives for the taxi company in Newark"

verb
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
"She is driven by her passion"

verb
have certain properties when driven
"This car rides smoothly"
"My new truck drives well"




Antonime:
(verb) draw, pull, attract



Sinonime:
(substantiv) campaign, cause, crusade, effort, movement, parkway, ride, thrust
(verb) aim, force, get, labour, motor, push, ram, repel, repulse, take, tug