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Driving

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Definitions for Driving

noun
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
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  1. he sliced his drive out of bounds
noun
the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
adjective
having the power of driving or impelling
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  1. a driving personal ambition
  2. the driving force was his innate enthusiasm
  3. an impulsive force
adjective
acting with vigor
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  1. responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive
verb
operate or control a vehicle
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  1. drive a car or bus
  2. Can you drive this four-wheel truck?
verb
travel or be transported in a vehicle
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  1. We drove to the university every morning
  2. They motored to London for the theater
verb
cause someone or something to move by driving
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  1. She drove me to school every day
  2. We drove the car to the garage
verb
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
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  1. She rammed her mind into focus
  2. He drives me mad
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to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
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  1. She is driven by her passion
verb
cause to move back by force or influence
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repel drive repulse force back push back beat back
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  1. repel the enemy
  2. push back the urge to smoke
  3. beat back the invaders
verb
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
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  1. She finally drove him to change jobs
verb
push, propel, or press with force
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  1. Drive a nail into the wall
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cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
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  1. drive the ball far out into the field
verb
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
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  1. She tugged for years to make a decent living
  2. We have to push a little to make the deadline!
  3. She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
verb
move into a desired direction of discourse
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  1. What are you driving at?
verb
have certain properties when driven
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  1. This car rides smoothly
  2. My new truck drives well
verb
work as a driver
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  1. He drives a bread truck
  2. She drives for the taxi company in Newark
verb
move by being propelled by a force
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  1. The car drove around the corner
verb
urge forward
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  1. drive the cows into the barn
verb
proceed along in a vehicle
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  1. We drive the turnpike to work
verb
strike with a driver, as in teeing off
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  1. drive a golf ball
verb
hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
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  1. drive a ball
verb
excavate horizontally
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  1. drive a tunnel
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cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
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  1. The amplifier drives the tube
  2. steam drives the engines
  3. this device drives the disks for the computer
verb
(hunting) search for game
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  1. drive the forest
verb
(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
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  1. drive the game

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