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Drive (dr&ī;v), v. t.
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Shield pressed on shield, and man
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Go
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2. To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by beasts; as, to drive a pair of horses or a stage; to drive a person to his own door.
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How . . . proud he was to
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3. To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like. “ Enough to
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4. To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute. [Now used only colloquially.]
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The trade of life can not be
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5. To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
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To
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6. (Mining) To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
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7. To pass away; -- said of time. [Obs.]
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8. Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible throw.
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9. to operate (a vehicle) while it is on motion, by manipulating the controls, such as the steering, propulsion, and braking mechanisms.
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Drive, n. 1. In various games, as tennis, cricket, etc., the act of player who drives the ball; the stroke or blow; the flight of the ball, etc., so driven.
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2. (Golf) A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a stroke.
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Drive, v. i. 1. To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.
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And in a little while our lips are dumb.
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2. To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven.
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The hull
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The chaise
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3. To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman drove to my door.
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4. To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; -- usually with
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Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he
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5. To distrain for rent. [Obs.]
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6. (Golf) To make a drive, or stroke from the tee.
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7. to go from one place to another in a vehicle, serving as the operator of the vehicle; to drive{9} a vehicle from one location to another.
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Drive (dr&ī;v), p. p. Driven. [Obs.]
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Drive (dr&ī;v), n. 1. The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; -- distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.
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2. A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
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3. Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
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The Murdstonian
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4. In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.
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5. A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river. [Colloq.]
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6. a private road; a driveway.
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7. a strong psychological motivation to perform some activity.
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8. (Computers) a device for reading or writing data from or to a data storage medium, as a
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9. an organized effort by a group to accomplish a goal within a limited period of time; as, a fund-raising drive.
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10. a physiological function of an organism motivating it to perform specific behaviors; as, the sex drive.
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11. (Football) the period during which one team sustains movement of the ball toward the opponent's goal without losing possession of the ball; as, a long drive downfield.
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12. an act of driving a vehicle, especially an automobile; the journey undertaken by driving an automobile; as, to go for a drive in the country.
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13. the mechanism which causes the moving parts of a machine to move; as, a belt drive.
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14. the way in which the propulsive force of a vehicle is transmitted to the road; as, a car with four-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, etc.
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