drive

²drive

noun, often attributive

Definition of DRIVE

1

: an act of driving: a : a trip in a carriage or automobile <a short drive to the coast> b : a collection and driving together of animals; also : the animals gathered c : a driving of cattle or sheep overland d : a hunt or shoot in which the game is driven within the hunter's range e : the guiding of logs downstream to a mill; also : the floating logs amassed in a drive f (1) : the act or an instance of driving an object of play (as a golf ball) (2) : the flight of a ball <a high drive to left field>

2

a : a private road : driveway b : a public road for driving (as in a park)

3

: the state of being hurried and under pressure

4

a : a strong systematic group effort <a fund-raising drive> b : a sustained offensive effort <the drive ended in a touchdown>

5

a : the means for giving motion to a machine or machine part b : the means by which the propulsive power of an automobile is applied to the road <front wheel drive> c : the means by which the propulsion of an automotive vehicle is controlled and directed <a left-hand drive>

6

a : an offensive, aggressive, or expansionist move; especially : a strong military attack against enemy-held terrain b : a quick and aggressive move toward the basket in basketball

7

a : an urgent, basic, or instinctual need : a motivating physiological condition of an organism <a sexual drive> b : an impelling culturally acquired concern, interest, or longing <the drive to succeed> c : dynamic quality

8

: a device for reading or writing on magnetic or optical media (as tapes or disks)

Examples of DRIVE

1. It's a two-hour drive to the beach.
2. Her house is an hour's drive east of Los Angeles.
3. We took a pleasant drive in the country.
4. Would you like to go for a drive?
5. A white car was parked in the drive.

First Known Use of DRIVE

1785

Related to DRIVE

Synonyms: arterial, artery, avenue, boulevard, carriageway [British], drag, way, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pass, pike, road, roadway, route, row, street, thoroughfare, thruway, trace, turnpike

Antonyms: lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity

Related Words: causeway; autobahn, autoroute, autostrada, dual carriageway [chiefly British], interstate, motorway [chiefly British], superhighway; beltway, bypass, parkway, ring road [chiefly British]; corniche, switchback; through street; high street [British], Main Street; backstreet, branch, bystreet, byway, crossroad, secondary road, shunpike, side road, side street; alley, alleyway; circle, lane, laneway [British], mews [chiefly British], place; close [chiefly British], cul-de-sac, dead end; corridor; track, trail

Near Antonyms: abhorrence, abomination, allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, dislike, disliking, distaste, hatred, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion; apathy, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

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