drives
Meaning of drives
verb, 3rd person present
- operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.
he got into his car and drove off
they drove back into town
she drove aimlessly for hours
- propel or carry along by force in a specified direction.
the wind will drive you onshore
- urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction.
they drove a flock of sheep through the centre of the city
the French infantry were driven back
- (of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.
he was driven by ambition
some people are driven to murder their tormentors
- a trip or journey in a car.
they went for a drive in the country
- an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need.
emotional and sexual drives
- an organized effort by a number of people to achieve a purpose.
a recruitment drive by the police
- the transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle.
he experimented with chain drive to run the propeller
- (in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball.
a hard drive to left field
- an act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination.
cattle were no longer taken on long drives, but were delivered by rail
Old English drīfan ‘urge (a person or animal) to go forward’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drijven and German treiben .
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Hyphenation of drives
drives
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- drives is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
drives synonyms
Meaning (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system):
Meaning be the pilot of (an aircraft or ship):
Meaning guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder:
Meaning drive or control (a vehicle):
Meaning be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking); run:
Meaning show or indicate the way to (someone):
Meaning control the operations of; manage or govern:
Meaning guide (a vessel or vehicle) over a specified route or terrain:
Meaning travel in a motor vehicle:
Meaning turn or cause to turn or whirl round quickly:
Meaning supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy:
Meaning drive or push something forwards:
Meaning go in a specified direction or manner; change position:
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself:
Meaning drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something:
Meaning encourage someone to continue or succeed:
Meaning make strong efforts to persuade or force (someone) to do something:
Meaning (with reference to a group of people or animals) move in a group:
Meaning tend (sheep) as a shepherd:
Meaning make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force:
Meaning force or oblige (someone) to do something:
Meaning compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action:
Meaning (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling):
Meaning cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely:
Meaning hurl or launch (something) with or as if with a catapult:
Meaning make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something:
Meaning persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats:
Meaning compel (someone) to do something:
Meaning attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something:
Meaning provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction:
Meaning give an incentive or encouragement to (someone):
Meaning stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something:
Meaning a short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure activity:
Meaning a trip taken for pleasure, especially one lasting a day or less:
Meaning a journey or excursion, especially for pleasure:
Meaning a short excursion or journey made for pleasure:
Meaning a journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited:
Meaning a short walk or ride:
Meaning a journey made on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle, or in a vehicle:
Meaning a short excursion made in a car:
Meaning an act of travelling from one place to another:
Meaning a ride in a vehicle; a lift:
Meaning a ride for enjoyment in a vehicle or aircraft:
Meaning a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food:
Meaning a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen:
Meaning circumstances in which something is necessary; necessity:
Meaning a sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act:
Meaning a natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking:
Meaning an organized course of action to achieve a goal:
Meaning a vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change:
Meaning a campaign undertaken by a political, social, or artistic movement:
Meaning a vigorous or determined attempt:
Meaning a sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide:
Meaning a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request:
drives antonyms
Meaning move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once:
Anagrams of drives
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