Definitions
How to pronounce drive:
Drive - as a noun
The act of applying force to propel something
Example: "After reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
Example: "A variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Example: "He supported populist campaigns"
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A road leading up to a private house
Example: "They parked in the driveway"
The trait of being highly motivated
Example: "His drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
Example: "He sliced his drive out of bounds"
The act of driving a herd of animals overland
A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
Example: "He took the family for a drive in his new car"
A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
A wide scenic road planted with trees
Example: "The riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
Drive - as a verb
Operate or control a vehicle
Example: "Drive a car or bus"
Travel or be transported in a vehicle
Example: "We drove to the university every morning"
Cause someone or something to move by driving
Example: "She drove me to school every day"
Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
Example: "She rammed her mind into focus"
To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
Example: "She is driven by her passion"
Cause to move back by force or influence
Example: "Repel the enemy"
Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
Example: "She finally drove him to change jobs"
Push, propel, or press with force
Example: "Drive a nail into the wall"
Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
Example: "Drive the ball far out into the field"
Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Example: "She tugged for years to make a decent living"
Move into a desired direction of discourse
Example: "What are you driving at?"
Have certain properties when driven
Example: "This car rides smoothly"
Work as a driver
Example: "He drives a bread truck"
Move by being propelled by a force
Example: "The car drove around the corner"
Urge forward
Example: "Drive the cows into the barn"
Strike with a driver, as in teeing off
Example: "Drive a golf ball"
Hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
Example: "Drive a ball"
Excavate horizontally
Example: "Drive a tunnel"
Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
Example: "The amplifier drives the tube"
(hunting) search for game
Example: "Drive the forest"
(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
Example: "Drive the game"
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Word Game Points
DRIVE has a SCRABBLE points total of 9.
DRIVE has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 10.
DRIVE has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.
