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drive
Overview of noun drive
The noun drive has 12 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (6) drive, thrust, driving force -- (the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off")
2. (5) drive -- (a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds")
3. (4) campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort -- (a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort")
4. (3) driveway, drive, private road -- (a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway")
5. (1) drive -- (the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers")
6. (1) drive, driving -- (hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds")
7. (1) drive -- (the act of driving a herd of animals overland)
8. (1) drive, ride -- (a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car")
9. drive -- (a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire)
10. drive -- ((computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium)
11. drive, parkway -- (a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views")
12. drive -- ((sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash))
Overview of verb drive
The verb drive has 22 senses (first 11 from tagged texts)
1. (56) drive -- (operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?")
2. (24) drive, motor -- (travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater")
3. (14) drive -- (cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage")
4. (13) force, drive, ram -- (force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad")
5. (6) drive -- (to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion")
6. (5) repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back -- (cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders")
7. (4) drive -- (compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs")
8. (2) drive -- (push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall")
9. (2) drive -- (cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field")
10. (1) tug, labor, labour, push, drive -- (strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis")
11. (1) drive, get, aim -- (move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?")
12. drive, ride -- (have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well")
13. drive -- (work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark")
14. drive -- (move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner")
15. drive -- (urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn")
16. drive, take -- (proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work")
17. drive -- (strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball")
18. drive -- (hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "drive a ball")
19. drive -- (excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel")
20. drive -- (cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer")
21. drive -- (hunting: search for game; "drive the forest")
22. drive -- (hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun drive
12 senses of drive
Sense 1
drive, thrust, driving force
=> propulsion, actuation
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
drive
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
=> venture
=> undertaking, project, task, labor
=> work
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
driveway, drive, private road
=> road, route
=> way
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
drive
=> trait
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
drive, driving
=> golf stroke, golf shot, swing
=> stroke, shot
=> maneuver, manoeuvre, play
=> motion, movement, move
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
drive
=> transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
=> movement
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 8
drive, ride
=> journey, journeying
=> travel, traveling, travelling
=> motion, movement, move
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
drive
=> physiological state, physiological condition
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 10
drive
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 11
drive, parkway
=> road, route
=> way
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 12
drive
=> return
=> tennis stroke, tennis shot
=> stroke, shot
=> maneuver, manoeuvre, play
=> motion, movement, move
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun drive
9 of 12 senses of drive
Sense 1
drive, thrust, driving force
=> firewall
=> impulse, impulsion, impetus
Sense 2
drive
=> fusee drive, fusee
Sense 3
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
=> advertising campaign, ad campaign, ad blitz
=> anti-war movement
=> charm campaign
=> consumerism
=> campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign
=> fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort
=> feminist movement, feminism, women's liberation movement, women's lib
=> gay liberation movement, gay lib
=> lost cause
=> reform
=> war
=> youth movement, youth crusade
Sense 5
drive
=> action
=> enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead
=> ambition, ambitiousness
=> energy, push, get-up-and-go
=> aggressiveness
Sense 7
drive
=> cattle drive
Sense 8
drive, ride
=> lift
=> joyride
=> spin
Sense 9
drive
=> hunger, hungriness
=> thirst, thirstiness
=> sex drive
=> hypoxia
Sense 10
drive
=> CD drive
=> CD-ROM drive
=> disk drive, disc drive, hard drive, Winchester drive
=> external drive
=> internal drive
=> RAM disk
Sense 12
drive
=> forehand drive
=> backhand drive
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun drive
12 senses of drive
Sense 1
drive, thrust, driving force
=> propulsion, actuation
Sense 2
drive
=> mechanism
Sense 3
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
=> venture
Sense 4
driveway, drive, private road
=> road, route
Sense 5
drive
=> trait
Sense 6
drive, driving
=> golf stroke, golf shot, swing
Sense 7
drive
=> transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
Sense 8
drive, ride
=> journey, journeying
Sense 9
drive
=> physiological state, physiological condition
Sense 10
drive
=> device
Sense 11
drive, parkway
=> road, route
Sense 12
drive
=> return
Antonyms of noun drive
Member Holonyms of noun drive
Substance Holonyms of noun drive
Part Holonyms of noun drive
Member Meronyms of noun drive
Substance Meronyms of noun drive
Part Meronyms of noun drive
2 of 12 senses of drive
Sense 4
driveway, drive, private road
HAS PART: turnaround
Sense 10
drive
HAS PART: spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor
Meronyms of noun drive
2 of 12 senses of drive
Sense 4
driveway, drive, private road
HAS PART: turnaround
Sense 10
drive
HAS PART: spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor
Holonyms of noun drive
Attributes of noun drive
Derived Forms of noun drive
9 of 12 senses of drive
Sense 1
drive, thrust, driving force
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#6
=> repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
Sense 2
drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#20
=> drive
Sense 3
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#11
=> drive, get, aim
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#10
=> tug, labor, labour, push, drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#7
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#6
=> repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#4
=> force, drive, ram
Sense 4
driveway, drive, private road
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#1
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#2
=> drive, motor
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#12
=> drive, ride
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#13
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#16
=> drive, take
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#14
=> drive
Sense 6
drive, driving
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#17
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#9
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#8
=> drive
Sense 8
drive, ride
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#16
=> drive, take
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#14
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#13
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#12
=> drive, ride
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#3
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#2
=> drive, motor
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#1
=> drive
Sense 9
drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#5
=> drive
Sense 11
drive, parkway
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#16
=> drive, take
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#14
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#13
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#12
=> drive, ride
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#3
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#2
=> drive, motor
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#1
=> drive
Sense 12
drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#18
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#9
=> drive
RELATED TO>(verb) drive#8
=> drive
Domain of noun drive
2 of 12 senses of drive
Sense 10
drive
TOPIC>(noun) computer science#1, computing#1
Sense 12
drive
TOPIC>(noun) tennis#1, lawn tennis#1
TOPIC>(noun) squash#3, squash racquets#1, squash rackets#1
Domain Terms of noun drive
Familiarity of noun drive
drive used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =12)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun drive
12 senses of drive
Sense 1
drive, thrust, driving force
> propulsion, actuation
=> launching, launch
=> launching
=> drive, thrust, driving force
=> roll
=> throw
=> push, pushing
=> pull, pulling
=> lift, raise, heave
=> expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out
=> jump, jumping
=> lob
=> wheeling, rolling
=> shooting, shot
=> dribble, dribbling
Sense 2
drive
> mechanism
=> action, action mechanism
=> actuator
=> automaton, robot, golem
=> axis, axis of rotation
=> carriage
=> cartridge ejector, ejector
=> cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, extractor
=> clockwork
=> control, controller
=> cooling system, cooling
=> delayed action
=> drive
=> drive line, drive line system
=> fail-safe
=> film advance
=> gear, gear mechanism
=> homing device
=> hydraulic system
=> ignition, ignition system
=> lock
=> mechanical device
=> radiator
=> rotating mechanism
=> steering linkage
=> steering system, steering mechanism
=> tape drive, tape transport, transport
=> whirler
=> works, workings
Sense 3
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
> venture
=> joint venture
=> experiment
=> campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
=> sally, sallying forth
=> risk, peril, danger
Sense 4
driveway, drive, private road
> road, route
=> access road, slip road
=> bypass, circumferential, ring road
=> byway, bypath, byroad
=> causeway
=> clearway
=> corduroy
=> detour, roundabout way
=> drive, parkway
=> driveway, drive, private road
=> highway, main road
=> line, railway line, rail line
=> post road
=> roadway
=> shortcut, cutoff, crosscut
=> side road
=> skid road
=> speedway
=> thoroughfare
=> track, cart track, cartroad
=> turnoff
Sense 5
drive
> trait
=> character, fiber, fibre
=> nature
=> compulsiveness, compulsivity
=> emotionality, emotionalism
=> unemotionality, emotionlessness
=> activeness, activity
=> inactiveness, inactivity, inertia
=> seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity
=> frivolity, frivolousness
=> communicativeness
=> uncommunicativeness
=> thoughtfulness
=> unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness
=> attentiveness
=> inattentiveness
=> masculinity
=> femininity, muliebrity
=> trustworthiness, trustiness
=> untrustworthiness, untrustiness
=> individuality, individualism, individuation
=> stinginess
=> egoism, egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, self-centeredness
=> drive
=> resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
=> irresoluteness, irresolution
=> discipline
=> indiscipline, undiscipline
=> pride
=> humility, humbleness
=> wisdom, wiseness
=> folly, foolishness, unwiseness
=> judgment, judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement, perspicacity
=> trust, trustingness, trustfulness
=> distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust
=> cleanliness
=> uncleanliness
=> demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
=> tractability, tractableness, flexibility
=> intractability, intractableness
=> rurality, ruralism
Sense 6
drive, driving
> golf stroke, golf shot, swing
=> downswing
=> slice, fade, slicing
=> hook, draw, hooking
=> drive, driving
=> explosion
=> putt, putting
=> approach, approach shot
=> sclaff
=> shank
=> teeoff
Sense 7
drive
> transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
=> transshipment
=> airlift, lift
=> connection, connexion
=> delivery, bringing
=> drive
=> carry
=> lighterage
=> resettlement, relocation
=> teleportation
Sense 8
drive, ride
> journey, journeying
=> commute
=> drive, ride
=> long haul
=> mush
=> odyssey
=> trip
=> passage, transit
=> expedition
=> digression, excursion
=> schlep, shlep
=> trek
=> tour, circuit
=> pilgrimage, pilgrim's journey
=> excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay
=> voyage
=> way
Sense 9
drive
> physiological state, physiological condition
=> wakefulness
=> bloodiness
=> incompatibility
=> acathexia
=> angiotelectasia
=> torpor, torpidity
=> agalactia, agalactosis
=> anesthesia, anaesthesia
=> anhidrosis, anhydrosis
=> arousal
=> sleep, slumber
=> sleep, sopor
=> drive
=> elastosis
=> flatulence, flatulency, gas
=> flexure, flection, flexion
=> estrus, oestrus, heat, rut
=> anestrus, anestrum, anoestrus, anoestrum
=> hypercapnia, hypercarbia
=> hypocapnia, acapnia
=> asphyxia
=> oxygen debt
=> hyperthermia, hyperthermy
=> normothermia
=> hypothermia
=> muscularity
=> myasthenia
=> sterility, infertility
=> false pregnancy, pseudocyesis
=> pregnancy, gestation, maternity
=> rigor mortis
=> vitalization, vitalisation
=> good health, healthiness
=> fertility, fecundity
=> potency, potence
=> cellularity
=> addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation
=> suspended animation
=> cryptobiosis
=> dilatation, distension, distention
=> emmetropia
=> sedation
=> hyperpigmentation
=> hypopigmentation
=> amyxia
=> cold sweat
=> obstruction, blockage
=> poisoning, toxic condition, intoxication
=> analgesia
=> oligospermia
Sense 10
drive
> device
=> acoustic device
=> adapter, adaptor
=> afterburner
=> agglomerator
=> airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
=> alarm, warning device, alarm system
=> appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
=> applicator, applier
=> aspergill, aspersorium
=> autopilot, automatic pilot, robot pilot
=> bait, decoy, lure
=> billiard marker
=> bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder
=> blower
=> bootjack
=> breathalyzer, breathalyser
=> breathing device, breathing apparatus, breathing machine, ventilator
=> bubbler
=> buffer, fender
=> catapult, launcher
=> charger, battery charger
=> clip-on
=> comb
=> comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring
=> conductor
=> contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
=> converter, convertor
=> corer
=> corrective, restorative
=> crusher
=> cryptograph
=> cutoff
=> dampener, moistener
=> damper, muffler
=> data input device, input device
=> deflector
=> dental appliance
=> depressor
=> detector, sensor, sensing element
=> diestock
=> drive
=> drop forge, drop hammer, drop press
=> elastic device
=> electrical device
=> electronic device
=> energizer, energiser
=> exercise device
=> explosive device
=> fan
=> filter
=> fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator
=> flare
=> fumigator
=> gas fixture
=> groover
=> guard, safety, safety device
=> heater, warmer
=> heat exchanger
=> holding device
=> hydrofoil, foil
=> imprint
=> indicator
=> instrument
=> interlock, ignition interlock
=> interrupter
=> jig
=> key
=> keyboard
=> Kinetoscope
=> knocker, doorknocker, rapper
=> lift
=> lifting device
=> lighter, light, igniter, ignitor
=> machine
=> magnet
=> mechanism
=> memory device, storage device
=> musical instrument, instrument
=> nest egg
=> noisemaker
=> optical device
=> override
=> paper feed
=> peeler
=> pick, plectrum, plectron
=> power takeoff, PTO
=> prod, goad
=> prompter, autocue
=> pull
=> reflector
=> release, button
=> remote control, remote
=> reset
=> restraint, constraint
=> router
=> runner
=> scratcher
=> shoehorn
=> shoetree
=> shooting stick
=> shredder
=> signaling device
=> snowshoe
=> sounder
=> source of illumination
=> stabilizer, stabiliser
=> stemmer
=> stencil
=> straightener
=> strengthener, reinforcement
=> stylus
=> support
=> sweatbox
=> synchroflash
=> take-up
=> teaser
=> throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower, dart thrower
=> tilter
=> tongs, pair of tongs
=> trap
=> trigger
=> valve
=> vaporizer, vaporiser
=> ventilator
=> washboard
=> water cooler
Sense 11
drive, parkway
> road, route
=> access road, slip road
=> bypass, circumferential, ring road
=> byway, bypath, byroad
=> causeway
=> clearway
=> corduroy
=> detour, roundabout way
=> drive, parkway
=> driveway, drive, private road
=> highway, main road
=> line, railway line, rail line
=> post road
=> roadway
=> shortcut, cutoff, crosscut
=> side road
=> skid road
=> speedway
=> thoroughfare
=> track, cart track, cartroad
=> turnoff
Sense 12
drive
> return
=> backhand, backhand stroke, backhand shot
=> chop, chop shot
=> drive
=> drop shot, dink
=> forehand, forehand stroke, forehand shot
=> get
=> ground stroke
=> half volley
=> lob
=> overhead, smash
=> passing shot
=> volley
Meronyms of noun drive
12 senses of drive
Sense 2
drive
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
driveway, drive, private road
HAS PART: turnaround
=> road, route
HAS SUBSTANCE: pavement, paving
HAS SUBSTANCE: paving stone
HAS PART: bend, curve
HAS PART: crown, crest
HAS PART: intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
HAS PART: roadbed
HAS PART: traffic island, safety island, safety isle, safety zone
HAS PART: shoulder, berm
HAS PART: traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout
HAS PART: turnaround
HAS PART: turnout, widening
=> way
HAS PART: wayside, roadside
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
drive, driving
=> golf stroke, golf shot, swing
=> stroke, shot
HAS PART: follow-through
Sense 7
drive
=> transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
HAS PART: pickup
Sense 8
drive, ride
=> journey, journeying
HAS PART: stage, leg
Sense 10
drive
HAS PART: spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 11
drive, parkway
=> road, route
HAS SUBSTANCE: pavement, paving
HAS SUBSTANCE: paving stone
HAS PART: bend, curve
HAS PART: crown, crest
HAS PART: intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
HAS PART: roadbed
HAS PART: traffic island, safety island, safety isle, safety zone
HAS PART: shoulder, berm
HAS PART: traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout
HAS PART: turnaround
HAS PART: turnout, widening
=> way
HAS PART: wayside, roadside
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 12
drive
=> return
=> tennis stroke, tennis shot
=> stroke, shot
HAS PART: follow-through
Holonyms of noun drive
Grep of noun drive
automatic drive
backhand drive
cattle drive
cd-rom drive
cd drive
disc drive
disk drive
drive
drive-by killing
drive-by shooting
drive-in
drive line
drive line system
drivel
driveller
driven well
driver
driver's licence
driver's license
driver ant
driveshaft
driveway
external drive
fluid drive
forehand drive
four-wheel drive
fund-raising drive
fusee drive
hard drive
internal drive
line-drive double
line-drive single
line-drive triple
line drive
overdrive
self-drive
sex drive
tape drive
test drive
u-drive
whist drive
winchester drive
you-drive
Antonyms of verb drive
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb drive
22 senses of drive
Sense 1
drive
=> operate, control
=> manipulate
=> handle, palm
=> touch
Sense 2
drive, motor
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 3
drive
=> move, displace
Also See> drive out#2; drive out#1; drive off#1; drive away#1
Sense 4
force, drive, ram
=> thrust
=> push, force
=> move, displace
Also See> drive in#3
Sense 5
drive
=> coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
=> compel, oblige, obligate
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Sense 6
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
=> push, force
=> move, displace
Sense 7
drive
=> make
=> cause, do, make
=> make, create
Sense 8
drive
=> propel, impel
=> move, displace
Sense 9
drive
=> throw
=> propel, impel
=> move, displace
Sense 10
tug, labor, labour, push, drive
=> fight, struggle
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
Sense 11
drive, get, aim
=> mean, intend
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 12
drive, ride
Sense 13
drive
=> work, do work
Sense 14
drive
=> drive
=> operate, control
=> manipulate
=> handle, palm
=> touch
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 15
drive
=> push, force
=> move, displace
Sense 16
drive, take
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 17
drive
=> hit
=> propel, impel
=> move, displace
Sense 18
drive
=> hit
=> propel, impel
=> move, displace
Sense 19
drive
=> excavate, dig, hollow
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sense 20
drive
=> power
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 21
drive
=> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
=> capture, catch
=> get, acquire
Sense 22
drive
=> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
=> capture, catch
=> get, acquire
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb drive
6 of 22 senses of drive
Sense 1
drive
=> coach
=> test drive
=> drive
=> tool
Sense 3
drive
=> pull
=> drive around, chauffeur
Sense 4
force, drive, ram
=> toe, toenail
Sense 10
tug, labor, labour, push, drive
=> strive, reach, strain
Sense 14
drive
=> pull
Sense 15
drive
=> mush
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb drive
22 senses of drive
Sense 1
drive
=> operate, control
Sense 2
drive, motor
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 3
drive
=> move, displace
Also See> drive out#2; drive out#1; drive off#1; drive away#1
Sense 4
force, drive, ram
=> thrust
Also See> drive in#3
Sense 5
drive
=> coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
Sense 6
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
=> push, force
Sense 7
drive
=> make
Sense 8
drive
=> propel, impel
Sense 9
drive
=> throw
Sense 10
tug, labor, labour, push, drive
=> fight, struggle
Sense 11
drive, get, aim
=> mean, intend
Sense 12
drive, ride
Sense 13
drive
=> work, do work
Sense 14
drive
=> drive
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 15
drive
=> push, force
Sense 16
drive, take
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
Sense 17
drive
=> hit
Sense 18
drive
=> hit
Sense 19
drive
=> excavate, dig, hollow
Sense 20
drive
=> power
Sense 21
drive
=> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
Sense 22
drive
=> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
'Cause To' of verb drive
Derived Forms of verb drive
19 of 22 senses of drive
Sense 1
drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#4
=> driveway, drive, private road
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#11
=> drive, parkway
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#8
=> drive, ride
RELATED TO>(noun) driver#1
=> driver
RELATED TO>(noun) driving#2
=> driving
Sense 2
drive, motor
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#4
=> driveway, drive, private road
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#11
=> drive, parkway
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#8
=> drive, ride
Sense 3
drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#8
=> drive, ride
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#11
=> drive, parkway
RELATED TO>(noun) driver#1
=> driver
Sense 4
force, drive, ram
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#3
=> campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
Sense 5
drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#9
=> drive
Sense 6
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#3
=> campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#1
=> drive, thrust, driving force
Sense 7
drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#3
=> campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
Sense 8
drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#12
=> drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#6
=> drive, driving
RELATED TO>(noun) driver#2
=> driver
RELATED TO>(noun) driving#2
=> driving
Sense 9
drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#6
=> drive, driving
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#12
=> drive
Sense 10
tug, labor, labour, push, drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#3
=> campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
Sense 11
drive, get, aim
RELATED TO>(noun) drift#5
=> drift, trend, movement
RELATED TO>(noun) drift#6
=> drift, purport
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#3
=> campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
Sense 12
drive, ride
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#4
=> driveway, drive, private road
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#11
=> drive, parkway
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#8
=> drive, ride
Sense 13
drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#4
=> driveway, drive, private road
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#8
=> drive, ride
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#11
=> drive, parkway
RELATED TO>(noun) driver#1
=> driver
Sense 14
drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#4
=> driveway, drive, private road
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#11
=> drive, parkway
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#8
=> drive, ride
Sense 16
drive, take
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#4
=> driveway, drive, private road
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#8
=> drive, ride
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#11
=> drive, parkway
Sense 17
drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#6
=> drive, driving
RELATED TO>(noun) driver#3
=> driver
RELATED TO>(noun) driver#5
=> driver, number one wood
RELATED TO>(noun) driving#1
=> drive, driving
Sense 18
drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#12
=> drive
Sense 19
drive
RELATED TO>(noun) drift#7
=> drift, heading, gallery
Sense 20
drive
RELATED TO>(noun) driver#4
=> driver, device driver
RELATED TO>(noun) drive#2
=> drive
Domain of verb drive
6 of 22 senses of drive
Sense 1
drive
TOPIC>(noun) driving#2
Sense 2
drive, motor
TOPIC>(noun) driving#2
Sense 16
drive, take
TOPIC>(noun) driving#2
Sense 17
drive
TOPIC>(noun) golf#1, golf game#1
Sense 18
drive
TOPIC>(noun) cricket#2
Sense 19
drive
TOPIC>(noun) mining#1, excavation#4
Domain Terms of verb drive
Familiarity of verb drive
drive used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count =22)
Sample Sentences of verb drive
22 senses of drive
Sense 1
drive
EX: They drive the car down the avenue
Sense 2
drive, motor
EX: They drive up the hill
Sense 3
drive
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 4
force, drive, ram
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 5
drive
EX: They drive him to write the letter
Sense 6
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something from somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 7
drive
*> Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sense 8
drive
EX: The horses drive across the field
Sense 9
drive
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 10
tug, labor, labour, push, drive
*> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 11
drive, get, aim
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 12
drive, ride
EX: These cars won't drive
Sense 13
drive
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 14
drive
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 15
drive
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 16
drive, take
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 17
drive
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 18
drive
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 19
drive
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 20
drive
*> Something ----s something
Sense 21
drive
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 22
drive
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb drive
21 of 22 senses of drive
Sense 1
drive
> operate, control
=> synchronize, synchronise
=> dial
=> turn
=> submarine
=> treadle
=> relay
=> gate
=> pedal
=> drive
=> fly, aviate, pilot
Sense 2
drive, motor
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 3
drive
> move, displace
=> mobilize, mobilise, circulate
=> relocate
=> dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
=> translate
=> station, post, base, send, place
=> agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> funnel
=> brandish, flourish, wave
=> pull, draw, force
=> transport, carry
=> tug
=> disarrange
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> engage, mesh, lock, operate
=> propel, impel
=> launch, set in motion
=> wind, wrap, roll, twine
=> unwind, wind off, unroll
=> wedge, squeeze, force
=> work
=> spill, shed, disgorge
=> spill, slop, splatter
=> unseat
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
=> press down, depress
=> lift
=> flick, ruffle, riffle
=> work
=> take back
=> center, centre
=> pump
=> scan
=> jar, shake up, bump around
=> dandle
=> roll, revolve
=> push, force
=> rock, sway
=> fluctuate
=> pulse
=> shift, dislodge, reposition
=> glide
=> stir
=> play
=> overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
=> transport, send, ship
=> send, direct
=> transport
=> saltate
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> lift, raise
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> drop
=> sink
=> advance, bring forward
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> transfer, shift
=> displace, force out
=> herd, crowd
=> circulate
=> circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
=> rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
=> drive
=> race, rush
=> woosh, whoosh
=> pour
=> exteriorize, bring outside
=> upstage
=> swing
=> turn, turn over
=> turn
=> turn
=> slide
=> run
=> whistle
=> beat, flap
=> singsong
=> hustle
=> wash
=> rake
=> blow
=> drag
=> pull, draw
=> lateralize
=> translate
=> hit, strike
=> change hands, change owners
=> transfer
=> expel, throw out, kick out
Sense 4
force, drive, ram
> thrust
=> jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
=> stab, jab
=> shoulder
=> boost
=> force, drive, ram
=> ram, ram down, pound
=> punch
Sense 5
drive
> coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
=> turn up the heat, turn up the pressure
=> drive
=> bludgeon
=> steamroller, steamroll
=> squeeze for
=> dragoon, sandbag, railroad
=> terrorize, terrorise
=> bring oneself
Sense 6
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
> push, force
=> nudge, poke at, prod
=> press, push
=> repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
=> shove
=> jerk, flick
=> jostle, shove
=> nose
=> push out, obtrude, thrust out
=> push aside, push away
=> muscle into
=> push up
=> thrust
=> drive
=> jam
=> thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze
=> topple, tumble, tip
Sense 7
drive
> make
=> drive
Sense 8
drive
> propel, impel
=> flip
=> rocket
=> carry
=> kick
=> punt, pole
=> hit
=> throw
=> drive
=> launch
=> catapult
=> project, send off
=> loft
Sense 9
drive
> throw
=> slam, flap down
=> ground
=> prostrate
=> hurl, hurtle, cast
=> heave
=> pelt, bombard
=> defenestrate
=> deliver, pitch
=> shy
=> drive
=> deep-six, throw overboard
=> ridge
=> jettison
=> fling
=> lob
=> chuck, toss
=> skim, skip, skitter
=> juggle
=> flip, flick
=> pass
Sense 10
tug, labor, labour, push, drive
> fight, struggle
=> tug, labor, labour, push, drive
=> flounder
Sense 11
drive, get, aim
> mean, intend
=> typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
=> denote, refer
=> signify
=> spell, import
=> aim
=> drive, get, aim
Sense 13
drive
> work, do work
=> serve
=> bank
=> fill, take
=> drive
=> tinker
=> serve
=> fink, scab, rat, blackleg
=> labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil
=> farm
=> moonlight
=> job
=> man
=> slave, break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down
=> free-lance
=> subcontract
=> turn a trick
=> freelance
Sense 14
drive
> drive
=> coach
=> test drive
=> drive
=> tool
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 15
drive
> push, force
=> nudge, poke at, prod
=> press, push
=> repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
=> shove
=> jerk, flick
=> jostle, shove
=> nose
=> push out, obtrude, thrust out
=> push aside, push away
=> muscle into
=> push up
=> thrust
=> drive
=> jam
=> thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze
=> topple, tumble, tip
Sense 16
drive, take
> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> tramp
=> stride
=> walk
=> crisscross
=> ford
=> bridge
=> jaywalk
=> drive, take
=> course
=> hop
Sense 17
drive
> hit
=> play
=> foul
=> cannon
=> clap
=> ground out
=> toe
=> shank
=> pitch
=> fly
=> snap
=> whang
=> undercut
=> putt
=> heel
=> toe
=> bunker
=> bounce
=> backhand
=> pop
=> follow through
=> shell
=> ground
=> ground
=> top
=> pull
=> kill
=> kill
=> connect
=> drive
=> drive
=> hole, hole out
=> bunt, drag a bunt
=> snick
=> racket
=> dribble, carry
=> slice
=> hook
=> single
=> double
=> triple
=> smash
=> shoot
=> volley
=> croquet
=> loft
Sense 18
drive
> hit
=> play
=> foul
=> cannon
=> clap
=> ground out
=> toe
=> shank
=> pitch
=> fly
=> snap
=> whang
=> undercut
=> putt
=> heel
=> toe
=> bunker
=> bounce
=> backhand
=> pop
=> follow through
=> shell
=> ground
=> ground
=> top
=> pull
=> kill
=> kill
=> connect
=> drive
=> drive
=> hole, hole out
=> bunt, drag a bunt
=> snick
=> racket
=> dribble, carry
=> slice
=> hook
=> single
=> double
=> triple
=> smash
=> shoot
=> volley
=> croquet
=> loft
Sense 19
drive
> excavate, dig, hollow
=> drive
=> trench, ditch
Sense 20
drive
> power
=> drive
Sense 21
drive
> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
=> snipe
=> whale
=> still-hunt, ambush
=> turtle
=> drive
=> drive
=> rabbit
=> fowl
=> poach
=> seal
=> ferret
=> course
=> foxhunt
=> jacklight, jack
=> hawk
=> falcon
=> fowl
=> scrounge, forage
Sense 22
drive
> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
=> snipe
=> whale
=> still-hunt, ambush
=> turtle
=> drive
=> drive
=> rabbit
=> fowl
=> poach
=> seal
=> ferret
=> course
=> foxhunt
=> jacklight, jack
=> hawk
=> falcon
=> fowl
=> scrounge, forage
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb drive
Sense 1
drive
=> operate, control
Sense 2
drive, motor
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 3
drive
=> move, displace
Sense 12
drive, ride
Sense 13
drive
=> work, do work
Sense 16
drive, take
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
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Sense 4
force, drive, ram
=> thrust
Sense 5
drive
=> coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
Sense 7
drive
=> make
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Sense 6
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
=> push, force
Sense 9
drive
=> throw
Sense 17
drive
=> hit
Sense 18
drive
=> hit
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Sense 21
drive
=> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
Sense 22
drive
=> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
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Sense 8
drive
=> propel, impel
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Sense 10
tug, labor, labour, push, drive
=> fight, struggle
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Sense 11
drive, get, aim
=> mean, intend
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Sense 14
drive
=> drive
=> travel, go, move, locomote
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Sense 15
drive
=> push, force
--------------
Sense 19
drive
=> excavate, dig, hollow
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Sense 20
drive
=> power
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Grep of verb drive
drive
drive around
drive away
drive back
drive home
drive in
drive off
drive out
drive up
drivel
let drive
overdrive
test drive
Grep of adj drive
driven
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