Definition of drive

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Drive (v. t.) To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room..

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Driver :: Driver (n.) The person who drives beasts or a carriage; a coachman; a charioteer, etc.; hence, also, one who controls the movements of a locomotive..
Hopscotch :: Hopscotch (n.) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground; -- called also hoppers..
Calash :: Calash (n.) A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that can be raised or lowered, seats for inside, a separate seat for the driver, and often a movable front, so that it can be used as either an open or a close carriage..
Press :: Press (v.) To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard; as, to press a horse in a race..
Engineer :: Engineer (n.) One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver..
Explode :: Explode (v. t.) To bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion, or doctrine..
Gad :: Gad (n.) A rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with..
Drive :: Drive (v. t.) To pass away; -- said of time.
Wagonette :: Wagonette (n.) A kind of pleasure wagon, uncovered and with seats extended along the sides, designed to carry six or eight persons besides the driver..
Driftwind :: Driftwind (n.) A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps..
Fleme :: Fleme (v. t.) To banish; to drive out; to expel.
Compact :: Compact (v. t.) To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
Run :: Run (v. i.) To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven..
Expel :: Expel (v. t.) To drive away from one's country; to banish.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; -- followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object..
Drive :: Drive (n.) A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
Jehu :: "Jehu (n.) A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously..
Back :: Back (v. i.) To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen..
Sport :: Sport (n.) That with which one plays, or which is driven about in play; a toy; a plaything; an object of mockery..
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