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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Strand :: Strand (v. t.) To drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a ship..
Winnew :: Winnew (n.) To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain..
Clap :: Clap (v. t.) To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon..
Slaver :: Slaver (v. t.) To smear with saliva issuing from the mouth; to defile with drivel; to slabber.
Fan :: Fan (n.) To winnow; to separate chaff from, and drive it away by a current of air; as, to fan wheat..
Disbench :: Disbench (v. t.) To drive from a bench or seat.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To be shot or propelled forcibly; -- said of a missile; to be emitted or driven; to move or extend swiftly, as if propelled; as, a shooting star..
Drool :: Drool (v. i.) To drivel, or drop saliva; as, the child drools..
Telltale :: Telltale (n.) A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees, as factory hands, watchmen, drivers, check takers, and the like, by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted..
Discuss :: Discuss (v. t.) To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors.
Cuddy :: Cuddy (n.) An ass; esp., one driven by a huckster or greengrocer..
Drive :: Drive (v. t.) To clear, by forcing away what is contained..
Full-drive :: Full-drive (adv.) With full speed.
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..
Bandy :: Bandy (v. i.) To content, as at some game in which each strives to drive the ball his own way..
Gad :: Gad (n.) A rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with..
Rattle :: Rattle (v. i.) To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as, we rattled along for a couple of miles..
Pulse :: Pulse (v. t.) To drive by a pulsation; to cause to pulsate.
Water Frame :: Water frame () A name given to the first power spinning machine, because driven by water power..
Carrier :: Carrier (n.) That which drives or carries; as: (a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the face plate; a lathe dog. (b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine. (c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
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