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Drivenoun

Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition.

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Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.

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An act of driving animals forward, such as to be captured, hunted etc.

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(military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.

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A motor that does not take fuel, but instead depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for subsequent use.

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A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).

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A driveway.

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A type of public roadway.

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(dated) A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.

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(psychology) Desire or interest.

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(computing) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk, as a floppy drive.

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(computing) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data, as a hard drive, a flash drive.

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(golf) A stroke made with a driver.

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A ball struck in a flat trajectory.

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(cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.

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(soccer) A straight level shot or pass.

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(American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.

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A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.

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(typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.

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A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.

Driveverb

(transitive) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.

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To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.

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(transitive) To cause animals to flee out of.

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(transitive) To move (something) by hitting it with great force.

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(transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.

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To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).

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(transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.

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(transitive) To compel (to do something).

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(transitive) To cause to become.

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To hit the ball with a drive.

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(intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.

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(transitive) To convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.

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(intransitive) To move forcefully.

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(intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).

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(transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.

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(transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.

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(transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.

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(mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.

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(American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.

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(obsolete) To distrain for rent.

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(transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.

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To be the dominant party in a sex act.

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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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To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by beasts; as, to drive a pair of horses or a stage; to drive a person to his own door.

Driveverb

To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like.

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To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.

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To clear, by forcing away what is contained.

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To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.

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To pass away; - said of time.

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Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible throw.

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to operate (a vehicle) while it is on motion, by manipulating the controls, such as the steering, propulsion, and braking mechanisms.

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To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.

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To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven.

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To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman drove to my door.

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To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; - usually with at.

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To distrain for rent.

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To make a drive, or stroke from the tee.

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to go from one place to another in a vehicle, serving as the operator of the vehicle; to drive{9} a vehicle from one location to another.

Drivenoun

In various games, as tennis, cricket, etc., the act of player who drives the ball; the stroke or blow; the flight of the ball, etc., so driven.

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A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a stroke.

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The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; - distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.

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A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.

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Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business.

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In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.

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A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.

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a private road; a driveway.

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a strong psychological motivation to perform some activity.

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a device for reading or writing data from or to a data storage medium, as a disk drive, a tape drive, a CD drive, etc.

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an organized effort by a group to accomplish a goal within a limited period of time; as, a fund-raising drive.

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a physiological function of an organism motivating it to perform specific behaviors; as, the sex drive.

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the period during which one team sustains movement of the ball toward the opponent's goal without losing possession of the ball; as, a long drive downfield.

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an act of driving a vehicle, especially an automobile; the journey undertaken by driving an automobile; as, to go for a drive in the country.

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the mechanism which causes the moving parts of a machine to move; as, a belt drive.

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the way in which the propulsive force of a vehicle is transmitted to the road; as, a car with four-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, etc.

Drive

Driven.

Drivenoun

the act of applying force to propel something;

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a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine;

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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;

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a road leading up to a private house;

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the trait of being highly motivated;

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hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver;

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the act of driving a herd of animals overland

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a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else;

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a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

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(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

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a wide scenic road planted with trees;

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(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

Driveverb

operate or control a vehicle;

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travel or be transported in a vehicle;

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cause someone or something to move by driving;

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force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically;

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to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly;

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cause to move back by force or influence;

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compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment;

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push, propel, or press with force;

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cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;

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strive and make an effort to reach a goal;

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move into a desired direction of discourse;

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have certain properties when driven;

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work as a driver;

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move by being propelled by a force;

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urge forward;

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proceed along in a vehicle;

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strike with a driver, as in teeing off;

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hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically;

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excavate horizontally;

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cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling;

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hunting: search for game;

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hunting: chase from cover into more open ground;

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operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle

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(of a motor vehicle) travel under the control of a driver

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own or use (a specified type of car)

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be licensed or competent to drive a motor vehicle

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convey (someone) in a vehicle, especially a private car

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propel or carry along by force in a specified direction

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(of wind, rain, or snow) move or fall with great force

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(of a source of power) provide the energy to set and keep (an engine or piece of machinery) in motion

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(of a device) power or operate (another device)

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force (a stake or nail) into place by hitting or pushing it

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bore (a tunnel)

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(in ball games) hit or kick (the ball) hard with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot

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strike (a ball) from the tee, typically with a driver

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urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction

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compel to leave

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(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate

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bring (someone) forcibly into a specified negative state

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force (someone) to work to an excessive extent

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cause (something abstract) to happen or develop

Drivenoun

a trip or journey in a car

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a street or road

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a short road leading from a public road to a house or other building

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an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need

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determination and ambition to achieve something

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an organized effort by a number of people to achieve a purpose

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an organized gathering to play whist or another game, involving many players

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the transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle

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(in a car with automatic transmission) the position of the gear selector in which the car will move forward, changing gears automatically as required

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short for disk drive

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(in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball

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a shot from the tee

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an act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination

Crankshaftnoun

A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.

Crankshaftnoun

a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank

Crankshaft

A crankshaft is a shaft driven by a crank mechanism, consisting of a series of cranks and crankpins to which the connecting rods of an engine is attached. It is a mechanical part able to perform a conversion between reciprocating motion and rotational motion.

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