Overdrive vs. Drive
Overdriveverb
(transitive) To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.
Overdrivenoun
(dated) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the normal top gear.
Overdrivenoun
A state of heightened activity.
Overdriveverb
To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.
Overdrivenoun
A gearing device which causes the drive shaft of an automobile or other machine to rotate at a speed greater than that of the engine crankshaft.
Overdrivenoun
The gear setting of a motor vehicle at which the overdrive{1} is operative; as, cruising at 80 mph in overdrive.
Overdrivenoun
A state of unusually intense activity; as, when they got their new supercomputer, their research kicked into overdrive; one look at her made his heart jump into overdrive; - used mostly of the activities of persons or groups.
Overdrivenoun
the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration;
Overdrivenoun
a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
Overdriveverb
drive or work too hard;
Overdriveverb
make use of too often or too extensively
Drivenoun
Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition.
Drivenoun
Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
Drivenoun
An act of driving animals forward, such as to be captured, hunted etc.
Drivenoun
(military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.
Drivenoun
A motor that does not take fuel, but instead depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for subsequent use.
Drivenoun
A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
Drivenoun
A driveway.
Drivenoun
A type of public roadway.
Drivenoun
(dated) A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
Drivenoun
(psychology) Desire or interest.
Drivenoun
(computing) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk, as a floppy drive.
Drivenoun
(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.
Drivenoun
(golf) A stroke made with a driver.
Drivenoun
A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
Drivenoun
(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.
Drivenoun
(soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
Drivenoun
(American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
Drivenoun
A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
Drivenoun
(typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
Drivenoun
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.
Driveverb
To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
Driveverb
(transitive) To cause animals to flee out of.
Driveverb
(transitive) To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
Driveverb
(transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
Driveverb
To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
Driveverb
(transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
Driveverb
(transitive) To compel (to do something).
Driveverb
(transitive) To cause to become.
Driveverb
To hit the ball with a drive.
Driveverb
(intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
Driveverb
(transitive) To convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
Driveverb
(intransitive) To move forcefully.
Driveverb
(intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
Driveverb
(transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
Driveverb
(transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
Driveverb
(transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
Driveverb
(mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
Driveverb
(American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
Driveverb
(obsolete) To distrain for rent.
Driveverb
(transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
Driveverb
To be the dominant party in a sex act.
Driveverb
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.
Driveverb
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.
Driveverb
To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
Driveverb
To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
Driveverb
To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
Driveverb
To pass away; - said of time.
Driveverb
Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible throw.
Driveverb
to operate (a vehicle) while it is on motion, by manipulating the controls, such as the steering, propulsion, and braking mechanisms.
Driveverb
To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.
Driveverb
To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven.
Driveverb
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.
Driveverb
To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; - usually with at.
Driveverb
To distrain for rent.
Driveverb
To make a drive, or stroke from the tee.
Driveverb
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.
Drivenoun
A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a stroke.
Drivenoun
The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; - distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.
Drivenoun
A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
Drivenoun
Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
Drivenoun
In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.
Drivenoun
A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
Drivenoun
a private road; a driveway.
Drivenoun
a strong psychological motivation to perform some activity.
Drivenoun
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.
Drivenoun
an organized effort by a group to accomplish a goal within a limited period of time; as, a fund-raising drive.
Drivenoun
a physiological function of an organism motivating it to perform specific behaviors; as, the sex drive.
Drivenoun
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.
Drivenoun
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.
Drivenoun
the mechanism which causes the moving parts of a machine to move; as, a belt drive.
Drivenoun
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;
Drivenoun
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine;
Drivenoun
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
Drivenoun
a road leading up to a private house;
Drivenoun
the trait of being highly motivated;
Drivenoun
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver;
Drivenoun
the act of driving a herd of animals overland
Drivenoun
a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else;
Drivenoun
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
Drivenoun
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
Drivenoun
a wide scenic road planted with trees;
Drivenoun
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
Driveverb
operate or control a vehicle;
Driveverb
travel or be transported in a vehicle;
Driveverb
cause someone or something to move by driving;
Driveverb
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically;
Driveverb
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly;
Driveverb
cause to move back by force or influence;
Driveverb
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment;
Driveverb
push, propel, or press with force;
Driveverb
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;
Driveverb
strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
Driveverb
move into a desired direction of discourse;
Driveverb
have certain properties when driven;
Driveverb
work as a driver;
Driveverb
move by being propelled by a force;
Driveverb
urge forward;
Driveverb
proceed along in a vehicle;
Driveverb
strike with a driver, as in teeing off;
Driveverb
hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically;
Driveverb
excavate horizontally;
Driveverb
cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling;
Driveverb
hunting: search for game;
Driveverb
hunting: chase from cover into more open ground;
Driveverb
operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle
Driveverb
(of a motor vehicle) travel under the control of a driver
Driveverb
own or use (a specified type of car)
Driveverb
be licensed or competent to drive a motor vehicle
Driveverb
convey (someone) in a vehicle, especially a private car
Driveverb
propel or carry along by force in a specified direction
Driveverb
(of wind, rain, or snow) move or fall with great force
Driveverb
(of a source of power) provide the energy to set and keep (an engine or piece of machinery) in motion
Driveverb
(of a device) power or operate (another device)
Driveverb
force (a stake or nail) into place by hitting or pushing it
Driveverb
bore (a tunnel)
Driveverb
(in ball games) hit or kick (the ball) hard with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot
Driveverb
strike (a ball) from the tee, typically with a driver
Driveverb
urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction
Driveverb
compel to leave
Driveverb
(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate
Driveverb
bring (someone) forcibly into a specified negative state
Driveverb
force (someone) to work to an excessive extent
Driveverb
cause (something abstract) to happen or develop
Drivenoun
a trip or journey in a car
Drivenoun
a street or road
Drivenoun
a short road leading from a public road to a house or other building
Drivenoun
an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need
Drivenoun
determination and ambition to achieve something
Drivenoun
an organized effort by a number of people to achieve a purpose
Drivenoun
an organized gathering to play whist or another game, involving many players
Drivenoun
the transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle
Drivenoun
(in a car with automatic transmission) the position of the gear selector in which the car will move forward, changing gears automatically as required
Drivenoun
short for disk drive
Drivenoun
(in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball
Drivenoun
a shot from the tee
Drivenoun
an act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination
