The act of applying force to propel something. Synonyms:driving force, thrust.
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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. Synonyms:campaign, cause, crusade, effort, movement."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"
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. Synonyms:labor, labour, push, tug."We have to push a little to make the deadline!" , "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
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Move into a desired direction of discourse. Synonyms:aim, get.
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Have certain properties when driven. Synonym:ride."My new truck drives well"
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Work as a driver. "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
... to Robert Ainsworth's Thesaurus, 1736. Abactor (see Forcellini), a stealer or driver away of cattle. Ainsworth gives only abactus—to drive away by force. ... — The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb (Vol. 6) - Letters 1821-1842 • Charles and Mary Lamb Read full book for free!
... all night. I dreamt of Brownes and Thompsons, and to freshen my fancy and sweep away the shapes by which I was beset, I resolved to take a drive. Accordingly, I ordered my little phaeton, and, perplexed and silent, bent my way to call upon my fair friend, Miss Mortimer. Arriving at Queen's-bridge Cottage, I was met in the rose-covered porch by the ... — The London Visitor • Mary Russell Mitford Read full book for free!
... at S. John Lateran's at about half past 7. As soon you have seen the baptism at the baptistery, you had better drive to the Vatican, to attend at the beautiful ... — The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome • Charles Michael Baggs Read full book for free!
... real villainy of this fellow only appears here and there, where he advertises the means of ruining innocence, or of indulging with impunity in the foulest vices. He will sell for $3.30, the "Mystic Weird Ring." In a chapter of infamous blatherumskite about this ring he says: "The wearer can drive from, or draw to him, any one, and for any purpose whatever." I need not explain what this scoundrel means. He also will sell the professed means of robbery and swindling; saying that he is prepared to show how to remove papers, wills, titles, notes, etc., ... — The Humbugs of the World • P. T. Barnum Read full book for free!
... had to be got out of the casks, and hung up in the smoke-house to be smoked. The spring work crowded on rapidly. Ploughing, fencing, sawing and planting followed in quick succession. All hands were busy. The younger ones had to drive the cows to pasture in the morning and bring them up at night. They had also to take a hand at the old churn, and it was a weary task, as I remember well, to stand for an hour, perhaps, and drive the dasher up and down through the thick cream. How often the handle was examined to see if there were ... — Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago • Canniff Haight Read full book for free!
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