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Drive in   /draɪv ɪn/   Listen
Drive in

verb
1.
Cause a run or runner to be scored.
2.
Arrive by motorcar.
3.
Cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion.  Synonym: screw.






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... Broderip, in his Zoological Recreations devotes much space in referring to ancient philosophers and poets, Christian Fathers, and Jewish Rabbis that have believed in the immortality of animals. The heroes of Virgil have horses to drive in the Elysian fields; the Greek poets gave to Orion dogs. Rabbi Manesseh, speaking of the resurrection, says, "brutes will then enjoy a much happier state of being than they experienced here," and a number of scholars, like Philo Judaeus, ...
— The Human Side of Animals • Royal Dixon

... Queen was in the City after a long absence, for the double purpose of opening Blackfriars Bridge and the Holborn Viaduct. Happily for the cheering multitudes congregated on the occasion the day was bright and fair though cold, so that she could drive in an open carriage accompanied by her younger daughters and Prince Leopold. The Queen still wore deep mourning after eight years of widowhood, and her servants continued to have a band of crape on one arm. Her Majesty was received ...
— Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, (Victoria) Vol II • Sarah Tytler

... A drive in the environs of Bombay, around the base of Malabar Hill and along the picturesque shore of the Arabian Sea, is an experience never to be forgotten by one who has enjoyed its pleasure. It will be sure to recall to the traveler the almost unrivaled environs of Genoa, with ...
— Due West - or Round the World in Ten Months • Maturin Murray Ballou

... Lord Cosham will spare you, and your business should be over in time, you could drive in, and try to bring papa ...
— The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations • Charlotte Yonge

... my dear," she laughed. "Well, then, I was refused exit at the North gate this morning; and that, though I was only going for a short drive in the country." ...
— The Colonel of the Red Huzzars • John Reed Scott


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