drive
/draɪv/
noun
- A trip or journey in a vehicle, especially a car.
- The drive to the airport takes about an hour.
- Let's go for a drive in the countryside.
- We enjoyed a scenic drive along the coast.
- A strong natural need or desire that makes someone act in a certain way.
- Hunger is a basic human drive.
- Her creative drive led her to paint every day.
- He has a strong drive to succeed in his career.
- A private road or path that leads from the street to a house or garage.
- They paved the drive last summer.
- The drive is lined with tall trees.
- Please park the car in the drive.
- An organized effort to achieve a goal, such as raising money or collecting items.
- They organized a membership drive to attract new volunteers.
- The school held a food drive for the local shelter.
- The charity drive collected over a thousand books.
- A device or part of a computer that reads and writes data, such as a hard drive or flash drive.
- I saved my files to an external drive.
- She plugged the USB drive into the laptop.
- The computer's hard drive is almost full.
verb
- To operate and control a vehicle, such as a car or truck.
- She learned to drive when she was sixteen.
- Please drive carefully on the icy roads.
- He drives a blue sedan to work every day.
- To force or push something forward or in a particular direction.
- They drove a stake into the ground to mark the spot.
- The wind drove the sailboat across the lake.
- Hunger drove the animals to search for food.
- To provide the power or energy that makes a machine or system work.
- This engine is driven by electricity.
- The software drives the robot's movements.
- Solar panels drive the water pump.
- To cause someone to feel or do something, often strongly or forcefully.
- The sad movie drove them to tears.
- The constant noise drove her crazy.
- His ambition drives him to work long hours.
- To travel or go somewhere in a vehicle.
- They drove across the country in two weeks.
- We drove to the beach for the weekend.
- I usually drive to the supermarket.