drives

Definitions of drives in various dictionaries:

noun - the act of applying force to propel something

noun - a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

noun - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

noun - a road leading up to a private house

noun - the trait of being highly motivated

noun - hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

noun - the act of driving a herd of animals overland

noun - a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

noun - a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

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

noun - a wide scenic road planted with trees

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

verb - operate or control a vehicle

verb - travel or be transported in a vehicle

verb - cause someone or something to move by driving

verb - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

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

verb - cause to move back by force or influence

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

verb - push, propel, or press with force

verb - cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

verb - strive and make an effort to reach a goal

verb - move into a desired direction of discourse

verb - have certain properties when driven

verb - work as a driver

verb - move by being propelled by a force

verb - urge forward

verb - proceed along in a vehicle

verb - strike with a driver, as in teeing off

verb - hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

verb - excavate horizontally

verb - cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

verb - hunting: search for game

verb - hunting: chase from cover into more open ground

adj - to urge or propel forward [v DROVE or DRAVE, DRIVEN, DRIVING, DRIVES] : DRIVABLE