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a road prepared for driving.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Desire or interest.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk, as a floppy drive.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A stroke made with a driver.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A ball struck in a flat trajectory.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A straight level shot or pass.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a whist drive; a beetle drive"},{"definition":"(retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product, e.g. by offering a discount.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["line drive","disk drive","approach","driveway","engine","mechanism","motor","desire","impetus","impulse","urge","avenue","boulevard","road","street","ambition","enthusiasm","get-up-and-go","motivation","self-motivation","verve","attack","push","ride","spin","trip"],"antonyms":["inertia","laziness","phlegm","sloth"]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"You drive nails into wood with a hammer."},{"definition":"To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"My wife's constant harping about the condition of the house threatens to drive me to distraction."},{"definition":"To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to drive twenty thousand head of cattle from Texas to the Kansas railheads; to drive sheep out of a field"},{"definition":"To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause animals to flee out of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The beaters drove the brambles, causing a great rush of rabbits and other creatures."},{"definition":"To move (something) by hitting it with great force.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"You drive nails into wood with a hammer."},{"definition":"To cause (a mechanism) to operate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The pistons drive the crankshaft."},{"definition":"To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"drive a car"},{"definition":"To motivate; to provide an incentive for.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"What drives a person to run a marathon?"},{"definition":"To compel (to do something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Their debts finally drove them to sell the business."},{"definition":"To cause to become.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"This constant complaining is going to drive me to insanity.   You are driving me crazy!"},{"definition":"To hit the ball with a drive.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I drive to work every day."},{"definition":"To convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"My wife drove me to the airport."},{"definition":"To move forcefully.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To clear, by forcing away what is contained.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To distrain for rent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be the dominant party in a sex act.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["move","operate","make","render","send","compel","force","oblige","push","require","take","herd","impel","incentivise","incentivize","motivate","push","urge","force","push","motorvate"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drive"]}]