DICTOMETER

DRIVING

(drive, driving, arrear, conducir, paseo, føre, gjete, kjøre, kjøretur)

1. Synonyms:
   • Drive
   • Driving
   Definitions:
   • hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
   Examples:
   • He sliced his drive out of bounds
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Driving
   Definitions:
   • the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Drive
   Definitions:
   • operate or control a vehicle
   Examples:
   • Drive a car or bus
   • Can you drive this four-wheel truck?
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Drive
   • Motor
   Definitions:
   • travel or be transported in a vehicle
   Examples:
   • We drove to the university every morning
   • They motored to London for the theater
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Drive
   Definitions:
   • cause someone or something to move by driving
   Examples:
   • She drove me to school every day
   • We drove the car to the garage
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Force
   • Drive
   • Ram
   Definitions:
   • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
   Examples:
   • She rammed her mind into focus
   • He drives me mad
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Drive
   Definitions:
   • to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
   Examples:
   • She is driven by her passion
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Repel
   • Drive
   • Repulse
   • Force back
   • Push back
   • Beat back
   Definitions:
   • cause to move back by force or influence
   Examples:
   • Repel the enemy
   • Push back the urge to smoke
   • Beat back the invaders
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Drive
   Definitions:
   • compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
   Examples:
   • She finally drove him to change jobs
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Drive
   Definitions:
   • push, propel, or press with force
   Examples:
   • Drive a nail into the wall
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Drive
   Definitions:
   • cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
   Examples:
   • Drive the ball far out into the field
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Tug
    • Labor
    • Labour
    • Push
    • Drive
    Definitions:
    • strive and make an effort to reach a goal
    Examples:
    • She tugged for years to make a decent living
    • We have to push a little to make the deadline!
    • She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Drive
    • Get
    • Aim
    Definitions:
    • move into a desired direction of discourse
    Examples:
    • What are you driving at?
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Drive
    • Ride
    Definitions:
    • have certain properties when driven
    Examples:
    • This car rides smoothly
    • My new truck drives well
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Drive
    Definitions:
    • work as a driver
    Examples:
    • He drives a bread truck
    • She drives for the taxi company in Newark
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Drive
    Definitions:
    • move by being propelled by a force
    Examples:
    • The car drove around the corner
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Drive
    Definitions:
    • urge forward
    Examples:
    • Drive the cows into the barn
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Drive
    • Take
    Definitions:
    • proceed along in a vehicle
    Examples:
    • We drive the turnpike to work
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Drive
    Definitions:
    • strike with a driver, as in teeing off
    Examples:
    • Drive a golf ball
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Drive
    Definitions:
    • hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
    Examples:
    • Drive a ball
    
    
19. Synonyms:
    • Drive
    Definitions:
    • excavate horizontally
    Examples:
    • Drive a tunnel
    
    
20. Synonyms:
    • Drive
    Definitions:
    • cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
    Examples:
    • The amplifier drives the tube
    • Steam drives the engines
    • This device drives the disks for the computer
    
    
21. Synonyms:
    • Drive
    Definitions:
    • hunting: search for game
    Examples:
    • Drive the forest
    
    
22. Synonyms:
    • Drive
    Definitions:
    • hunting: chase from cover into more open ground
    Examples:
    • Drive the game
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Driving
   • Impulsive
   Definitions:
   • having the power of driving or impelling
   Examples:
   • A driving personal ambition
   • The driving force was his innate enthusiasm
   • An impulsive force
   Antonyms:
   • Undynamic
   • Adynamic
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Driving
   Definitions:
   • acting with vigor
   Examples:
   • Responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive
   Antonyms:
   • Lethargic
   • Unenrgetic