drive

strive and make an effort to reach a goal“She tugged for years to make a decent living”

cause to move back by force or influence“repel the enemy”

cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force“drive the ball far out into the field”

operate or control a vehicle“drive a car or bus”

travel or be transported in a vehicle“We drove to the university every morning”

force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically“She rammed her mind into focus”

to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly“She is driven by her passion”

compel somebody to do something, often against their own will or judgment“She finally drove him to change jobs”

move into a desired direction of discourse“What are you driving at?”

have certain properties when driven“This car rides smoothly”

proceed along in a vehicle“We drive the turnpike to work”

cause someone or something to move by driving“She drove me to school every day”

push, propel, or press with force“Drive a nail into the wall”

work as a driver“He drives a bread truck”

move by being propelled by a force“The car drove around the corner”

urge forward“drive the cows into the barn”

strike with a driver, as in teeing off“drive a golf ball”

hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally“drive a ball”

excavate horizontally“drive a tunnel”

cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling“The amplifier drives the tube”

(hunting) search for game“drive the forest”

(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground“drive the game”

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end“he supported populist campaigns”

the act of applying force to propel something“after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off”

a road leading up to a private house“they parked in the driveway”

hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver“he sliced his drive out of bounds”

a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)“he took the family for a drive in his new car”

a wide scenic road planted with trees“the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views”

a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine“a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds”

the trait of being highly motivated“his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers”

the act of driving a herd of animals overland

a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

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

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