to drive

Definition of to drive in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Magnetik elemanları yazıp okuyabilen ve CPU'nun işlem yapabilmesini sağlayan araç; Golf'te topu çukura sokmak amacıyla yapılan uzun vuruş

English - English

Definition of to drive in English English dictionary: {v} profligate; To cause (a mechanism) to operate
The pistons drive the crankshaft.; A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective
Napoleon's drive on Moscow was as determined as it was disastrous.; A trip made in a motor vehicle
It was a long drive.; To compel (to do something)
Their debts finally drove them to sell the business.; To convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle
My wife drove me to the airport.; To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal; A ball struck in a flat trajectory; A stroke made with a driver; An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk, as a floppy drive; To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle
I drive to work every day.; To move forcefully; To cause animals to flee out of
The beaters drove the brambles, causing a great rush of rabbits and other creatures.; 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; 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; To move (something) by hitting it with great force
You drive nails into wood with a hammer.; To cause to become
You are driving me crazy!.; To hit the ball with a drive; To motivate; to provide an incentive for
What drives a person to run a marathon?.; A type of public roadway
Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive.; A straight level shot or pass; To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle)
todrive: To drive apart
todrive: To scatter
drive: {f} impel forward; guide the direction of something (i.e. car, animal, etc.); travel in a car; transport in a vehicle; urge, compel; hit a ball very hard (Sports); work towards a goal; rush toward
drive: {v} to force, knock, rush, go, urge, aim
drive: {i} trip in a vehicle (usually for pleasure); impelling forward (i.e. cattle drive); type of computer hardware; combined effort to accomplish a goal (i.e. fund raiser); transmission of power to machinery; impulse, inner urge; (Computers) device that turns disks and tapes to read and write data (such as: hard drive, floppy drive, CD-ROM drive, tape drive)
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drive: A drive is a very strong need or desire in human beings that makes them act in particular ways. compelling, dynamic sex drives
drive: If something drives a machine, it supplies the power that makes it work. The current flows into electric motors that drive the wheels
drive: If the wind, rain, or snow drives in a particular direction, it moves with great force in that direction. Rain drove against the window. + driving driv·ing He crashed into a tree in driving rain
drive: In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift
drive: cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer"
drive: a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
drive: Another name for alley or lane Also the revolving action of a ball as it contacts the pins
drive: the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
drive: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
drive: You use drive to refer to the mechanical part of a computer which reads the data on disks and tapes, or writes data onto them. equipment such as terminals, tape drives or printers. see also disk drive
drive: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "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"
drive: A machine that reads data from and writes data onto a disk A disk drive rotates the disk very fast and has one or more heads that read and write data There are different types of disk drives for different types of disks For example, a hard disk drive (HDD) reads and writes hard disks, and a floppy drive (FDD) accesses floppy disks A magnetic disk drive reads magnetic disks, and an optical drive reads optical disks (CD-ROMs)
drive: cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
drive: The first shot on a hole, played from the teeing ground
drive: If you drive people or animals somewhere, you make them go to or from that place. The last offensive drove thousands of people into Thailand The smoke also drove mosquitoes away
drive: travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
drive: cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"
drive: A shot which is played from the tee, usually with a driver (a 1 wood)
drive: In various games, as tennis, cricket, etc
drive: (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
drive: a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
drive: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
drive: so driven
drive: To pass away; said of time
drive: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
drive: the act of driving a herd of animals overland
drive: a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
drive: To herd (animals) in a particular direction
drive: To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by beasts; as, to drive a pair of horses or a stage; to drive a person to his own door
drive: To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman drove to my door
drive: A memory device, such as a CD-ROM drive, hard drive, or floppy disk drive In Windows, a letter is assigned to each drive for easy management
drive: A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a stroke
drive: Self-motivation; ability coupled with ambition
drive: A drive is a journey in a car or other vehicle. I thought we might go for a drive on Sunday
drive: To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven
drive: That part of a computer-based system (such as a personal computer) into which floppy disks, tapes, CD-ROM's, videodiscs, other optical or magnetic media are inserted when they are being used to input, process, or output information
drive: If you say that someone has drive, you mean they have energy and determination. John will be best remembered for his drive and enthusiasm
drive: If you ask someone what they are driving at, you are asking what they are trying to say or what they are saying indirectly. It was clear Cohen didn't understand what Millard was driving at
drive: A hardware device that lets you access information on various forms of media, such as hard, floppy, and CD-ROM disks, and magnetic tapes
drive: An underground passage for exploration, development or working of an orebody It may be taken along the orebody or parallel to it
drive: To drive someone into a particular state or situation means to force them into that state or situation. The recession and hospital bills drove them into bankruptcy He nearly drove Elsie mad with his fussing
drive: Dedicated Road Infrastructure for Vehicle safety in Europe; a European Community program to find ways to alleviate road transportation problems through the application of advanced information and telecommunications technology