drive

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of applying force to propel something

   after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off

2. 2
   noun

   a journey in a vehicle, usually an automobile

   I took my family for a drive in my new car.

3. 3
   noun

   hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

   The golfer practiced their drive religously at the range.

4. 4
   noun

   a wide scenic road planted with trees

   the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views

5. 5
   noun

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

   a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds

6. 6
   noun

   a road leading up to a private house

   they parked in the driveway

7. 7
   noun

   the trait of being highly motivated

   Their drive and energy exhausted their co-workers.

8. 8
   verb

   hunting: chase from cover into more open ground

   drive the game

Etymology

From Middle English driven, from Old English drīfan (“to drive, force, move”), from Proto-West Germanic *drīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Cognates Cognate with Scots drive (“to drive”), Yola dhreeve, dhrive, dreeve, drieve, drive (“to drive”), North Frisian driiv, driiw, driwe (“to drive”), West Frisian driuwe (“to drive; to float”), Alemannic German triibe (“to drive”), Dutch drijven (“to drive, push”), German treiben (“to drive, push, propel”), Low German drieven (“to drive, drift, push”), Luxembourgish dreiwen (“to dri…