Crossword-Solution: DRIVE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Drive | v. t. | To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room. |
| Drive | v. t. | 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 | v. t. | To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like. |
| Drive | v. t. | To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute. |
| Drive | v. t. | To clear, by forcing away what is contained. |
| Drive | v. t. | To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel. |
| Drive | v. t. | To pass away; -- said of time. |
| Drive | v. i. | To rush and press with violence; to move furiously. |
| Drive | v. i. | To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven. |
| Drive | v. i. | 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 | v. i. | To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; -- usually with at. |
| Drive | v. i. | To distrain for rent. |
| Drive | p. p. | Driven. |
| Drive | n. | The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; -- distinguished from a ride taken on horseback. |
| Drive | n. | A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving. |
| Drive | n. | Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business. |
| Drive | n. | In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift. |
| Drive | n. | A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| DRIVE | anagram | DERIV, DIVER, RIVED, VERDI, VRIED |
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The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
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Sentences with DRIVE (5)
Quick as thought he snatched a knife from Hook’s belt and was about to drive it home, when he saw that he was higher up the rock than his foe.
Goe _Michael_ of Celestial Armies Prince, And thou in Military prowess next _Gabriel_, lead forth to Battel these my Sons Invincible, lead forth my armed Saints By Thousands and by Millions rang’d for fight; Equal in number to that Godless crew Rebellious, them with Fire and hostile Arms Fearless assault, and to the brow of Heav’n Pursuing drive them out from God and bliss, Into thir place of punishment, the Gulf Of _Tartarus_, which ready opens wide His fiery _Chaos_ to receave thir fall.
When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
The most I had to do was to drive up the cows at evening, keep the fowls out of the garden, keep the front yard clean, and run of errands for my old master’s daughter, Mrs.
When Carl turned away he said, “I’ll see to your team.” Alexandra went into the store to have her purchases packed in the egg-boxes, and to get warm before she set out on her long cold drive.
Quotes with DRIVE (3)
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
Be with me always - take any form - drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I can not live without my life! I can not live without my soul!
Are you there vodka? It's me, Chelsea. Please get me out of jail and I promise I will never drink again. Drink and drive. I will never drink and drive again. I may even start my own group fashioned after MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, but I'll call it AWLTDASH, Alcoholics Who Like to Drink and Stay Home.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, S&S, Slate, The Atlantic, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 183 times in crossword archives (1942–2025).