drives

Noun

• the act of applying force to propel something
• a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
• a road leading up to a private house
• the trait of being highly motivated
• hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
• the act of driving a herd of animals overland
• a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
• 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
• a wide scenic road planted with trees
• (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
• plural of drive

Verb

• operate or control a vehicle
• travel or be transported in a vehicle
• cause someone or something to move by driving
• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
  • "He drives me mad"
• to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
• cause to move back by force or influence
• compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
• push, propel, or press with force
• cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
• strive and make an effort to reach a goal
• move into a desired direction of discourse
• have certain properties when driven
  • "My new truck drives well"
• work as a driver
  • "He drives a bread truck"
  • "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
• move by being propelled by a force
• urge forward
• proceed along in a vehicle
• strike with a driver, as in teeing off
• hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
• excavate horizontally
• 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"
• hunting: search for game
• hunting: chase from cover into more open ground
• third-person singular simple present indicative of drive

Synonyms

aim, beat back, campaign, cause, crusade, drive, driveway, driving, driving force, effort, force, force back, get, labor, labour, motor, movement, parkway, private road, push, push back, ram, repel, repulse, ride, take, thrust, tug

Antonyms

attract