drive

I

n.

trip in a vehicle

1) to go for, go on, have (BE), take a drive

2) an easy drive (it's an easy half hour drive to their place)

3) a test drive

campaign

4) to initiate, launch a drive for (to launch a drive for flood relief)

5) a charity; fund-raising drive

energy

6) the drive to + inf. (does she have enough drive to finish the job?)

impulse

7) an elemental drive

type of propulsion

8) a chain; disc (BE), disk (AE); fluid; four-wheel; front-wheel; rear-wheel drive (see also driveway)

II

v.

1) (d; intr.) to drive at ('to suggest') (what is she driveing at?)

2) (d; tr.) ('to direct') to drive through (to drive a nail through a wall)

3) (D; tr.) ('to transport') to drive to (she drove me to the station; who drives the children to school?)

4) (d; tr.) to drive to ('to bring to') (to drive smb. to despair)

5) (H) ('to force') he was driven by necessity to steal

6) (N; used with an adjective) ('to make') he drove me crazy

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[draɪv]

fluid

four-wheel

front-wheel

fund-raising drive

go on

take a drive

disk (AE)

disc (BE)

have (BE)

rear-wheel drive (see also driveway)

launch a drive for (to launch a drive for flood relief)

(H) ('to force') he was driven by necessity to steal

(N; used with an adjective) ('to make') he drove me crazy

['campaign'] to initiate

['impulse'] an elemental drive

['trip in a vehicle'] to go for

['type of propulsion'] a chain

a charity

a test drive

['energy'] the drive to + inf. (does she have enough drive to finish the job?)

an easy drive (it's an easy half hour drive to their place)

(D; tr.) ('to transport') to drive to (she drove me to the station; who drives the children to school?)

(d; tr.) ('to direct') to drive through (to drive a nail through a wall)

(d; tr.) to drive to (to drive smb. to despair; 'to bring to')

(d; intr.) to drive at (what is she driveing at?; 'to suggest')