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According to WordNet, the verb "drive" has 22 sense(s).

202505358 to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion".

202742232 have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well".

201506157 cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders".

201939553 urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn".

201512259 push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall".

201142490 hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game".

201407904 strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball".

201026975 move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?".

201930482 proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work".

201509584 cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field".

202406916 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".

201142636 hunting: search for game; "drive the forest".

201930117 travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater".

201930874 operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?".

201181741 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".

202056971 cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage".

201646300 compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs".

202057656 move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner".

201516534 force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad".

202408281 work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark".

201310964 excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel".

201407722 hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball".


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