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drive

Definition for drive

noun as in journey by vehicle

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ride, run, tour, trip

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airing, commute, excursion, expedition, hitch, jaunt, joyride, lift, outing, pickup, ramble, spin, turn, whirl

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noun as in campaign for cause

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action, crusade, effort, initiative, push

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advance, appeal, enterprise, get-up-and-go, surge

noun as in person's will to achieve

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effort, initiative, momentum, push

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ambition, clout, energy, enterprise, get-up-and-go, goods, gumption, guts, impetus, impulse, motivation, motive, moxie, pep, pressure, punch, spunk, steam, stuff, vigor, vitality, zip

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fire in belly, impellent, right stuff, what it takes

verb as in move or urge on

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chase, encourage, force, herd, inspire, make, motivate, prompt, propel, push, rush, send, spur, stimulate

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actuate, animate, arouse, bulldoze, coerce, compel, constrain, dog, goad, goose, harass, hasten, hound, hurl, hurry, hustle, impel, induce, instigate, kick, nag, oblige, overburden, overwork, pound, press, pressure, prod, provoke, railroad, rouse, shepherd, shove, steamroll, worry

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act upon, egg on, lean on, put up to, ride herd on, spirit up, work on

verb as in moving, controlling a vehicle

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cruise, drag, fly, guide, operate, propel, push, ride, run, send, speed, spin, start, steer, transport, travel, turn

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actuate, advance, bicycle, bike, coast, cycle, dash, direct, handle, impel, manage, mobilize, motor, roll, tailgate, tool, wheel

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bear down, burn rubber, burn up the road, fire up, floor it, lean on it, make sparks fly, pour it on, step on it, step on the gas, vehiculate

verb as in hit with heavy blow

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beat, knock, plunge, run, shoot, strike, throw

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batter, butt, dash, dig, hammer, jackhammer, maul, pop, punch, ram, sink, smite, sock, stab, stick, thrust, thump, whack, wham

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Example Sentences

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The family understand that Rory could be offered a place at a centre near Carmarthen, almost an hour's drive away in west Wales, but said the situation was very uncertain.

From BBC

A quiet Sunday service in a Michigan Mormon church erupted into horror when a man drove his truck through the front doors, opened fire on worshippers, and set the building on fire, authorities said.

From Salon

At the concert, I met Mary Silva, 73, who drove in with her daughter.

From Los Angeles Times

"I think there are going to be a lot of contractual clauses within the loan that basically force JLR in essence to drive cash through the supply chain," he said.

From BBC

But as they dug deeper, the real culprit emerged - it wasn't clutter but the foul smell that was driving the footwear outdoors.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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