carry on a drive

  • 1drive — I. v. a. 1. Impel. 2. Hurl, send, propel. 3. Force, coerce, compel, oblige. 4. Press, urge. 5. Prosecute, carry on. 6. Guide (by reins). 7. Take in a carriage, carry on a drive …

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  • 2carry — vb Carry, bear, convey, transport, transmit are comparable when they mean to be or to serve as the agent or the means whereby something or someone is moved from one place to another. Carry often implies the use of a cart or carriage or more… …

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  • 3Drive — (dr[imac]v), v. t. [imp. {Drove} (dr[=o]v), formerly {Drave} (dr[=a]v); p. p. {Driven} (dr[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Driving}.] [AS. dr[=i]fan; akin to OS. dr[=i]ban, D. drijven, OHG. tr[=i]ban, G. treiben, Icel. dr[=i]fa, Goth. dreiban. Cf.… …

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  • 4drive — [drīv] vt. drove, driven, driving [ME driven < OE drifan, akin to Goth dreiban, Ger treiben, ON drīfa < IE base * dhreibh , to push] 1. to force to go; urge onward; push forward 2. to force into or from a state or act [driven mad] 3. to… …

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  • 5carry — [v1] transport physical object backpack*, bear, bring, cart, channel, conduct, convey, convoy, displace, ferry, fetch, freight, funnel, give, haul, heft, hoist, import, lift, lug*, move, pack, pipe, portage, relay, relocate, remove, schlepp*,… …

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  • 6drive — ► VERB (past drove; past part. driven) 1) operate and control (a motor vehicle). 2) convey in a motor vehicle. 3) propel or carry along in a specified direction. 4) urge (animals or people) to move in a specified direction. 5) compel to act in a… …

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  • 7drive — drivable, driveable, adj. /druyv/, v., drove or (Archaic) drave, driven, driving, n., adj. v.t. 1. to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to… …

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  • 8drive — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, Sunday drive, US highway, acceleration, activity, actuate, advance, advance against, advance upon, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, aggravated assault, aggression, aggressiveness, airing, alley, alleyway,… …

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  • 9drive — [[t]draɪv[/t]] v. drove, driv•en, driv•ing, n. 1) to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies[/ex] 2) to cause and guide the movement of (a vehicle, an animal, etc.): to drive a car; to drive a… …

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  • 10drive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. propel, impel; urge forward, pursue; steer, control; conduct, carry out; ram, hammer, thrust; urge, force, compel, coerce. See compulsion, travel, propulsion, energy, haste. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …

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