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(1) An electromechanical device that contains and reads and writes magnetic disks, optical discs or magnetic tapes. See magnetic disk, optical disc and magnetic tape.

(2) A solid state flash drive that contains no moving parts. See USB drive.

(3) To provide power and signals to a device. For example, "this control unit can drive up to 15 terminals."

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verb

1. To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure: propel, push, ram, shove, thrust. See move/halt.
2. To urge to move along: herd, run. See move/halt.
3. To move or advance against strong resistance: forge², lunge, plunge. See move/halt.
4. To run and control (a motor vehicle): motor, pilot, wheel. Slang tool. See move/halt.
5. To set or keep going: actuate, impel, mobilize, move, propel, run. See move/halt.
6. To force to work: task, tax, work. Idioms: crack the whip. See work/play.
7. To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion: fag, labor, moil, strain¹, strive, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work. Idioms: break one'sbackneck. See work/play.
8. To cause to penetrate with force: dig, plunge, ram, run, sink, stab, stick, thrust. See put in/take out.
9. To fix (an idea, for example) in someone's mind by reemphasis and repetition: drill, implant, impress, inculcate, instill, pound. See teach/learn.
10. To look for and pursue (game) in order to capture or kill it: chase, hunt, run, stalk. See seek/avoid.

noun

1. A trip in a motor vehicle: ride, run. Informal spin, whirl. See move/halt.
2. A course affording passage from one place to another: avenue, boulevard, expressway, freeway, highway, path, road, roadway, route, street, superhighway, thoroughfare, thruway, turnpike, way. See move/halt, open/close.
3. An organized effort to accomplish a purpose: campaign, crusade, movement, push. See action/inaction, seek/avoid.
4. An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts: enterprise, hustle, initiative, punch. Informal get-up-and-go, gumption, push. See action/inaction, tired/fresh, try.

Definition: enthusiasm
Antonyms: inertia

n

Definition: journey
Antonyms: walk

v

Definition: control and move vehicle
Antonyms: halt, stop

v

Definition: move or urge on
Antonyms: check, curb, discourage, dissuade, halt, repress, retard, stop

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The sense of guiding, of being in control, of being at the helm. Vehicles such as cars often represent the physical body, so what happens to us in driving dreams can indicate something about the body. "Drive" is also a component of many idioms, from "driving a hard bargain" to "driving someone over the edge."

• Hardware and Peripherals - drive: disk drive
• Roadways and Driving - drive: avenue, roadway
• Mental States, Processes, and Behavior - drive: condition of urgent basic need that causes motivation to satisfy need
• Baseball - drive: a well-hit ball
• Basketball
• Football
• Golf
• Hunting Practice and Techniques - drive: portion of hunt in which beaters drive birds over hunters or in which deer are driven toward concealed standers

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - jage, tvinge, drive, køre, føre, køre i vogn, kunne køre, slå, bore, grave, gennemtvinge, trække, jage sammen
v. intr. - blive kørt i vogn, slide, skynde sig
n. - køretur, initiativ, drift, kørevej, hårdt slag, kampagne, drev, jagt, dominofældning

idioms:

• drive a hard bargain    stille hårde betingelser
• drive at    hentyde til
• drive away    slide i det, køre bort
• drive bay    bås til computerdrev
• drive crackers    drive til vanvid
• drive nuts    drive til vanvid
• drive off    uddrive
• drive out    uddrive, fordrive
• drive shaft    drivaksel
• drive someone home    argumentere overbevisende overfor nogen
• drive something home    argumentere overbevisende for noget
• driving licence    kørekort
• driving school    køreskole
• driving test    køreprøve

Nederlands (Dutch)
rijden, dwingen, snel dribbelen, na-/opjagen, gooien, besturen, voortdrijven, aandrijven, rit, oprijlaan, energie, ambitie, drijfjacht, slag, groot offensief, drift, drijfkracht, drive van computer

Français (French)
v. tr. - chasser/pousser devant soi (qn, des animaux), rabattre (à la chasse), charrier, chasser, pousser (des nuages), conduire, piloter, emmener en voiture, actionner, commander, faire fonctionner, enfoncer (un clou), poser (un rivet), driver (golf, tennis), percer, creuser (un tunnel), forer (un puits), (fig) surcharger qn de travail, rendre qn fou
v. intr. - conduire (une voiture), aller en voiture, rouler
n. - (Aut) promenade ou trajet en voiture, allée, avenue, drive (golf), coup droit (tennis), dynamisme, énergie, (Psych) besoin, instinct, pulsion, campagne (électorale), (Mil) poussée, (Tech) commande, transmission, actionnement, (Comput) unité de disques, dérouleur, rassemblement (du bétail)

idioms:

• drive a hard bargain    soutirer le maximum à qn
• drive at    viser à, en venir à, vouloir dire
• drive away    se sauver en voiture, quitter les lieux, chasser, démarrer, s'en aller ou partir en voiture, (lit, fig) chasser (doutes, etc)
• drive bay    (Comput) emplacement de disques
• drive crackers    faire enrager
• drive nuts    rendre dingue
• drive off    driver (golf), chasser (des doutes, etc), débarquer de (ferry)
• drive out    sortir qn (en voiture), sortir (une voiture), faire sortir (qn), chasser (des pensées, des désirs)
• drive shaft    essieu de transmission, (Aut) arbre de transmission
• drive someone home    conduire qn chez lui
• drive something home    enfoncer (un clou) à fond, réussir à faire comprendre qch
• driving licence    permis de conduire
• driving school    auto-école
• driving test    examen d'obtention du permis de conduire
• off drive    (Aut) faire démarrer
• on drive    poursuivre sa route, repartir

Deutsch (German)
v. - fahren, lenken, treiben, vor sich her treiben, antreiben
n. - Fahrt, Trieb, Antrieb, Auffahrt, Zufahrt, Autofahrt, Kampagne

idioms:

• drive a hard bargain    hart verhandeln
• drive at    bezwecken
• drive away    scheuchen, verjagen, abfahren
• drive bay    Platz, wo die Laufwerke montiert wird
• drive crackers    wahnsinnig machen
• drive nuts    wahnsinnig machen
• drive off    wegfahren, verjagen
• drive out    austreiben, bannen, rausjagen
• drive shaft    Antriebswelle
• drive someone home    jdn. heimfahren
• drive something home    klar machen, vor Augen führen
• driving licence    Führerschein
• driving school    Fahrschule
• driving test    Führerscheinprüfung, Fahrprüfung
• off drive    Treibschlag nach rechts/nach links
• on drive    Treibschlag nach links/nach rechts

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - οδηγώ (όχημα), σοφάρω, κινώ, βάζω μπρος, εποχούμαι, κινούμαι πάνω σε όχημα, εξαναγκάζω, εξωθώ, ωθώ, σπρώχνω, διώχνω, χώνω, καρφώνω, μπήγω, χειρίζομαι, ρίχνω, πετώ, πέφτω ορμητικά, ζορίζω, αναγκάζω να δουλέψει σκληρά, χτυπώ
n. - διαδρομή με όχημα (αυτοκινητάδα, κούρσα), εκστρατεία, καμπάνια, κίνητρο ή κινητήρια δύναμη, ιδιωτικός δρόμος έπαυλης, ώθηση, (αθλοπ.) χτύπημα, ενεργητικότητα, δυναμισμός, (Η/Υ) μονάδα δίσκου

idioms:

• drive a hard bargain    (καθομ.) είμαι σκληρός διαπραγματευτής
• drive at    (καθομ.) υπαινίσσομαι, εννοώ
• drive away    απομακρύνω/-ομαι (με όχημα), αποδιώχνω, απωθώ, τρέπω σε φυγή
• drive bay    θέση στάθμευσης
• drive crackers    τρελαίνω, μουρλαίνω
• drive nuts    τρελαίνω, μουρλαίνω
• drive off    απωθώ, διώχνω, εκδιώκω
• drive out    οδηγώ έξω, απωθώ, εκδιώκω, διώχνω
• drive shaft    (μηχαν.) κινητήριος άξονας
• drive someone home    πηγαίνω κάποιον με το αυτοκίνητο στο σπίτι του
• drive something home    καθιστώ κάτι απολύτως σαφές
• driving licence    άδεια/δίπλωμα οδήγησης αυτοκινήτου, άδεια/δίπλωμα οδήγησης (αυτοκινήτου)
• driving school    σχολή οδηγών
• driving test    εξετάσεις για δίπλωμα οδήγησης

Italiano (Italian)
guidare, pilotare, cacciare, promuovere, azionare, spingere avanti, giro, impulso, perseveranza, trazione, rampa d'accesso, passeggiata in automobile

idioms:

• drive a hard bargain    contrattare senza compromessi
• drive at    mirare a, alludere a
• drive away    scacciare
• drive off    partire, cacciare, stanare
• drive out    scacciare
• drive shaft    albero di trasmissione
• drive something home    convincere, spiegare
• driving licence    patente
• driving test    esame guida

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dirigir, impelir
n. - propulsão (f), passeio (m)

idioms:

• drive a hard bargain    tornar difícil um acordo
• drive at    tentando dizer
• drive away    espantar
• drive off    partir
• drive out    expulsar, sair
• drive shaft    seta (f) de direção
• drive someone home    levar alguém para casa
• drive something home    levar algo para casa
• driving licence    carteira (f) de habilitação
• driving school    auto-escola (f)
• driving test    exame (m) de direção
• rear-wheel drive    tração (f) traseira (Mec.) (Autom.)

Русский (Russian)
ехать на автомобиле, вести машину, заставлять, приводить в движение, езда, поездка, настойчивость, привод

idioms:

• drive a hard bargain    настойчиво торговаться
• drive at    клонить к чему-либо
• drive away    трогаться, избавляться от, гнать прочь
• drive off    трогаться
• drive out    прогонять
• drive shaft    приводной вал
• drive someone home    подвести домой
• drive something home    объяснить
• driving licence    водительское удостоверение
• driving school    автошкола
• driving test    тест на вождение
• rear-wheel drive    задний привод

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - conducir, manejar, guiar, pilotar, arrancar, incitar, estimular, mover, accionar, impulsar, ir en coche, impeler, propulsar, forzar, cazar, golpear
v. intr. - conducir, manejar, guiar, pilotar, arrancar, incitar, estimular, mover, accionar, impulsar, ir en coche, propulsar, golpear, impelerse
n. - viaje, impulso, inclinación, tendencia, perseverancia, transmisión, tracción, camino de entrada, paseo en coche, manejo, ofensiva militar, presión, ruta panorámica, esfuerzo, cambio, golpe

idioms:

• drive a hard bargain    negociar duramente para lograr los objetivos
• drive at    insinuar, querer decir
• drive away    ahuyentar, alejar, marcharse
• drive bay    donde van instalados los lectores
• drive crackers    trastornar
• drive nuts    trastornar, volver loco a uno
• drive off    irse, espantar, partir, salir
• drive out    expulsar
• drive shaft    árbol de transmisión o eje motor
• drive someone home    llevar alguien a casa
• drive something home    hacer comprender
• driving licence    carné, libreta (de conducción), pase, registro, brevete, licencia o permiso de conducción
• driving school    escuela de conductores
• driving test    examen de conducir o manejar
• off drive    (cricket) tirar afuera
• on drive    (cricket) tiro hacia el lado interno

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - driva, fösa, köra, tvinga, genomföra, rusa, sikta på
n. - åktur, bilresa, körväg, energi, kampanj

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
开车, 推动, 驱使, 飞跑, 猛击, 驾车, 快车道, 驱动器驱动器

idioms:

• drive a hard bargain    杀价
• drive at    意指, 用意所在
• drive away    赶走, 开走
• drive bay    磁盘匣
• drive crackers    使发疯
• drive nuts    使狂热, 使发疯
• drive off    击退
• drive out    开车外出, 驱赶
• drive shaft    驱动轴, 主动轴
• drive someone home    用车把某人送到家
• drive something home    把...敲入, 使完全插入, 把...讲清楚
• driving licence    驾驶执照
• driving school    驾驶学校
• driving test    路考

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 開車, 推動, 驅使
v. intr. - 開車, 飛跑, 猛擊
n. - 駕車, 快車道, 驅動器驅動器

idioms:

• drive a hard bargain    殺價
• drive at    意指, 用意所在
• drive away    趕走, 開走
• drive bay    磁碟匣
• drive crackers    使發瘋
• drive nuts    使狂熱, 使發瘋
• drive off    擊退
• drive out    開車外出, 驅趕
• drive shaft    驅動軸, 主動軸
• drive someone home    用車把某人送到家
• drive something home    把...敲入, 使完全插入, 把...講清楚
• driving licence    駕駛執照
• driving school    駕駛學校
• driving test    路考

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 내몰다, ~를 혹사하다, 조종하다, ~에 이르게 하다
v. intr. - 질주하다, (비바람 등이) 세차게 몰아치다, 운전하다
n. - 운전, 가축 몰이, 드라이브, 돌진

idioms:

• drive a hard bargain    문제의 결정을 놓고 스스로에게 유리하고자 논쟁하다
• drive at    ~를 노리다
• drive away    ~을 열심히 하다
• drive bay    (컴퓨터) 디스켓을 넣는 통
• drive crackers    화나게 하다
• drive nuts    화나게 하다
• drive off    제 1구를 치다, 달려가 버리다
• drive out    추방하다, 차를 타고 나가다
• drive shaft    구동축
• drive someone home    누구를 집에 태워다 주다, 인식시키다
• drive something home    (못 등을) 쳐박다, 인식시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 運転する, 御する, 車で送る, 押しやる, 激しく吹き付ける, 追いやる, 動かす, 追い込む, 駆り立てる, 掘る, 打ち込む, ドライブをかける
n. - ドライブ, 道のり, 追いやること, 車道, 精力, 意欲, 運動, 飛距離, 動因

idioms:

• drive a hard bargain    骨を折って商談を進める
• drive a wedge    妨害する
• drive at    ねらう
• drive away    駆逐する, 払う
• drive crackers    気を狂わせる
• drive mad    気を狂わせる
• drive nuts    気が狂う
• drive off    追い払う, 走り去る
• drive out    追い出す, 車で出かける
• drive shaft    駆動軸
• drive someone home    家に車で送る
• drive something home    深く打ち込む, 納得させる
• drive to distraction    取り乱させる
• drive up the wall    気を狂わせる
• right-hand drive    右ハンドル車

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقود ( سيارة أو باص مثلا), يتنقل بسيارة, يوصل أحد بالسيارة, يدفع أو يندفع بسرعه, يدفع شخص أو شئ باتجاه معين, يحث (الاسم) قيادة, سواقه, نزهه في سيارة, طريق خاصه ( تمتد من الطريق العام الى المباني), حافز, وسيله تشغيل جهاز آله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הניע, נהג, הוביל, הסיע, הריץ, רדף, הטיל, תקע, נעץ, דחף, הפעיל מיתקן אלקטרוני (מדוברת)‬
v. intr. - ‮נסע, מיהר, עבד קשה‬
n. - ‮נסיעה, טיול, העפת כדור, כביש פרטי, משלב, מיבצע, התקפה, מרץ, יוזמה, העביר, כונן (במחשב), רדיפה בעת ציד‬

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