Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: driving

'driving'

[drive.n.06] as in: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

Examples:
he sliced his drive out of bounds

'driving'

[driving.n.02] as in: the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

'driving'

[drive.v.01] as in: operate or control a vehicle

Examples:
drive a car or bus
Can you drive this four-wheel truck?

'driving'

[drive.v.02] as in: travel or be transported in a vehicle

Examples:
We drove to the university every morning
They motored to London for the theater

'driving'

[drive.v.03] as in: cause someone or something to move by driving

Examples:
She drove me to school every day
We drove the car to the garage

'driving'

[force.v.06] as in: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

Examples:
She rammed her mind into focus
He drives me mad

'driving'

[drive.v.05] as in: to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

Examples:
She is driven by her passion

'driving'

[repel.v.01] as in: cause to move back by force or influence

Examples:
repel the enemy
push back the urge to smoke
beat back the invaders

'driving'

[drive.v.07] as in: compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

Examples:
She finally drove him to change jobs

'driving'

[drive.v.08] as in: push, propel, or press with force

Examples:
Drive a nail into the wall

'driving'

[drive.v.09] as in: cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

Examples:
drive the ball far out into the field

'driving'

[tug.v.02] as in: strive and make an effort to reach a goal

Examples:
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

'driving'

[drive.v.11] as in: move into a desired direction of discourse

Examples:
What are you driving at?

'driving'

[drive.v.12] as in: have certain properties when driven

Examples:
This car rides smoothly
My new truck drives well

'driving'

[drive.v.13] as in: work as a driver

Examples:
He drives a bread truck
She drives for the taxi company in Newark

'driving'

[drive.v.14] as in: move by being propelled by a force

Examples:
The car drove around the corner

'driving'

[drive.v.15] as in: urge forward

Examples:
drive the cows into the barn

'driving'

[drive.v.16] as in: proceed along in a vehicle

Examples:
We drive the turnpike to work

'driving'

[drive.v.17] as in: strike with a driver, as in teeing off

Examples:
drive a golf ball

'driving'

[drive.v.18] as in: hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

Examples:
drive a ball

'driving'

[drive.v.19] as in: excavate horizontally

Examples:
drive a tunnel

'driving'

[drive.v.20] as in: cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

Examples:
The amplifier drives the tube
steam drives the engines
this device drives the disks for the computer

'driving'

[drive.v.21] as in: hunting: search for game

Examples:
drive the forest

'driving'

[drive.v.22] as in: hunting: chase from cover into more open ground

Examples:
drive the game

'driving'

[driving.s.01] as in: having the power of driving or impelling

Examples:
a driving personal ambition
the driving force was his innate enthusiasm
an impulsive force

'driving'

[driving.s.02] as in: acting with vigor

Examples:
responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive