drive - Meaning in Hindi

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drive - Meaning in Hindi

drive Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of drive in English

drive noun

1. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

   Synonyms

   ride

   ड्राइव, राइड, वाहनीय भ्रमण, वाहनीय सैर, सैर

   Example

   • "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
2. the act of applying force to propel something

   Synonyms

   driving force, thrust

   Example

   • "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
3. a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
4. the trait of being highly motivated

   Example

   • "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
5. a road leading up to a private house

   Synonyms

   driveway, private road

   Example

   • "they parked in the driveway"
6. (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
7. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

   Example

   • "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
8. a wide scenic road planted with trees

   Synonyms

   parkway

   Example

   • "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
9. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

   Synonyms

   campaign, cause, crusade, crusade, effort, movement

   Examples

   • "contributed to the war effort"
   • "he supported populist campaigns"
   • "the movement to end slavery"
   • "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
   • "they worked in the cause of world peace"
10. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

    Synonyms

    driving

    Example

    • "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
11. (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
12. the act of driving a herd of animals overland

drive verb

1. have certain properties when driven

   Synonyms

   ride

   Examples

   • "My new truck drives well"
   • "This car rides smoothly"
2. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

   Example

   • "She is driven by her passion"
3. work as a driver

   Examples

   • "He drives a bread truck"
   • "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
4. strive and make an effort to reach a goal

   Synonyms

   labor, labor, labour, labour, push, tug

   Examples

   • "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
   • "She tugged for years to make a decent living"
   • "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"
5. move by being propelled by a force

   Example

   • "The car drove around the corner"
6. cause someone or something to move by driving

   Examples

   • "She drove me to school every day"
   • "We drove the car to the garage"
7. urge forward

   Example

   • "drive the cows into the barn"
8. operate or control a vehicle

   Examples

   • "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
   • "drive a car or bus"
9. proceed along in a vehicle

   Synonyms

   take

   Example

   • "We drive the turnpike to work"
10. travel or be transported in a vehicle

    Synonyms

    motor

    Examples

    • "They motored to London for the theater"
    • "We drove to the university every morning"
11. compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

    Example

    • "She finally drove him to change jobs"
12. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

    Synonyms

    force, ram, ram, ram

    Examples

    • "He drives me mad"
    • "She rammed her mind into focus"
13. push, propel, or press with force

    Example

    • "Drive a nail into the wall"
14. cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

    Example

    • "drive the ball far out into the field"
15. cause to move back by force or influence

    Synonyms

    beat back, force back, push back, repel, repulse

    Examples

    • "beat back the invaders"
    • "push back the urge to smoke"
    • "repel the enemy"
16. strike with a driver, as in teeing off

    Example

    • "drive a golf ball"
17. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

    Example

    • "drive a ball"
18. excavate horizontally

    Example

    • "drive a tunnel"
19. cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

    Examples

    • "steam drives the engines"
    • "The amplifier drives the tube"
    • "this device drives the disks for the computer"
20. (hunting) search for game

    Example

    • "drive the forest"
21. (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground

    Example

    • "drive the game"
22. move into a desired direction of discourse

    Synonyms

    aim, aim, get

    Example

    • "What are you driving at?"

Synonyms of drive

• driving force, thrust
• ride
• driving
• campaign, cause, crusade, effort, movement
• parkway
• driveway, private road
• aim, get
• beat back, force back, push back, repel, repulse
• force, ram
• motor
• take
• labor, labour, push, tug
• ride

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