Another word for drive
drive
n.
A ride in a vehicle
ride, trip, outing, ramble, airing, tour, expedition, excursion, jaunt, run, turn, spin, Sunday drive; see also journey.
In baseball, a low, fast fly
line drive, infield drive, home run, bleacher drive*; see hit 3.
A driveway
Impelling force
energy, initiative, impulse, urge; see ambition 1, force 3, impulse 1.
drive
v.
To urge on
impel, propel, instigate, incite, animate, hasten, urge, egg on, compel, coerce, induce, force, press, stimulate, hurry, actuate, frighten, constrain, provoke, motivate, arouse, make, put up to, inspire, prompt, call up, spirit up, rouse, smoke out, ferret out, operate upon, work on, act upon; see also sense 2; encourage 1, push 2.
To cause to move; usually said of domestic animals
chase, herd, prod, goad, worry, spur, hustle, hound, dog, hunt, kick, beat, rap, push, shove, hurry along, round up, drove, wrangle, hit the trail with*, ride herd on*; see also sense 1; push 2.
To manage a propelled vehicle
operate, steer, maneuver, direct, manage, handle, pilot, run, propel, send, spin, wheel, bicycle, bike*, cycle, pedal, ride, head for, transport, chauffeur, take for a ride, bus, tour, motor, float, drift, put in motion, give an impetus, start, turn, rattle, set going, speed, accelerate, speed up, roll, slide, coast, get under way, keep going, vehiculate, race, back in, back up, bowl along, barrel along*, burn up the road*, go like hell*, go hellbent for election*, step on it*, open her up*, give it the gun*, floor it*, rev*; see also ride 1, speed.
To force with blows
hit, strike, pound, knock, punch, hammer, ram, whack, maul, butt, shoot, thwack, throw, thump, batter, smite, wham*, sock*, soak*, pop*, tickle*, jackhammer*, give it to*; see also beat 1, hit 1.
To carry on offensive movement
push forward, thrust, counterattack; see attack 1.
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