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drive

156 2.8
A private road that leads from the street to a house
  • noun
  • /draɪv/
translation icon : entrada (de coches)
  • When we heard my father's car pull into the drive, we stopped eating and looked at each other.
  • shore drive
  • lake drive
  • riverside drive

Well, his brother was hit by a car on our neighbors drive.

Examples

  • So we are walking down Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles.

  • We need an ambulance immediately at 622 Francis Drive.

  • Mom had friends at the street market on Memorial Drive, and she had arranged work for Alex there.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • So he got a penthouse on Ocean Drive in Santa Monica.

  • Tyre tracks are a positive match for the ones on the Marsdens' drive.

  • Follow my scent to 149 Holly Oak Drive.

  • Marissa exited from Storrow Drive onto Revere Street at the base of Beacon Hill.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • We drove along Skyline Drive to enjoy the beautiful views of the mountains.

  • She lives on Maple Drive, a quiet street lined with charming houses.

  • At the end of Pine Drive, there's a scenic lookout over the lake.

Synonyms

road
vsdrive
1.0

A wide hard surface for cars and people to travel between places

is narrower, focusing on short owned or scenic vehicle routes rather than every travel way
driveway
vsdrive
285 1.0

A short private road from the street to a house or garage where cars park

includes that short parking path but also longer property and scenic routes
parkway
vsdrive
  • US
59 3.5

A wide road with trees for driving with nice views

covers scenic routes but also short property paths and owned routes
back road
vsdrive
18 3.1

A small quiet road used to avoid traffic and reach local homes

is like that but may also be a short owned path or planned scenic way
private road
vsdrive
3 3.3

A road owned by a person or company that leads to a house and is not for public use

also covers short property paths and scenic routes
local road
vsdrive
3 1.6

A street that mainly lets people reach nearby homes and shops rather than pass through

is similar but also includes owned or scenic short routes
byroad
vsdrive
  • UK
7.7

A small quiet side road in the countryside

is similar but covers both owned property access and designed scenic routes

Idioms

158 3.2

Make someone very annoyed or upset

To cause people to argue or become divided on purpose

Leave a place happily at the end of a story or event

To find big holes in a law or plan and use them

To end something completely so it cannot continue

9.9

To drive in a very dangerous way that puts other people at risk

6.0

To make a car go very fast and in a dangerous way

Compounds

hard drive
  • Specialized
106 2.8

A device inside a computer that stores files and lets you open them

39 3.7

Place where people stay in their cars to eat or watch a movie

37 2.5

A car trip that takes a long time

sex drive
  • NSFW
25 4.2

A natural desire to have sex

23 2.5

A place, like a restaurant or bank, where you buy things without leaving your car

22 2.7

A short ride in a car to see how it feels and works

19 5.9

A gun attack from a moving car that hits people outside

16 7.9

A quick, friendly praise given to someone in passing

four-wheel drive
  • Specialized
16 3.4

A system that powers all four wheels for better grip on rough or slippery ground

12 4.2

A hard hit in baseball that flies straight and low

disk drive
  • Specialized
6 3.5

A device in a computer that holds and spins a disk to read or write data

4 6.3

A trip moving a large group of cows, often on horseback, over long distances

CD-ROM drive
  • Archaic
2 3.7

A device in or connected to a computer that reads data from CDs

A device you connect to a computer by cable to save files

tape drive
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A machine that reads and writes data on magnetic tape to save copies of files

internal drive
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A device inside a computer that stores files, like a hard drive or solid-state drive

1 2.7

A part of a computer or music player that reads CDs

1 2.8

A regular car trip to and from work each day

drive-by killing
  • Offensive
1 8.5

An act of shooting someone to death from a moving car

A planned event to collect money for a cause

1 7.4

A hard, straight hit into the outfield that lets the batter reach second base

1 6.6

A base hit made by hitting the ball hard so the batter reaches first base

drive line
  • Specialized
7.1

Parts that send power from the engine to the wheels that move the car

drive line system
  • Specialized
6.0

A vehicle system that sends engine power to the driving wheels

drive-by event
  • Neologism
4.6

A gathering where people stay in their cars and take part briefly

drive-by media
  • Literature
9.1

News outlets that give quick, shallow reports and often miss important facts

automatic drive
  • Specialized
3.2

A car system that changes gears by itself based on speed

automatic drive
  • Specialized
4.1

A mode in which a car moves, steers, and brakes using sensors and software

A hard straight shot hit with the racket across the body in tennis

fluid drive
  • Archaic
7.8

A device that uses fluid to connect an engine to the drive shaft smoothly

A hard straight shot hit from the side you hold the racket, used in tennis or badminton

5.3

A hard low hit in baseball that lets the batter reach third base

fusee drive
  • Archaic
9.9

A cone-shaped part in old clocks that keeps spring power steady as it unwinds

4.6

A car you rent and drive yourself

8.9

A car you rent and drive yourself for a short time

whist drive
  • Archaic
9.8

A social event where people play whist in rounds, often to raise money

7.5

A hard disk with a sealed case used in older computers to store data

How Big

highway
629 1.0
boulevard
184 3.5
avenue
670 1.0
street
1.0
drive
156 2.8
lane
405 1.0

Surface Forms

drive singular
drives plural

Etymology

Drive comes from Old English drīfan 'to move', and a 'drive' (like a private road or 'driveway') is the place where you drive or move your car up to a house.