to drive
- verb
- /draɪv/
- So First off, the way it drives is really nice.
I think this drives better than most pickup trucks.
- I think this drives better than most pickup trucks.
- So First off, the way it drives is really nice.
- It feels like a Model Y type of drive.
- I love the way that this car drives the.
- So this car must have just not stopped driving this Wow.
- She's it drives better in that Daytona.
Examples
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I'm not even driving that fast.
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Hey, it's driving better.
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We're driving all night till we get to California.
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I was driving it normally.
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Where are you guys driving?
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A perfectly preserved '68 Olds drives cautiously down the highway.
Fiction book (1996) -
Hank's blue Packard, pulling a matching trailer, drives down Texarkana's "strip."
Fiction book (1990) -
The South's car drives down a scenic road, lush green fields and whitewashed stone fences.
Fiction book (1996) -
Driving on the winding mountain roads is an exhilarating experience that makes the car drive beautifully.
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This new model drives so smoothly that you hardly feel any bumps in the road.
Synonyms
To move so passengers feel comfortable or uncomfortable
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Try to suggest something without saying it clearly when speaking or writing
- Jargon
To remove wasted effort and slow processes from a company or system
Compounds
- US
A place, like a restaurant or bank, where you buy things without leaving your car
- Specialized
A system that powers all four wheels for better grip on rough or slippery ground
- Specialized
A device in a computer that holds and spins a disk to read or write data
- Specialized
A machine that reads and writes data on magnetic tape to save copies of files
- Specialized
A device inside a computer that stores files, like a hard drive or solid-state drive
- Jargon
A hard, straight hit into the outfield that lets the batter reach second base
- Jargon
A base hit made by hitting the ball hard so the batter reaches first base
- Literature
News outlets that give quick, shallow reports and often miss important facts
- Specialized
A mode in which a car moves, steers, and brakes using sensors and software
A hard straight shot hit from the side you hold the racket, used in tennis or badminton
- Archaic
A cone-shaped part in old clocks that keeps spring power steady as it unwinds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Drive comes from Old English drīfan 'to move or control', so when we say a car 'drives' well, we mean it moves and behaves well when someone controls it.