The Wordsmith Dictionary

Driv "el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Driveled or Drivelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Driveling or Drivelling.] Etym: [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. Drool. ]

1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard.

2. Etym: [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick. ]

Defn: To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. Shak. Dryden.

DRIVEL

DRIVEL Driv "el, n.

1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.

2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble.

3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney.

4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs. ] Huloet.

DRIVELER

DRIVELER Driv "el *er, n.

Defn: A slaverer; a slabberer; an idiot; a fool. [Written also driveller.]

DRIVEN

DRIVEN Driv "en, p. p.

Defn: of Drive. Also adj. Driven well, a well made by driving a tube into the earth to an aqueous stratum; -- called also drive well.

DRIVEPIPE

DRIVEPIPE Drive "pipe `, n.

Defn: A pipe for forcing into the earth.

DRIVER

Driv "er, n. Etym: [From Drive. ]

1. One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that urges or compels anything else to move onward.

2. The person who drives beasts or a carriage; a coachman; a charioteer, etc. ; hence, also, one who controls the movements of a locomotive.

3. An overseer of a gang of slaves or gang of convicts at their work.

4. (Mach. )

Defn: A part that transmits motion to another part by contact with it, or through an intermediate relatively movable part, as a gear which drives another, or a lever which moves another through a link, etc. Specifically: (a ) The driving wheel of a locomotive. (b ) An attachment to a lathe, spindle, or face plate to turn a carrier. (c ) A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone.

5. (Naut. )

Defn: The after sail in a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail attached to a gaff; a spanker. Totten. Driver ant (Zoöl.), a species of African stinging ant; one of the visiting ants (Anomma arcens ); -- so called because they move about in vast armies, and drive away or devour all insects and other small animals.

DRIVEWAY

DRIVEWAY Drive "way ` (, n.

Defn: A passage or way along or through which a carriage may be driven.

New American Oxford Dictionary

drive

drive |drīv draɪv | ▶verb ( past drove |drōv |; past participle driven |ˈdrivən | ) 1 [ no obj. ] operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle: he got into his car and drove off | they drove back into town. • (of a motor vehicle ) travel under the control of a driver: a car drives up, and a man gets out | a stream of black cars drove by. • [ with obj. ] own or use (a specified type of motor vehicle ): Sue drives an old Chevy. • be licensed or competent to drive a motor vehicle: I take it you can drive? • [ with obj. ] convey (someone ) in a vehicle, esp. a private car: Shelley drove him to the supermarket. 2 [ with obj. ] propel or carry along by force in a specified direction: the wind will drive you onshore. • [ no obj. ] (of wind, water, or snow ) move or fall with great force: the snow drove against him. • (of a source of power ) provide the energy to set and keep (an engine or piece of machinery ) in motion: turbines driven by steam. • Electronics (of a device ) power or operate (another device ): the interface can be used to drive a printer. • force (a stake or nail ) into place by hitting or pushing it: nails are driven through the boards. • bore (a tunnel ). • (in ball games ) hit or kick (the ball ) hard with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot. • Golf strike (a ball ) from the tee, typically with a driver. 3 [ with obj. ] urge or force (animals or people ) to move in a specified direction: they drove a flock of sheep through the center of the city | the French infantry were driven back. • compel to leave: troops drove out the demonstrators | he wanted to drive me away. 4 [ with obj. ] (of a fact or feeling ) compel (someone ) to act in a particular way, esp. one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate: he was driven by ambition | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : some people are driven to murder their tormentors | (as adj. driven ) : my husband is a driven man. • bring (someone ) forcibly into a specified negative state: the thought drove him to despair | [ with obj. and complement ] : my laziness drives my wife crazy. • force (someone ) to work to an excessive extent: you're driving yourself too hard. • cause (something abstract ) to happen or develop: the consumer has been driving the economy for a number of years | we need to allow market forces to drive growth in the telecommunications sector. ▶noun 1 a trip or journey in a car: they went for a drive in the country. • [ in names ] a street or road: Hammond Drive. • short for driveway. 2 Psychology an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need: her emotional and sexual drives. • the determination and ambition of a person to achieve something: her drive has sustained her through some shattering personal experiences. 3 an organized effort by a number of people to achieve a particular purpose, often to raise money: we're planning a massive membership drive. • Football a series of offensive plays that advance the ball for the purpose of a score: an 80 -yard scoring drive. 4 the transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle. • (in a car with automatic transmission ) the position of the gear selector in which the car will move forward, changing gears automatically as required: he threw the car into drive. • Computing short for disk drive. 5 (in ball games ) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball. • Golf a shot from the tee. 6 an act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination. PHRASES drive something home see home. what someone is driving at the point that someone is attempting to make: I don't understand what you're driving at. DERIVATIVES driv a bil i ty |ˌdrīvəˈbilitē |(also driveability ) noun, driv a ble (also driveable ) adjective ORIGIN Old English drīfan ‘urge (a person or animal ) to go forward, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drijven and German treiben .

drive bay

drive bay |draɪv beɪ | ▶noun Computing a space inside a computer in which a floppy disk, hard disk, or disk drive can be accommodated.

drive belt

drive belt ▶noun a belt that transmits drive from a motor, engine, or line shaft to a moving part or machine tool.

drive-by

drive-by |ˈdraɪv ˌbaɪ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of a shooting or other act ) carried out from a passing vehicle: a drive-by shooting. • informal superficial or casual; hurried: they practice drive-by journalism rather than trying to elevate the level of discussion. ▶noun a shooting carried out from a passing vehicle.

drive-by-wire

drive-by-wire ▶noun [ often as modifier ] a semiautomatic and normally computer-regulated system for controlling the engine, handling, suspension, and other functions of a motor vehicle. Also called steer-by-wire.

drive chain

drive chain ▶noun an endless chain with links that engage with toothed wheels in order to transmit power from one shaft to another in an engine or machine tool.

drive-in

drive-in |ˈdraɪ ˌvɪn | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] denoting a facility such as a restaurant that one can visit without leaving one's car: it looked like the screen from an old drive-in theater. ▶noun a facility of this type.

drivel

driv el |ˈdrivəl ˈdrɪvəl | ▶noun silly nonsense: don't talk such drivel! ▶verb ( drivels, driveling , driveled; Brit. drivels, drivelling, drivelled ) [ no obj. ] 1 talk nonsense: he was driveling on about the glory days. 2 archaic let saliva or mucus flow from the mouth or nose; dribble. DERIVATIVES driv el er (Brit. driveller ) noun ORIGIN Old English dreflian ( sense 2 of the verb ), of uncertain origin; perhaps related to draff .

driveline

drive line |ˈdrīvˌlīn ˈdraɪvlaɪn | ▶noun another term for drivetrain.

driven

driv en |ˈdrivən ˈdrɪvən | past participle of drive. ▶adjective 1 [ in combination ] operated, moved, or controlled by a specified person or source of power: a chauffeur-driven limousine | wind-driven sand. • motivated or determined by a specified factor or feeling: a market-driven response to customer needs. 2 (of snow ) piled into drifts or made smooth by the wind: figurative : she was as pure as the driven snow.

drive-on

drive-on (also drive-on /drive-off ) ▶adjective denoting a ferry or train on to and from which motor vehicles may be driven.

driver

driv er |ˈdrīvər ˈdraɪvər | ▶noun 1 a person who drives a vehicle: a taxi driver | student drivers. • a person who drives a specified kind of animal: mule drivers. 2 a wheel or other part in a mechanism that receives power directly and transmits motion to other parts. • Electronics a device or part of a circuit that provides power for output. • Computing a program that controls the operation of a device such as a printer or scanner. 3 a factor that causes a particular phenomenon to happen or develop: the hope of achieving such monopolies becomes the main driver of investment. 4 a golf club with a flat face and wooden head, used for driving from the tee. PHRASES in the driver's seat in control of or dominating a situation: the tax issue is back in the driver's seat of American politics. DERIVATIVES driv er less adjective

driver ant

driv er ant ▶noun another term for army ant.

driver's license

driv er's li cense |ˈdraɪvəzlaɪsns | ▶noun a document permitting a person to drive a motor vehicle.

driveshaft

drive shaft |ˈdrīvˌSHaft ˈdraɪvˌʃæft | ▶noun a rotating shaft that transmits torque in an engine.

drive system

drive sys tem ▶noun the part of an engine, computer, or mechanical device that brings about its dynamic movement.

drive-through

drive-through |ˈdraɪv ˌθru |(also informal drive-thru ) ▶adjective [ attrib. ] denoting a facility through or to which one can drive, esp. to be served without leaving one's car: a drive-through car wash | drive-through restaurants | the drive-thru window. ▶noun a place or facility of this type.

drive time

drive time |draɪv taɪm | ▶noun (esp. in broadcasting ) the parts of the day when many people commute by car: [ as modifier ] : drive-time radio.

drivetrain

drive train |ˈdrīvˌtrān ˈdraɪvtreɪn | ▶noun the system in a motor vehicle that connects the transmission to the drive axles.

drive-up

drive-up ▶adjective another term for drive-through.

driveway

drive way |ˈdrīvˌwā ˈdraɪvˌweɪ | ▶noun a short road leading from a public road to a house or garage.

Oxford Dictionary

drive

drive |drʌɪv | ▶verb ( past drove |drəʊv |; past participle driven |ˈdrɪv (ə )n | ) 1 [ no obj., usu. with adverbial of direction ] operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle: he got into his car and drove off | they drove back into town. • (of a motor vehicle ) travel under the control of a driver: a car drives up, and a man gets out | a stream of black cars drove by. • [ with obj. ] own or use (a specified type of car ): Sue drives an estate car. • [ no obj. ] be licensed or competent to drive a motor vehicle: I take it you can drive? • [ with obj. ] convey (someone ) in a vehicle, especially a private car: his wife drove him to Regent's Park. 2 [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] propel or carry along by force in a specified direction: the wind will drive you onshore. • [ no obj. ] (of wind, rain, or snow ) move or fall with great force: the snow drove against him. • [ with obj. ] (of a source of power ) provide the energy to set and keep (an engine or piece of machinery ) in motion: turbines driven by steam. • [ with obj. ] Electronics (of a device ) power or operate (another device ): the interface can be used to drive a printer. • [ with obj. ] force (a stake or nail ) into place by hitting or pushing it: nails are driven through the boards. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] bore (a tunnel ). • [ with obj. ] (in ball games ) hit or kick (the ball ) hard with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot. • [ with obj. ] Golf strike (a ball ) from the tee, typically with a driver. 3 [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] urge or force (animals or people ) to move in a specified direction: they drove a flock of sheep through the centre of the city | the French infantry were driven back. • compel to leave: troops drove out the demonstrators | he wanted to drive me away. 4 [ with obj. ] (of a fact or feeling ) compel (someone ) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate: he was driven by ambition | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : some people are driven to murder their tormentors. • [ with obj. ] bring (someone ) forcibly into a specified negative state: the thought drove him to despair | [ with obj. and complement ] : my laziness drives my wife crazy. • [ with obj. ] force (someone ) to work to an excessive extent: you're driving yourself too hard. • cause (something abstract ) to happen or develop: the consumer has been driving the economy for a number of years | we need to allow market forces to drive growth in the telecommunications sector. ▶noun 1 a trip or journey in a car: they went for a drive in the country. • [ in names ] a street or road: Hammond Drive. • (also driveway ) a short road leading from a public road to a house or other building. 2 Psychology an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need: her emotional and sexual drives. • [ mass noun ] determination and ambition to achieve something: his drive helped Leeds to four Cup finals. 3 an organized effort by a number of people to achieve a purpose: a recruitment drive by the police. • Brit. an organized gathering to play whist or another game, involving many players: a whist drive. 4 [ mass noun ] the transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle. • (in a car with automatic transmission ) the position of the gear selector in which the car will move forward, changing gears automatically as required: he threw the car into drive. • [ count noun ] Computing short for disk drive. 5 (in ball games ) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball. • Golf a shot from the tee. 6 an act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination. PHRASES drive something home see home. drive a nail into the coffin of severely harm (something that is already in a poor state ): companies will be pushed to the brink, driving another nail in the coffin of British manufacturing. let drive attack with blows, missiles, or criticism. I let drive with all the most forceful arguments I could lay my tongue to. what someone is driving at the point that someone is attempting to make: I don't understand what you're driving at. DERIVATIVES drivability (also driveability ) noun, drivable (also driveable ) adjective ORIGIN Old English drīfan ‘urge (a person or animal ) to go forward ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drijven and German treiben .

drive bay

drive bay ▶noun Computing a space inside a computer in which a floppy disk, hard disk, or disk drive can be accommodated.

drive belt

drive belt ▶noun a belt that transmits drive from a motor, engine, or line shaft to a moving part or machine tool.

drive-by

drive-by chiefly N. Amer. ▶adjective (of a shooting or other act ) carried out from a passing vehicle: a drive-by shooting. ▶noun a shooting carried out from a passing vehicle.

drive-by-wire

drive-by-wire (also steer-by-wire ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] [ usu. as modifier ] a semi-automatic and typically computer-regulated system for controlling the engine, handling, suspension, and other functions of a motor vehicle.

drive chain

drive chain ▶noun an endless chain with links that engage with toothed wheels in order to transmit power from one shaft to another in an engine or machine tool.

drive-in

drive-in ▶adjective denoting a facility such as a cinema or restaurant that one can visit without leaving one's car: a drive-in cinema. ▶noun a drive-in facility.

drivel

drivel |ˈdrɪv (ə )l | ▶noun [ mass noun ] nonsense: don't talk such drivel! ▶verb ( drivels, drivelling, drivelled; US drivels, driveling, driveled ) [ no obj. ] 1 talk nonsense: he was drivelling on about the glory days. 2 archaic let saliva or mucus flow from the mouth or nose. DERIVATIVES driveller (US driveler ) noun ORIGIN Old English dreflian (in sense 2 of the verb ), of uncertain origin; perhaps related to draff .

driveline

driveline |ˈdrʌɪvlʌɪn | ▶noun another term for drivetrain.

driven

driven |ˈdrɪvn | past participle of drive ▶adjective 1 [ in combination ] operated, moved, or controlled by a specified person or source of power: a chauffeur-driven limousine | wind-driven sand. • motivated or determined by a specified factor or feeling: a market-driven response to customer needs. • (of a person ) relentlessly compelled by the need to accomplish a goal; very hard-working and ambitious: my husband is a driven man. 2 (of snow ) piled into drifts or made smooth by the wind.

drive-on

drive-on (also drive-on /drive-off ) ▶adjective denoting a ferry or train on to and from which motor vehicles may be driven.

driver

driver |ˈdrʌɪvə | ▶noun 1 a person who drives a vehicle: a taxi driver | learner drivers. • a person who drives a specified kind of animal: mule drivers. 2 a wheel or other part in a mechanism that receives power directly and transmits motion to other parts. • Electronics a device or part of a circuit that provides power for output. • Computing a program that controls the operation of a device such as a printer or scanner. 3 a factor which causes a particular phenomenon to happen or develop: the hope of achieving such monopolies becomes the main driver of investment. 4 a golf club with a flat face and wooden head, used for driving from the tee. PHRASES in the driver's seat see in the driving seat at driving. DERIVATIVES driverless adjective

driver ant

driver ant ▶noun another term for army ant.

driver's license

driver's li |cense |ˈdrʌɪvəzlʌɪsns | ▶noun North American term for driving licence.

driver's test

driver's test ▶noun North American term for driving test.

driveshaft

drive |shaft |ˈdrʌɪvʃɑːft | ▶noun a rotating shaft which transmits torque in an engine.

drive system

drive sys tem ▶noun the part of an engine, computer, or mechanical device that brings about its dynamic movement.

drive-through

drive-through ▶adjective denoting a restaurant or other facility in which one can be served without leaving one's car. ▶noun a drive-through facility.

drive time

drive time ▶noun (especially in broadcasting ) the parts of the day when many people commute by car: [ as modifier ] : drive-time radio.

drivetrain

drive |train |ˈdrʌɪvtreɪn | ▶noun the system in a motor vehicle which connects the transmission to the drive axles.

driveway

drive |way |ˈdrʌɪvweɪ | ▶noun see drive ( sense 1 of the noun ).

American Oxford Thesaurus

drive

drive verb 1 I can't drive a car: operate, handle, manage; pilot, steer. 2 he drove to the police station: travel by car, motor. 3 I'll drive you to the airport: chauffeur, run, give someone a lift /ride, take, ferry, transport, convey, carry. 4 the engine drives the front wheels: power, propel, move, push. 5 he drove a nail into the board: hammer, screw, ram, sink, plunge, thrust, propel, knock. 6 she drove her cattle to market: impel, urge; herd, round up, shepherd. 7 a desperate mother driven to crime: force, compel, prompt, precipitate; oblige, coerce, pressure, goad, spur, prod. 8 he drove his staff extremely hard: work, push, tax, exert. ▶noun 1 an afternoon drive: excursion, outing, trip, jaunt, tour; ride, run, journey; informal spin. 2 the house has a long drive: driveway, approach, access road. 3 sexual drive: urge, appetite, desire, need; impulse, instinct. 4 she lacked the drive to succeed: motivation, ambition, single-mindedness, willpower, dedication, doggedness, tenacity; enthusiasm, zeal, commitment, aggression, spirit; energy, vigor, verve, vitality, pep; informal get-up-and-go. 5 an anticorruption drive: campaign, crusade, movement, effort, push, appeal. PHRASES drive at I can see what you're driving at, but you're wrong: suggest, imply, hint at, allude to, intimate, insinuate, indicate; refer to, mean, intend; informal get at.

drivel

drivel noun he was talking complete drivel: nonsense, twaddle, claptrap, balderdash, gibberish, rubbish, mumbo jumbo, garbage; informal poppycock, piffle, tripe, bull, hogwash, baloney, codswallop, flapdoodle, jive, guff, bushwa; informal, dated tommyrot, bunkum. ▶verb you always drivel on : talk nonsense, talk rubbish, babble, ramble, gibber, blather, prattle, gabble, waffle.

driver

driver verb the driver failed to signal: motorist, chauffeur; pilot, operator.

Oxford Thesaurus

drive

drive verb 1 you can't drive a car without a speedometer: operate, pilot, steer, handle, manage; guide, direct, navigate. 2 he drove to the police station: travel by car, go by car, motor; informal travel on wheels, tool along, bowl along, spin. ANTONYMS walk. 3 I'll drive you to the airport: chauffeur, run, give someone a lift, take, bring, ferry, transport, convey, carry. 4 a two-litre engine drives the front wheels: power, propel, move, push. 5 he drove a nail into the sole of the boot: hammer, screw, ram, bang, pound, sink, plunge, thrust, stab, propel, knock, send. 6 I was allowed to drive cattle to market: impel, urge, press, move, get going; herd, round-up, shepherd. 7 a desperate mother driven to crime: force, compel, constrain, impel, press, prompt, precipitate, catapult; oblige, coerce, make, pressure, goad, spur, prod. 8 he drove himself and his staff extremely hard: work, exert, push, tax; overwork, overtax, overburden. PHRASES drive at I can see what you're driving at, but you're quite wrong: suggest, imply, hint at, allude to, intimate, insinuate, indicate, have in mind; refer to, mean, intend; informal get at. ▶noun 1 a family out for a Sunday afternoon drive: excursion, outing, trip, jaunt, tour, turn; ride, run, journey; Scottish hurl; informal spin, joyride. 2 the house is approached by a long drive: driveway, approach, access road; road, roadway, avenue. 3 a low level of sexual drive: urge, appetite, desire, need; impulse, instinct. 4 she lacked the drive to start on a new career: motivation, ambition, push, single-mindedness, will power, dedication, doggedness, tenacity, enterprise, initiative, enthusiasm, zeal, commitment, aggression, aggressiveness, forcefulness, spirit; energy, vigour, verve, vitality, liveliness, vim, pep; informal get-up-and-go, zip, pizzazz, punch. ANTONYMS inertia. 5 an anti-corruption drive: campaign, crusade, movement, effort, push, surge, appeal. 6 Brit. a whist drive: tournament, competition, contest, event, match.

drivel

drivel noun Walter was talking complete drivel: nonsense, twaddle, claptrap, balderdash, gibberish, rubbish, mumbo jumbo; informal rot, tommyrot, poppycock, phooey, hot air, eyewash, piffle, garbage, tripe, waffle, bosh, bull, bunk, blah, hogwash, baloney; Brit. informal cobblers, codswallop, cock, stuff and nonsense, tosh, double Dutch; N. Amer. informal flapdoodle, blathers, wack, bushwa, applesauce; informal, dated bunkum; vulgar slang crap, bullshit, bollocks, balls; Austral. /NZ vulgar slang bulldust. ANTONYMS sense. ▶verb you always drivel on like this: talk nonsense, talk rubbish, babble, ramble, gibber, burble, blather, blether, prate, prattle, gabble, chatter, twitter, maunder; informal waffle, witter on, gab, talk through one's hat; vulgar slang bullshit.

driver

driver noun motorist; chauffeur; pilot, operator, engineer. ANTONYMS passenger.

Duden Dictionary

Drive

Drive Substantiv, maskulin , der |dra͜if englisch draɪv |der Drive; Genitiv: des Drives, Plural: die Drives englisch drive, eigentlich = das (An )treiben, zu: to drive = (an )treiben 1 a bildungssprachlich Neigung, starker Drang, Bestrebungen, Antrieb b bildungssprachlich Dynamik, Schwung, Lebendigkeit diese Musik entwickelt einen tollen Drive , verleiht der Aufführung erst den richtigen Drive 2 ohne Plural Jazz durch die Spannung zwischen Beat und Off-Beat entstehende, vorantreibende Dynamik des Spiels mit scheinbarer Beschleunigung des Rhythmus 3 besonders Golf, Tennis weiter Schlag; Treibschlag

Drive-in

Drive-in Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |dra͜ifˈ |ɪn ˈdra͜ivɪn |der oder das Drive-in; Genitiv: des Drive-in [s ], Plural: die Drive-ins Abkürzung: Drive-in-Kino, Drive-in-Restaurant

Drive-in-Kino

Drive-in-Ki no Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Drive- i n-Kino |das Drive-in-Kino; Genitiv: des Drive-in-Kinos, Plural: die Drive-in-Kinos Autokino Kurzform: Drive-in

Drive-in-Lokal

Drive-in-Lo kal Substantiv, Neutrum , das Drive-in-Restaurant |dra͜ifˈ |ɪnlokaːl dra͜iˈvɪn …|das Drive-in-Lokal; Genitiv: des Drive-in-Lokal [e ]s, Plural: die Drive-in-Lokale englisch drive-in restaurant Gaststätte für Autofahrer mit Bedienung am Fahrzeug

Drive-in-Restaurant

Drive-in-Re s tau rant , Drive-in-Res tau rant Substantiv, Neutrum , das Drive-in-Lokal |dra͜ifˈ |ɪn … dra͜iˈvɪn …|englisch drive-in restaurant Gaststätte für Autofahrer mit Bedienung am Fahrzeug

driven

dri ven schwaches Verb besonders Golf |ˈdra͜ivn̩ |einen Treibball spielen

Driver

Dri ver Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈdra͜ivɐ |der Driver; Genitiv: des Drivers, Plural: die Drivers englisch driver 1 Golf Golfschläger besonders für den Treibschlag 2 EDV Treiber 5

French Dictionary

drive-in

drive-in FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour ciné -parc.

Spanish Dictionary

drive

drive nombre masculino 1 dep Golpe de tenis que se ejecuta por el mismo lado en que se sostiene la raqueta, elevándola ligeramente de abajo arriba :lanzó un drive extraordinario que le dio el segundo set y que acabó con la moral de su adversario .2 dep En golf, golpe fuerte que se le da a la pelota al inicio de cada hoyo .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés drive , tomado como préstamo en varias acepciones especializadas del inglés .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘draif ’.El plural es drives .

driver

driver nombre masculino 1 dep En golf, palo con el que se ejecuta el primer golpe .2 inform Controlador, rutina o programa que enlaza un dispositivo periférico al sistema operativo .Se pronuncia ‘dráiver ’.El plural es drivers .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

drive

drive /draɪv /〖原義は「前に駆り立てる」〗(名 )driver 動詞～s /-z /; drove /droʊv /; ～n /drɪ́v (ə )n /; driving 他動詞 1 〈人が〉〈自動車〉を運転する ; 〈馬車など〉を駆る ▸ drive a sports car [truck ]スポーツカー [トラック ]を運転する (!自転車馬などに「またがって乗る」はride, 船を「操縦する」はsteer, 飛行機などを「操縦する」はfly, pilot ) 2 〈人が〉 «…へ » 〈人〉を車で送る [連れていく ] «to » ▸ I will drive you home .家まで車でお送りしましょう ▸ Can you drive me to the station? 駅まで車で送ってくれますか ▸ drive A back A 〈人など〉を車で送り届ける 3 〖drive A to B /into B 〗〈人事が〉B 〈不愉快な事状況〉にA 〈人〉を追いやる , 追い込む ; 〖drive A to do /C 〗〈人事が〉A 〈人〉を …するように [C 〈不愉快な状態〉に ]追いやる [駆り立てる ] (!Cは形容詞 , 前置詞句など ) ; 〈人〉を酷使する, こき使う ▸ The bankruptcy drove the man to the brink of suicide .破産のためにその男は自殺の瀬戸際まで追いつめられた ▸ drive A to drink A 〈人〉をひどく動揺させる (!「大酒を飲まずにいられなくする」から ) ▸ Ed always drives everybody crazy with his slow talking .エドはゆっくり話すのでいつもみんなをいらいらさせる ▸ Don't drive yourself too hard .あまり無理して働きすぎるなよ ▸ Driven by jealousy, he killed his wife .嫉妬（しつと）のあまり, 彼は妻を殺した .4 〈人動物物が〉 «…から /…に » (無理やり )〈人物〉を移動させる , 追いやる , 追いたてる «from , out of /into , to » ; 〈風などが〉〈船など〉を運ぶ, 押し流す, 押しやる ▸ drive everyone out of the room みんなを部屋から追い出す ▸ drive cattle to the pasture 牛を牧草地へ追う 5 〈装置など〉を作動させる, 動かす (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ an engine driven by steam 蒸気で動くエンジン 6 «…に » 〈くぎ杭（くい）など〉を打ち込む (in ); 【頭の中に】〈知識教訓など〉をたたき込む «into , in » ▸ drive a nail into the board 板にくぎを打ち込む ▸ The incident drove a wedge between Europe and the United States .その出来事はヨーロッパとアメリカとの間で分裂が生じるもととなった (!「間にくさびを打ち込む」から ) 7 «…に » 〈トンネル穴など〉を開ける «through » ▸ drive a tunnel through the mountain 山にトンネルを通す 8 〈商売など〉を営む ▸ drive a roaring trade 盛んに商売を営む 9 【時間まで】〈事〉を引き延ばす «to » .10 〘スポーツ〙(テニスサッカークリケットなどで )〈ボール〉を強打する, 〈ボール〉にドライブをかける〘強い順回転を与えること〙; 〘ゴルフ〙〈ボール〉をドライバーで打つ .自動詞 1 〈人が〉 «…へ » 自動車を運転する , ドライブする ; 運転して行く (off, along, over ) «into , to » ; 〈車が〉移動する ▸ drive home 車で家に戻る ▸ drive back to the city 車でその都市に戻る ▸ drive into town to do shopping 買い物をするために町へ車で出かける ▸ I usually drive to work .私はふだん車で通勤する ▸ Drive safely .運転に気を付けて (!別れ際に使う表現 ) ▸ drive along Broadway 車でブロードウェイを走る ▸ drink and drive 飲酒運転をする ▸ learn how to drive 運転を習う .2 〈車船などが〉疾走する, 突進する; 〈雲が〉 (風にあおられて )飛ぶ .3 【目標などに向かって】精を出す, 励む (away ) «at » .4 〈風雨雪などが〉 «…に » 吹きつける, 激しく打つ «against , in , into , onto » ▸ The rain was driving against the window .雨が激しく窓を打っていた .5 〘スポーツ〙ボールを強打する, 飛ばす .dr í ve at A 〖進行形で〗A 〈事〉を言おうとしている, 意図している ▸ Tom understood what I was driving at .トムは私が言おうとしていることを理解してくれた dr ì ve aw á y 1 ↑自動詞 3 .2 ＝drive off .dr ì ve A aw á y [aw á y A ]1 〈事が〉A 〈人〉の足を遠のかせる, A 〈人〉を離れさせる .2 A 〈人〉を車で連れ去る [連れて行く ].3 A 〈感情など〉を追い払う .dr ì ve A b á ck 1 ↑他動詞 2 .2 A 〈敵対者など〉を追い返す .3 (やむをえない事情で )A 〈人〉を «…に » 再び頼らざるをえなくする «on » .dr ì ve A h ó me [h ó me A ]1 ↑他動詞 2 .2 【人に】A 〈事〉を十分に明らかにする, 理解させる, 痛感させる «to » ▸ I drove home the reality of the risks to my boss .リスクがあるという現実を上司に十分に理解してもらった .3 A 〈くぎなど〉をしっかり打ち込む .dr ì ve A í n [í n A ]1 ↑他動詞 6 .2 〘野球〙A 〈ランナー〉に得点を入れさせる ; A 〈得点〉を入れる ▸ drive in a run with a hit ヒットで1点を入れる dr ì ve ó ff 1 〈車運転手が〉 (その場を )去る, 行ってしまう .2 〘ゴルフ〙(試合で )第1打を打つ .dr ì ve A ó ff [ó ff A ]1 «…で » A 〈敵など〉を追い払う «with » ▸ drive off a barking dog with a stick ほえる犬を棒で追い払う 2 ＝drive A away (2 ).dr ì ve ó n 車を走らせ続ける .dr ì ve A ó n [ó n A ]A 〈人〉を (行動に )駆り立てる .dr ì ve ó ut 車で出かける .dr ì ve A ó ut [ó ut A ] «…から » A 〈人物〉を追い出す «of » ▸ People drove the family out of town .人々はその家族を町から追い出した dr ì ve ú p 車でやってくる .dr ì ve A ú p [ú p A ]A 〈価格費用など〉をつり上げる .l è t dr í ve 【物を】ねらい打つ, たたく ; 【物に】ねらいを付ける «at » .名詞複～s /-z /1 C ドライブ , 自動車旅行 ; « …からの » (車で行く )道のり , 距離 «from » ▸ go for a drive ドライブに行く (!go for a rideは「車自転車馬などをひと乗りしに出かける」) ▸ Nancy has been out for a drive in her car .ナンシーは車でドライブに出かけている ▸ The hotel is an hour's drive from my house .そのホテルは私の家から車で1時間行ったところにある 2 C (道路から邸宅への )私設車道 , 車回し .3 C U 〘スポーツ〙(テニスゴルフクリケットなどでボールの )強打 , ドライブ ▸ hit a drive to center field センターフィールドに強打する 4 C 〘コンピュ〙ドライブ , 駆動装置 ▸ a hard disk [CD-ROM ] drive ハードディスク [CD-ROM ]ドライブ 5 C «…に向けての /…する » (組織政府などによる )運動 , キャンペーン, 取り組み «towards , for /to do » ▸ have a drive to raise funds 募金運動をする ▸ an economy drive 節約運動 6 C U 〘心〙衝動, 動因 ▸ sex drive 性衝動 7 U (物事を達成しようとする )気力, 決意, エネルギー ▸ a man with drive 意欲にあふれた人 8 C 〖地名の後で; D- 〗…通り (｟略｠Dr. ); 大通り, 車道, 道路 ; (観光地などの )ドライブ道路 ▸ Riverside Drive リバーサイド通り 9 U 駆動 (装置 ); (変速ギアの )ドライブ (ポジション );C 駆動車 ▸ four-wheel drive 4輪駆動 ▸ (a ) left-hand drive 左ハンドル (の車 )10 C (大規模な )軍事攻撃 [行動 ].11 C (家畜を )追い立てること ; 追い立てられた家畜 ▸ a cattle drive 牛の追い立て 12 C ｟英｠〘トランプ〙(ブリッジホイストなどの )競技会 .～́ sh à ft 〘機〙駆動軸, ドライブシャフト .～́ wh è el ＝driving wheel .

drive-by

dr í ve-b ỳ 形容詞〖名詞の前で〗名詞複～s C ｟米｠走行中の車からの (発砲 )(drive-by shooting ).

drive-in

dr í ve- ì n (!｟米｠) 名詞 C ドライブイン〘車に乗ったまま用の足せる料理店映画館銀行など〙.形容詞〖名詞の前で〗車に乗ったままで用が足せる, ドライブイン式の ▸ a drive-in restaurant [theater ]ドライブイン食堂 [映画館 ].

drivel

driv el /drɪ́v (ə )l /名詞 U ｟くだけて非難して｠たわごと, 退屈なもの ; 駄作 .動詞～s ; ～ed , ｟英｠～led ; ～ing , ｟英｠～ling 自動詞｟英｠〖通例進行形で〗 «…について » たわごとをだらだらと言う (on, away ) «about » .

driven

driv en /drɪ́v (ə )n / (! -i-は /ɪ /) 動詞 driveの過去分詞 .形容詞 1 (大望を抱いて )やる気満々の .2 〈雪雨などが〉吹き寄せ [つけ ]られた .

driver

driv er /dráɪvə r /→drive 名詞複～s /-z /C 1 (自動車などの )運転手 , ドライバー ; 運転する人 ; (馬車の )御者 (!「お抱え運転手」はchauffeur ) ▸ a truck [taxi ] driver トラック [タクシー ]ドライバー ▸ a good [safe ] driver 運転の上手な [安全運転をする ]人 2 〘コンピュ〙ドライバ〘コンピュータの周辺機器を動かすプログラム〙.3 〘ゴルフ〙ドライバー〘ティーから球を打つクラブ〙.4 〘機〙(自動車などの )伝動装置, 駆動輪 ; 〘電〙ドライバ〘出力増幅装置〙.～̀ 's educ á tion [é d ]｟米｠(通例学校での )自動車運転教育 .～́ 's l ì cense ｟米｠運転免許証 (｟英｠driving licence ).～́ 's p è rmit ｟米｠運転仮免許証 .～́ 's s è at ｟米｠〖通例the ～〗運転席 (→car ); 指導的 [支配的 ]立場 ▸ be in the driver's [｟英｠driving ] seat 権力の座にある～́ 's t è st ｟米｠運転免許試験 .

drive-through

dr í ve-thr ò ugh ｟くだけて｠dr í ve-thr ù 名詞 C 形容詞ドライブスルーの (店 ) 〘車に乗ったまま用を足せる〙.～̀ del í very ｟米｠ドライブスルー出産〘最短期の入院で出産するシステム〙.

driveway

dr í ve w à y 名詞複～s C 私設車道 (→drive 名詞 2 ).