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Results for: "drive"

Translating from English to Arabic

Translations:

drive — to operate
→ سَاقَ (sāqa)
→ قَادَ (qāda)
drive — to impel or urge onward by force
→ سَاقَ (sāqa)
drive — disk drive (computing)
→ محرك (muḥarrik)

More translations:

drive
→ يَسوقُ
drive
→ يَنْقُلُ، يوصِلُ بالسَّيّارَة
drive
→ يَضْرِبُ، يقْذِفُ
drive
→ يُشَغِّلُ
drive
→ جَوْلَة في سَيّارَة
drive
→ طَريق, *مَمر خصوصي مِن البَوّابه إالى البَيت
drive
→ حَيَوِيَّة، حَماس، حافِز
drive
→ جُهْد خاص
drive
→ قَذْفَة، ضَرْبَة قَوِيَّة
drive
→ سَوّاقَةُ الأقْراص في الكومبيوتر

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (12)

1. the act of applying force to propel something;
- Example: "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
[syn: drive, thrust, driving force]

2. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine;
- Example: "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"

3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
- Example: "he supported populist campaigns"
- Example: "they worked in the cause of world peace"
- Example: "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
- Example: "the movement to end slavery"
- Example: "contributed to the war effort"
[syn: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort]

4. a road leading up to a private house;
- Example: "they parked in the driveway"
[syn: driveway, drive, private road]

5. the trait of being highly motivated;
- Example: "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"

6. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver;
- Example: "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
[syn: drive, driving]

7. the act of driving a herd of animals overland;

8. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile);
- Example: "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
[syn: drive, ride]

9. a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire;

10. (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium;

11. a wide scenic road planted with trees;
- Example: "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
[syn: drive, parkway]

12. (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash);


VERB (22)

1. operate or control a vehicle;
- Example: "drive a car or bus"
- Example: "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"

2. travel or be transported in a vehicle;
- Example: "We drove to the university every morning"
- Example: "They motored to London for the theater"
[syn: drive, motor]

3. cause someone or something to move by driving;
- Example: "She drove me to school every day"
- Example: "We drove the car to the garage"

4. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically;
- Example: "She rammed her mind into focus"
- Example: "He drives me mad"
[syn: force, drive, ram]

5. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly;
- Example: "She is driven by her passion"

6. cause to move back by force or influence;
- Example: "repel the enemy"
- Example: "push back the urge to smoke"
- Example: "beat back the invaders"
[syn: repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back]

7. compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment;
- Example: "She finally drove him to change jobs"

8. push, propel, or press with force;
- Example: "Drive a nail into the wall"

9. cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;
- Example: "drive the ball far out into the field"

10. strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
- Example: "She tugged for years to make a decent living"
- Example: "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"
- Example: "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
[syn: tug, labor, labour, push, drive]

11. move into a desired direction of discourse;
- Example: "What are you driving at?"
[syn: drive, get, aim]

12. have certain properties when driven;
- Example: "This car rides smoothly"
- Example: "My new truck drives well"
[syn: drive, ride]

13. work as a driver;
- Example: "He drives a bread truck"
- Example: "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"

14. move by being propelled by a force;
- Example: "The car drove around the corner"

15. urge forward;
- Example: "drive the cows into the barn"

16. proceed along in a vehicle;
- Example: "We drive the turnpike to work"
[syn: drive, take]

17. strike with a driver, as in teeing off;
- Example: "drive a golf ball"

18. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally;
- Example: "drive a ball"

19. excavate horizontally;
- Example: "drive a tunnel"

20. cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling;
- Example: "The amplifier drives the tube"
- Example: "steam drives the engines"
- Example: "this device drives the disks for the computer"

21. hunting: search for game;
- Example: "drive the forest"

22. hunting: chase from cover into more open ground;
- Example: "drive the game"