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Translating from English to Yiddish

Translations:

drive — to operate
→ פֿאָרן (forn)
drive — to impel or urge onward by force
→ טרײַבן (traybn)
→ יאָגן (yogn)
drive — disk drive (computing)
→ דרײַוו (drayv) m
→ דיסק-דרײַוו (disk-drayv) m

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 12

  1. the act of applying force to propel something

    • “after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off”
    Synonymsthrustdriving force

  2. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

    • “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

    • “he supported populist campaigns”
    • “they worked in the cause of world peace”
    • “the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant”
    • “the movement to end slavery”
    • “contributed to the war effort”
    Synonymscampaigncausecrusademovementeffort
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  1. a road leading up to a private house

    • “they parked in the driveway”
    Synonymsdrivewayprivate road

  2. the trait of being highly motivated

    • “his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers”

  3. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

    • “he sliced his drive out of bounds”
    Synonymsdriving

  4. the act of driving a herd of animals overland

  5. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

    • “he took the family for a drive in his new car”
    Synonymsride

  6. a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

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

  8. a wide scenic road planted with trees

    • “the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views”
    Synonymsparkway

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

VERB 22

  1. operate or control a vehicle

    • “drive a car or bus”
    • “Can you drive this four-wheel truck?”

  2. travel or be transported in a vehicle

    • “We drove to the university every morning”
    • “They motored to London for the theater”
    Synonymsmotor

  3. cause someone or something to move by driving

    • “She drove me to school every day”
    • “We drove the car to the garage”
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  1. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

    • “She rammed her mind into focus”
    • “He drives me mad”
    Synonymsforceram

  2. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

    • “She is driven by her passion”

  3. cause to move back by force or influence

    • “repel the enemy”
    • “push back the urge to smoke”
    • “beat back the invaders”
    Synonymsrepelrepulseforce backpush backbeat back

  4. compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

    • “She finally drove him to change jobs”

  5. push, propel, or press with force

    • “Drive a nail into the wall”

  6. cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

    • “drive the ball far out into the field”

  7. strive and make an effort to reach a goal

    • “She tugged for years to make a decent living”
    • “We have to push a little to make the deadline!”
    • “She is driving away at her doctoral thesis”
    Synonymstuglaborlabourpush

  8. move into a desired direction of discourse

    • “What are you driving at?”
    Synonymsgetaim

  9. have certain properties when driven

    • “This car rides smoothly”
    • “My new truck drives well”
    Synonymsride

  10. work as a driver

    • “He drives a bread truck”
    • “She drives for the taxi company in Newark”

  11. move by being propelled by a force

    • “The car drove around the corner”

  12. urge forward

    • “drive the cows into the barn”

  13. proceed along in a vehicle

    • “We drive the turnpike to work”
    Synonymstake

  14. strike with a driver, as in teeing off

    • “drive a golf ball”

  15. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

    • “drive a ball”

  16. excavate horizontally

    • “drive a tunnel”

  17. cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

    • “The amplifier drives the tube”
    • “steam drives the engines”
    • “this device drives the disks for the computer”

  18. hunting: search for game

    • “drive the forest”

  19. hunting: chase from cover into more open ground

    • “drive the game”