(n) the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

(n) a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car"

(n) the act of driving a herd of animals overland

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

(n) hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"

(n) 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

(n) a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"

(n) a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"

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

(n) a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"

(n) the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"

(n) a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

(v) move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"

(v) hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"

(v) hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"

(v) 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"

(v) excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"

(v) hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "drive a ball"

(v) strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golfball"

(v) cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"

(v) cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"

(v) push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"

(v) force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"

(v) compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"

(v) travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

(v) proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"

(v) operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"

(v) urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"

(v) cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

(v) move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"

(v) 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"

(v) work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"

(v) to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"

(v) have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"

(v) come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

(v) change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

(v) expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"

(v) grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This

(v) cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

(v) happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"

(v) be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";

(v) elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key"

(v) become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"

(v) grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"

(v) gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"

(v) create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"

(v) elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

(v) move into a strategically more advantageous position; "develop the rook"

(v) move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions; "Spassky developed quickly"

(v) superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry

(v) generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone"

(v) work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

(v) make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique"

(v) make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me"

(v) come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

(n) the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

(n) the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"

(n) a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"

(n) the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"

(n) (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"

(n) a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

(v) administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"

(v) use recreational drugs

(v) reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

(v) bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

(v) cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"

(v) influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

(n) act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"

(n) the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"

(n) a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"

(n) a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments"

(n) processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"

(n) a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"

(n) (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"

(n) a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving