Driven

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Drive \Drive\ (dr[imac]v), v. t. [imp. {Drove} (dr[=o]v),
     formerly {Drave} (dr[=a]v); p. p. {Driven} (dr[i^]v'n); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Driving}.] [AS. dr[imac]fan; akin to OS.
     dr[imac]ban, D. drijven, OHG. tr[imac]ban, G. treiben, Icel.
     dr[imac]fa, Goth. dreiban. Cf. {Drift}, {Drove}.]
     1. To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from


        one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to
        move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to
        drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room.
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              A storm came on and drove them into Pylos. --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd. ).
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              Shield pressed on shield, and man drove man along.
                                                    --Pope.
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              Go drive the deer and drag the finny prey. --Pope.
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     2. To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which
        draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also,
        to take in a carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by
        beasts; as, to drive a pair of horses or a stage; to drive
        a person to his own door.
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              How . . . proud he was to drive such a brother!
                                                    --Thackeray.
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     3. To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain;
        to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive
        a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of
        circumstances, by argument, and the like. " Enough to
        drive one mad." --Tennyson.
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              He, driven to dismount, threatened, if I did not do
              the like, to do as much for my horse as fortune had
              done for his.                         --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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     4. To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
        [Now used only colloquially.] --Bacon.
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              The trade of life can not be driven without
              partners.                             --Collier.
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     5. To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
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              To drive the country, force the swains away.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     6. (Mining) To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery
        or tunnel. --Tomlinson.
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     7. To pass away; -- said of time. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     8. Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to
        propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible
        throw.
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     9. to operate (a vehicle) while it is on motion, by
        manipulating the controls, such as the steering,
        propulsion, and braking mechanisms.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Driven \Driv"en\, p. p.
     of {Drive}. Also adj.
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     {Driven well}, a well made by driving a tube into the earth
        to an aqueous stratum; -- called also {drive well}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  drive
       n 1: the act of applying force to propel something; "after
            reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
            [syn: {thrust}, {driving 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" [syn: {campaign},
           {cause}, {crusade}, {movement}, {effort}]
       4: a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the
          driveway" [syn: {driveway}, {private road}]
       5: the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy
          exhausted his co-workers"
       6: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced
          his drive out of bounds" [syn: {driving}]
       7: the act of driving a herd of animals overland
       8: a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the
          family for a drive in his new car" [syn: {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; "the riverside drive
           offers many exciting scenic views" [syn: {parkway}]
       12: (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
       v 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" [syn: {motor}]
       3: cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me
          to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
       4: force into or from an action or state, either physically or
          metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He
          drives me mad" [syn: {force}, {ram}]
       5: to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive
          pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her
          passion"
       6: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy";
          "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
          [syn: {repel}, {repulse}, {force back}, {push back}, {beat
          back}] [ant: {attract}]
       7: compel somebody to do something, often against his own will
          or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
       8: push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the
          wall"
       9: cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;
          "drive the ball far out into the field"
       10: 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" [syn: {tug}, {labor}, {labour}, {push}]
       11: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you
           driving at?" [syn: {get}, {aim}]
       12: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides
           smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: {ride}]
       13: work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for
           the taxi company in Newark"
       14: move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around
           the corner"
       15: urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"
       16: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
           [syn: {take}]
       17: strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golfball"
       18: hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or
           less vertically; "drive a ball"
       19: excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"
       20: 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"
       21: hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"
       22: hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the
           game"
       [also: {drove}, {driven}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  driven
       adj 1: compelled forcibly by an outside agency; "mobs goaded by
              blind hatred" [syn: {goaded}]
       2: urged or forced to action through moral pressure; "felt
          impelled to take a stand against the issue" [syn: {impelled}]
       3: strongly motivated to succeed [syn: {compulsive}, {determined}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  driven
       See {drive}