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   drive

   /drīv/

   verb

   • 1. operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle: "he got into his car and drove off" Similar operatepilotsteerhandlemanageguidedirectnavigatetravel by cargo by carmotorinformal:travel on wheelstool alongbowl alongspinOpposite walk
   • ▪ (of a motor vehicle) travel under the control of a driver: "a car drives up, and a man gets out"
   • ▪ operate and control the direction and speed of a (motor vehicle, train, etc.): "I drove the truck back to New York"
   • ▪ 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?"
   • ▪ convey (someone) in a vehicle, especially a private car: "Shelley drove him to the supermarket" Similar chauffeurrungive someone a lifttakebringferrytransportconveycarry
   • 2. propel or carry along by force in a specified direction: "the wind will drive you onshore" Similar powerpropelmovepush
   • ▪ (of wind, water, or snow) move or fall with great force: "the snow drove against him"
   • ▪ force (a stake or nail) into place by hitting or pushing it: "nails are driven through the boards" Similar hammerscrewrambangpoundsinkplungethruststabpropelknocksend
   • ▪ bore (a tunnel): "an engineer suggested driving a tunnel through the hills"
   • 3. urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction: "they drove a flock of sheep through the center of the city" Similar impelurgepressmoveget goingherdroundupshepherd
   • 4. (of a source of power) provide the energy to set and keep (an engine or piece of machinery) in motion: "turbines driven by steam"
   • ▪ (of a device) power or operate (another device): "the interface can be used to drive a printer"
   • 5. (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" Similar forcecompelconstrainimpelpresspromptprecipitatecatapultobligecoercemakepressuregoadspurprod
   • ▪ bring (someone) forcibly into a specified negative state: "the thought drove him to despair"
   • ▪ force (someone) to work to an excessive extent: "you're driving yourself too hard" Similar workexertpushtaxoverworkovertaxoverburden
   • ▪ cause (something abstract) to happen or develop: "the consumer has been driving the economy for a number of years"
   • 6. (in ball games) hit or kick (the ball) hard with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot.
   • ▪ strike (a ball) from the tee, typically with a driver: "I'm driving the ball really well and my irons are good"

   noun

   • 1. a trip or journey in a car: "they went for a drive in the country" Similar excursionoutingtripjaunttourturnriderunjourneyhurlinformal:spinjoyride
   • 2. a short road leading from a public road to a house or other building: "from the window he could see right down the weedy drive to the front gate" Similar drivewayapproachaccess roadroadroadwayavenue
   • ▪ a street or road: "Hammond Drive"
   • 3. an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need: "emotional and sexual drives" Similar urgeappetitedesireneedimpulseinstinct
   • ▪ determination and ambition to achieve something: "her drive has sustained her through some shattering personal experiences" Similar motivationambitionpushsingle-mindednesswill powerdedicationdoggednesstenacityenterpriseinitiativeenthusiasmzealcommitmentaggressionaggressivenessforcefulnessspiritenergyvigorvervevitalitylivelinessvimpepinformal:get-up-and-gozippizzazzpunchOpposite inertia
   • 4. an organized effort by a number of people to achieve a particular purpose, often to raise money: "we're planning a massive membership drive" Similar campaigncrusademovementeffortpushsurgeappeal
   • ▪ a series of offensive plays that advance the ball for the purpose of a score: "an 80-yard scoring drive"
   • 5. the transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle: "he experimented with chain drive to run the propeller"
   • ▪ (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"
   • ▪ short for disk drive
   • 6. (in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball: "a hard drive to left field"
   • ▪ a shot from the tee: "Greg hit a good drive at the 18th"
   • 7. an act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination: "cattle were no longer taken on long drives, but were delivered by rail"

   Word Origin Old Englishdrīfan ‘urge (a person or animal) to go forward’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drijven and German treiben.

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2. www.britannica.com › topic › motivationMotivation - Behaviorism, Drive, Reinforcement | Britannica

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   3 days ago · Motivation - Behaviorism, Drive, Reinforcement: The behavioristic approach examines how motives are learned and how internal drives and external goals interact with learning to produce behaviour. Learning theorists have taken a somewhat more global perspective when studying motivation than researchers using the biological approach.

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   3 days ago · A solid-state drive ( SSD) is a solid-state storage device. It provides persistent data storage using no moving parts. It is sometimes called semiconductor storage device or solid-state device. It is also called solid-state disk because it is frequently interfaced to a host system in the same manner as a hard disk drive (HDD). [1] [2]

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   5 days ago · We can define motivation as the sense that drives us to take a certain action or engage in a certain behavior. In psychology, human motives are often discussed as stemming from the level of either unconscious or conscious awareness.

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   4 days ago · Formerly a mix of left and right in various parts of the country, now drives on the right. Historically, many places kept left, while many others kept right, often within the same country. There are many myths that attempt to explain why one or the other is preferred. [5] .

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   2 days ago · USB was designed to standardize the connection of peripherals to personal computers, both to exchange data and to supply electric power. It has largely replaced interfaces such as serial ports and parallel ports and has become commonplace on a wide range of devices.

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   2 days ago · Table of Content. Pen drives are the most common external or secondary storage devices. People often use them to store data permanently or transfer data between computing devices. In addition, they are among the most affordable permanent storage solutions available on the market. Being compact in size, pen drives are highly portable.

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