drive

drive
v
1. hurl, propel, expel, repel, rout, drive away, drive off.
2. task, tax, work; overwork, overtask, overtax, drive into the ground.
3. impel, urge, press, push, thrust, shove; move, actuate, set going, set in motion; spur, prod, prick, goad, poke, lash, whip; induce, compel, coerce, make, force, Inf. pressure or high-pressure, Inf. lean on, Inf. squeeze, Inf. put the screws on or to; constrain, oblige, necessitate, require, demand, leave no option or choice.
4. herd, shepherd, ride or tend herd, drove, punch cattle, wrangle, round up.
5. chauffeur, taxi, bus, Inf. give [s.o.] a lift or ride, Inf. run [s.o.] [somewhere]; take or go for a drive, Inf. take or go for a spin or whirl, Sl. take or go for a tool; ride, motor, tour, journey.
6. drive at
allude to, refer to, suggest, imply, infer, intimate, hint at, mean, have in mind.
7. drive a hard bargain
bargain, negotiate, haggle, chaffer, dicker, Inf. hack or hammer or work out a deal, Scot. argle-bargle.
n
8. ride, Sunday drive, Inf. spin, Inf. whirl, Inf. joyride, Sl. tool; (all in a motor vehicle) trip, quick trip, run, journey, peregrination, excursion, tour; jaunt, outing, junket.
9. energy, vigor, vim, verve, spunk, Inf. pep, Inf. zip, Inf. pizzazz, Inf. snap, Inf. punch, Inf. get-up-and-go; initiative, enterprise, industry; ambition, am-bitiousness, aggressiveness, hustle.
10. road, roadway, route, scenic route, alternate route; private road, byway, driveway.

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