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Driving

noun/ɛmbˈɑːɾəl/
Definition
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛmbˈɑːɾəl/
🇬🇧British English
/dɹˈaɪvɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɹˈaɪvɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /ɛmbˈɑːɾəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounhitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
“he sliced his drive out of bounds”
nounthe act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
verboperate or control a vehicle
“drive a car or bus”
verbtravel or be transported in a vehicle
“We drove to the university every morning”
verbcause someone or something to move by driving
“She drove me to school every day”
verbforce into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
“She rammed her mind into focus”
verbto compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
“She is driven by her passion”
verbcause to move back by force or influence
“repel the enemy”
verbcompel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
“She finally drove him to change jobs”
verbpush, propel, or press with force
“Drive a nail into the wall”
verbcause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
“drive the ball far out into the field”
verbstrive and make an effort to reach a goal
“She tugged for years to make a decent living”
verbmove into a desired direction of discourse
“What are you driving at?”
verbhave certain properties when driven
“This car rides smoothly”
verbwork as a driver
“He drives a bread truck”
verbmove by being propelled by a force
“The car drove around the corner”
verburge forward
“drive the cows into the barn”
verbproceed along in a vehicle
“We drive the turnpike to work”
verbstrike with a driver, as in teeing off
“drive a golf ball”
verbhit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
“drive a ball”
verbexcavate horizontally
“drive a tunnel”
verbcause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
“The amplifier drives the tube”
verbhunting: search for game
“drive the forest”
verbhunting: chase from cover into more open ground
“drive the game”
adjectivehaving the power of driving or impelling
“a driving personal ambition”
adjectiveacting with vigor
“responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive”
Word Forms
driveverbstrike with a driver, as in teeing off
drivenouna road leading up to a private house
drivernounthe operator of a motor vehicle
drivingnounthe act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
motoristnounsomeone who drives (or travels in) an automobile
motoringnounthe act of driving an automobile
motornounmachine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
ramnouna tool for driving or forcing something by impact
repulsiveadjectivepossessing the ability to repel
repulsenounan instance of driving away or warding off
repulsionnounthe act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
push backnounthe act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
labornounany piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
laborernounsomeone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
labournounproductive work (especially physical work done for wages)
pushnounenterprising or ambitious drive
driftnouna general tendency to change (as of opinion)
ridenouna journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
impelverburge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Fahren
Mit einem Driver einen Golfball vom Abschlag schlagen
🇫🇷French
conduite
frapper une balle de golf depuis un tee avec un driver
🇪🇸Spanish
conduciendo
golpear una pelota de golf desde un tee con un driver
🇮🇹Italian
guida
colpire una pallina da golf dal tee con un driver
🇳🇱Dutch
rijden
een golfbal van een tee slaan met een driver
🇵🇹Portuguese
condução
acertar uma bola de golfe em um tee com um motorista
🇷🇺Russian
вождение
отбивание мяча для гольфа с площадки-ти с водителем
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ड्राइविंग
एक ड्राइवर के साथ टी-शर्ट से गोल्फ बॉल को मारना
🇧🇩Bengali
ড্রাইভিং
চালকের সাথে টি-এর বাইরে একটি গলফ বল আঘাত করা
🇮🇳Tamil
ஓட்டுதல்
டிரைவருடன் டீயில் இருந்து கோல்ஃப் பந்தை அடிப்பது
🇮🇳Telugu
డ్రైవింగ్
డ్రైవర్‌తో టీ నుండి గోల్ఫ్ బంతిని కొట్టడం
🇮🇳Marathi
ड्रायव्हिंग
ड्रायव्हरसह टीच्या बाहेर गोल्फ बॉल मारणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ડ્રાઇવિંગ
ડ્રાઇવર સાથે ટીની બહાર ગોલ્ફ બોલ મારવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚಾಲನೆ
ಚಾಲಕನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಟೀಯಿಂದ ಗಾಲ್ಫ್ ಚೆಂಡನ್ನು ಹೊಡೆಯುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഡ്രൈവിംഗ്
ഒരു ഡ്രൈവറുമായി ടീയിൽ നിന്ന് ഗോൾഫ് ബോൾ അടിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੱਡੀ ਚਲਾਉਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਡ੍ਰਾਈਵਰ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਟੀ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਗੋਲਫ ਬਾਲ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਰਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
ڈرائیونگ
ڈرائیور کے ساتھ ٹی سے دور گولف کی گیند کو مارنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
驾驶
用一号木杆将高尔夫球从发球台上击出
🇯🇵Japanese
運転
ドライバーでティーからゴルフボールを打つ
🇰🇷Korean
운전
드라이버로 티샷된 골프공을 치는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lái xe
đánh bóng gôn từ điểm phát bóng với người lái xe
🇹🇭Thai
ขับรถ
การตีลูกกอล์ฟจากแท่นทีพร้อมคนขับ
🇮🇩Indonesian
penggerak
memukul bola golf dari tee dengan driver
🇵🇭Filipino
pagmamaneho
pagtama ng bola ng golf mula sa isang katangan sa isang driver
🇲🇾Malay
memandu
memukul bola golf dari tee dengan pemandu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
القيادة
ضرب كرة الجولف من نقطة الإنطلاق مع السائق
🇮🇷Persian
رانندگی
ضربه زدن به توپ گلف از روی سه راهی با راننده
🇹🇷Turkish
araba kullanmak
bir sürücüyle golf topunu tişörtün üzerinden vurmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
נְהִיגָה
להכות בכדור גולף מחוץ לטי עם נהג
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'driving'?
The primary meaning of 'driving' is 'hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'driving' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'driving' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'driving' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'driving' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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