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cross vs drive

drive vs cross

cross and drive both are nouns.

cross is an adjective but drive is not an adjective.

cross and drive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cross Yes Yes Yes No
drive Yes No Yes No
As verbs, drive is a hyponym of cross; that is, drive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cross:
  • cross: travel across or pass over
  • drive: proceed along in a vehicle
Other hyponyms of cross include tramp, walk, crisscross, ford, bridge, jaywalk, take, course, hop.
cross (noun) drive (noun)
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
(genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other the act of applying force to propel something
any affliction that causes great suffering (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
the act of driving a herd of animals overland
a wide scenic road planted with trees
a road leading up to a private house
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
the trait of being highly motivated
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
cross (adjective) drive (adjective)
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
annoyed and irritable
cross (verb) drive (verb)
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties move into a desired direction of discourse
trace a line through or across (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
travel across or pass over (hunting) search for game
meet and pass cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
meet at a point force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
fold so as to resemble a cross cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
to cover or extend over an area or time period strike with a driver, as in teeing off
excavate horizontally
push, propel, or press with force
cause to move back by force or influence
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
travel or be transported in a vehicle
operate or control a vehicle
cause someone or something to move by driving
move by being propelled by a force
urge forward
proceed along in a vehicle
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
work as a driver
have certain properties when driven
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