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drive vs lift

lift vs drive

drive and lift both are nouns.

drive and lift both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drive Yes No Yes No
lift Yes No Yes No
As nouns, lift is a hyponym of drive; that is, lift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drive:
  • drive: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
  • lift: a ride in a car
Other hyponyms of drive include joyride, spin.
drive (noun) lift (noun)
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) the act of raising something
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver the act of giving temporary assistance
the act of applying force to propel something a ride in a car
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
the act of driving a herd of animals overland lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
a wide scenic road planted with trees a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
a road leading up to a private house one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium the event of something being raised upward
the trait of being highly motivated a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
drive (verb) lift (verb)
move into a desired direction of discourse perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground remove from a surface
(hunting) search for game put an end to
cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling remove (hair) by scalping
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force invigorate or heighten
hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally raise in rank or condition
strike with a driver, as in teeing off remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
excavate horizontally take off or away by decreasing
push, propel, or press with force cancel officially
cause to move back by force or influence call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment make audible
travel or be transported in a vehicle take hold of something and move it to a different location
operate or control a vehicle raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
cause someone or something to move by driving take (root crops) out of the ground
move by being propelled by a force fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
urge forward raise from a lower to a higher position
proceed along in a vehicle move upwards
strive and make an effort to reach a goal move upward
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly make off with belongings of others
work as a driver take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
have certain properties when driven pay off (a mortgage)
take illegally
rise up
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