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drive vs pressure

pressure vs drive

drive and pressure both are nouns.

drive and pressure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drive Yes No Yes No
pressure Yes No Yes No
As verbs, pressure is a hypernym of drive; that is, pressure is a word with a broader meaning than drive:
  • drive: to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
  • pressure: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
Other hypernyms of drive include coerce, force, hale, squeeze.
drive (noun) pressure (noun)
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end a force that compels
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
the act of applying force to propel something the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
the act of driving a herd of animals overland the state of demanding notice or attention
a wide scenic road planted with trees an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
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
drive (verb) pressure (verb)
move into a desired direction of discourse to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground exert pressure on someone through threats
(hunting) search for game
cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
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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