drive vs run

drive and run both are nouns.

drive and run both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drive	Yes	No	Yes	No
run	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, run is a hypernym of drive; that is, run is a word with a broader meaning than drive:

drive: (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
run: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

Other hypernyms of drive include hunt, hunt down, track down.

As verbs, run is a hypernym of drive; that is, run is a word with a broader meaning than drive:

drive: (hunting) search for game
run: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

Other hypernyms of drive include hunt, hunt down, track down.

drive (noun)	run (noun)
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)	the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end	a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver	(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
the act of applying force to propel something	a regular trip
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)	a short trip
the act of driving a herd of animals overland	the act of testing something
a wide scenic road planted with trees	an unbroken chronological sequence
a road leading up to a private house	the pouring forth of a fluid
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine	a row of unravelled stitches
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium	a race run on foot
the trait of being highly motivated	a race between candidates for elective office
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire	an unbroken series of events
	a small stream
	the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
	unrestricted freedom to use
	the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

drive (verb)	run (verb)
move into a desired direction of discourse	reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground	come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
(hunting) search for game	progress by being changed
cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling	change from one state to another
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically	become undone
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force	cause to perform
hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally	compete in a race
strike with a driver, as in teeing off	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
excavate horizontally	run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
push, propel, or press with force	perform as expected when applied
cause to move back by force or influence	pass over, across, or through
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment	be operating, running or functioning
travel or be transported in a vehicle	conduct to completion
operate or control a vehicle	cause to emit recorded audio or video
cause someone or something to move by driving	include as the content; broadcast or publicize
move by being propelled by a force	move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
urge forward	move along, of liquids
proceed along in a vehicle	keep company
strive and make an effort to reach a goal	sail before the wind
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
work as a driver	cover by running; run a certain distance
have certain properties when driven	run with the ball; in such sports as football
	be diffused
	travel a route regularly
	cause an animal to move fast
	move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
	travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
	deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
	carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
	make without a miss
	direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
	set animals loose to graze
	stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
	be affected by; be subjected to
	continue to exist
	have a particular form
	extend or continue for a certain period of time
	occur persistently
	change or be different within limits
	cause something to pass or lead somewhere

drive vs run

drive and run both are nouns.

drive and run both are verbs.

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