Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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drive | Yes | No | Yes | No |
strain | Yes | No | Yes | No |
drive (noun) | strain (noun) |
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a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) | an effortful attempt to attain a goal |
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | the act of singing |
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver | an intense or violent exertion |
the act of applying force to propel something | the general meaning or substance of an utterance |
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) | a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence |
the act of driving a herd of animals overland | a special variety of domesticated animals within a species |
a wide scenic road planted with trees | (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups |
a road leading up to a private house | (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces |
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine | injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain |
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium | (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress |
the trait of being highly motivated | difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension |
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire |
drive (verb) | strain (verb) |
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move into a desired direction of discourse | cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious |
(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground | alter the shape of (something) by stress |
(hunting) search for game | to exert much effort or energy |
cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling | use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity |
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically | remove by passing through a filter |
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements |
hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally | become stretched or tense or taut |
strike with a driver, as in teeing off | rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender |
excavate horizontally | test the limits of |
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 |