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driving vs drive

drive vs driving

driving and drive both are nouns.

driving is an adjective but drive is not an adjective.

driving is not a verb while drive is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
driving Yes Yes No No
drive Yes No Yes No
As nouns, driving and drive are synonyms defined as:
  • driving and drive: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
driving (noun) drive (noun)
the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
the act of applying force to propel something
(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
driving (adjective) drive (adjective)
having the power of driving or impelling
acting with vigor
driving (verb) drive (verb)
move into a desired direction of discourse
(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
(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
Difference between driving and drive

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