hit vs drive

hit and drive both are nouns.

hit and drive both are verbs.

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

As verbs, drive is a hyponym of hit; that is, drive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hit:

hit: cause to move by striking
drive: hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

Other hyponyms of hit include play, foul, cannon, clap, ground out, toe, shank, pitch, fly, snap, whang, undercut, putt, heel, toe, bunker, bounce, backhand, pop, follow through, shell, ground, top, pull, kill, kill, connect, hole, hole out, bunt, drag a bunt, snick, racket, carry, dribble, slice, hook, single, double, triple, smash, shoot, volley, croquet, loft.

hit (noun)	drive (noun)
the act of contacting one thing with another	a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
a conspicuous success	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)	hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate	the act of applying force to propel something
a connection made via the internet to another website	(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
a dose of a narcotic drug	the act of driving a herd of animals overland
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together	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

hit (verb)	drive (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to	move into a desired direction of discourse
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target	(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
hit with a missile from a weapon	(hunting) search for game
hit the intended target or goal	cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument	force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
hit against; come into sudden contact with	cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments	hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
cause to move by striking	strike with a driver, as in teeing off
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely	excavate horizontally
reach a destination, either real or abstract	push, propel, or press with force
drive something violently into a location	cause to move back by force or influence
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level	compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
cause to experience suddenly	travel or be transported in a vehicle
encounter by chance	operate or control a vehicle
kill intentionally and with premeditation	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

hit vs drive

hit and drive both are nouns.

hit and drive both are verbs.

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