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power vs drive

drive vs power

power and drive both are nouns.

power and drive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
power Yes No Yes No
drive Yes No Yes No
As verbs, drive is a hyponym of power; that is, drive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than power:
  • power: supply the force or power for the functioning of
  • drive: cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
power (noun) drive (noun)
possession of controlling influence a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
physical strength a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself the act of applying force to propel something
a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority the act of driving a herd of animals overland
a very wealthy or powerful businessman a wide scenic road planted with trees
(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) a road leading up to a private house
energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power (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
power (verb) drive (verb)
supply the force or power for the functioning of 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
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