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return vs drive

drive vs return

return and drive both are nouns.

return and drive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
return Yes No Yes No
drive Yes No Yes No
As nouns, drive is a hyponym of return; that is, drive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than return:
  • return: a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
  • drive: (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
return (noun) drive (noun)
the act of going back to a prior location a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
a coming to or returning home a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
getting something back again hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player the act of applying force to propel something
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
a reciprocal group action the act of driving a herd of animals overland
the act of someone appearing again a wide scenic road planted with trees
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed a road leading up to a private house
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
happening again (especially at regular intervals) the trait of being highly motivated
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return (verb) drive (verb)
go back to a previous state move into a desired direction of discourse
be restored (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
go back to something earlier (hunting) search for game
answer back cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
pass down cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
make a return hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
give or supply strike with a driver, as in teeing off
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before excavate horizontally
return to a previous position; in mathematics push, propel, or press with force
bring back to the point of departure cause to move back by force or influence
pay back compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
return in kind travel or be transported in a vehicle
give back operate or control a vehicle
be inherited by cause someone or something to move by driving
elect again 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 return and drive

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