Liz drove the car into the garage.
•She drove in the car.
2. to pound or hammer something into something. •Using a heavy mallet, he drove the stake into the hard earth.
•With a mighty hammer blow, she drove in the nail.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
drive something up — ˌdrive sthˈup/ˈdown derived to make sth such as prices rise or fall quickly Main entry: ↑drivederived … Useful english dictionary
drive something home — drive/hammer (something) home to say something very clearly and with a lot of force, often repeating it several times, so that you are sure that people understand it. She used charts and statistics to drive home her message that we need to… … New idioms dictionary
drive something out (of something) — ˌdrive sb/sthˈout (of sth) derived to make sb/sth disappear or stop doing sth • New fashions drive out old ones. • The supermarkets are driving small shopkeepers out of business. Main entry: ↑drivederived … Useful english dictionary
drive something away — ˌdrive aˈway | ˌdrive sb/sth aˈway derived to leave in a vehicle; to take sb away in a vehicle • We heard him drive away. • Someone drove the car away in the night. Main entry: ↑drivederived … Useful english dictionary
drive something home (to somebody) — drive sth ˈhome (to sb) idiom to make sb understand or accept sth by saying it often, loudly, angrily, etc • You will really need to drive your point home. Main entry: ↑driveidiom … Useful english dictionary
drive something off — ˌdrive sb/sthˈoff derived to force sb/sth to go back or away • The defenders drove off each attack. Main entry: ↑drivederived … Useful english dictionary
drive something down — ˌdrive sthˈup/ˈdown derived to make sth such as prices rise or fall quickly Main entry: ↑drivederived … Useful english dictionary
drive something home — … Useful english dictionary
drive — drive1 W1S1 [draıv] v past tense drove [drəuv US drouv] past participle driven [ˈdrıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(vehicle)¦ 2¦(make somebody move)¦ 3¦(make somebody do something)¦ 4¦(make somebody/something be in a bad state)¦ 5¦(hit/push something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drive — drive1 [ draıv ] (past tense drove [ drouv ] ; past participle driven [ drıvn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 control vehicle ▸ 2 provide power to move ▸ 3 push something to hit something else ▸ 4 force someone to leave ▸ 5 force someone into bad state ▸ 6 make … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drive */*/*/ — I UK [draɪv] / US verb Word forms drive : present tense I/you/we/they drive he/she/it drives present participle driving past tense drove UK [drəʊv] / US [droʊv] past participle driven UK [ˈdrɪv(ə)n] / US 1) [intransitive/transitive] to control a… … English dictionary
