Read vs Drive - What's the Difference?

Drive

Read

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
  • the trait of being highly motivated
  • the act of driving a herd of animals overland
  • a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
  • (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
  • (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
  • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  • a road leading up to a private house
  • hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
  • a wide scenic road planted with trees
  • a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
  • the act of applying force to propel something
Definition as Noun
  • something that is read
Definition as Verb
  • operate or control a vehicle
  • cause someone or something to move by driving
  • to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
  • compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
  • push, propel, or press with force
  • cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
  • work as a driver
  • move by being propelled by a force
  • urge forward
  • strike with a driver, as in teeing off
  • hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
  • excavate horizontally
  • cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
  • (hunting) search for game
  • (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
  • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
  • move into a desired direction of discourse
  • travel or be transported in a vehicle
  • cause to move back by force or influence
  • have certain properties when driven
  • proceed along in a vehicle
  • strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Definition as Verb
  • interpret something that is written or printed
  • look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
  • interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
  • audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
  • to hear and understand
  • be a student of a certain subject
  • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
  • have or contain a certain wording or form
  • obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
  • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
  • make sense of a language

Synonyms

Examples

  • "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
  • "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
  • "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
  • "they parked in the driveway"
  • "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
  • "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
  • "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
  • "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
  • "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
  • "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
  • "She is driven by her passion"
  • "She finally drove him to change jobs"
  • "drive a nail into the wall"
  • "drive the ball far out into the field"
  • "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
  • "The car drove around the corner"
  • "drive the cows into the barn"
  • "drive a golf ball"
  • "drive a ball"
  • "drive a tunnel"
  • "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer"
  • "drive the forest"
  • "drive the game"
  • "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
  • "What are you driving at?"
  • "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
  • "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
  • "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
  • "We drive the turnpike to work"
  • "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
  • "the article was a very good read"
  • "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
  • "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
  • "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
  • "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
  • "I read you loud and clear!"
  • "She is reading for the bar exam"
  • "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
  • "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
  • "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
  • "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"
  • "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb

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