Ride vs. Drive
Difference Between Ride and Drive
Rideverb
To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
Drivenoun
Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition.
Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again.Rideverb
To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.
Drivenoun
Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
Rideverb
To transport (someone) in a vehicle.
The cab rode him downtown.Drivenoun
An act of driving animals forward, such as to be captured, hunted etc.
Rideverb
(intransitive) Of a ship: to sail, to float on the water.
Drivenoun
(military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.
Napoleon's drive on Moscow was as determined as it was disastrous.Rideverb
To be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback.
The witch cackled and rode away on her broomstick.Drivenoun
A motor that does not take fuel, but instead depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for subsequent use.
Some old model trains have clockwork drives.Rideverb
(intransitive) To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle.
A horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.Drivenoun
A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
It was a long drive.Rideverb
To mount (someone) to have sex with them; to have sexual intercourse with.
Drivenoun
A driveway.
The mansion had a long, tree-lined drive.Rideverb
To nag or criticize; to annoy (someone).
Drivenoun
A type of public roadway.
Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive.Rideverb
(intransitive) Of clothing: to gradually move (up) and crease; to ruckle.
Drivenoun
(dated) A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
Rideverb
(intransitive) To rely, depend (on).
Drivenoun
(psychology) Desire or interest.
Rideverb
(intransitive) Of clothing: to rest (in a given way on a part of the body).
Drivenoun
(computing) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk, as a floppy drive.
Rideverb
(lacrosse) To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackman.
Drivenoun
(computing) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data, as a hard drive, a flash drive.
Rideverb
To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
Drivenoun
(golf) A stroke made with a driver.
Rideverb
To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
Drivenoun
A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
Rideverb
(surgery) To overlap (each other); said of bones or fractured fragments.
Drivenoun
(cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
Ridenoun
An instance of riding.
Can I have a ride on your bike?We took the horses for an early-morning ride in the woods.Drivenoun
(soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
Ridenoun
(informal) A vehicle.
That's a nice ride; what did it cost?Drivenoun
(American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
Ridenoun
An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park.
Drivenoun
A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
a whist drive; a beetle driveRidenoun
A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.
Can you give me a ride?Drivenoun
(typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
Ridenoun
(UK) A road or avenue cut in a wood, for riding; a bridleway or other wide country path.
Drivenoun
A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
Ridenoun
A saddle horse.
Driveverb
(transitive) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
to drive sheep out of a fieldRidenoun
(Ireland) A person (or sometimes a thing or a place) that is visually attractive.
Driveverb
To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
Ridenoun
a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else;
he took the family for a drive in his new carDriveverb
(transitive) To cause animals to flee out of.
Ridenoun
a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
Driveverb
(transitive) To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
You drive nails into wood with a hammer.Rideverb
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions;
She never sat a horse!Did you ever ride a camel?The girl liked to drive the young mareDriveverb
(transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
The pistons drive the crankshaft.Rideverb
be carried or travel on or in a vehicle;
I ride to work in a busHe rides the subway downtown every dayDriveverb
To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
drive a carRideverb
continue undisturbed and without interference;
Let it rideDriveverb
(transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
What drives a person to run a marathon?Rideverb
move like a floating object;
The moon rode high in the night skyDriveverb
(transitive) To compel (to do something).
Their debts finally drove them to sell the business.Rideverb
harass with persistent criticism or carping;
The children teased the new teacherDon't ride me so hard over my failureHis fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tieDriveverb
(transitive) To cause to become.
This constant complaining is going to drive me to insanity.You are driving me crazy!Rideverb
be sustained or supported or borne;
His glasses rode high on his noseThe child rode on his mother's hipsShe rode a wave of popularityThe brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political nameDriveverb
To hit the ball with a drive.
Rideverb
have certain properties when driven;
This car rides smoothlyMy new truck drives wellDriveverb
(intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
I drive to work every day.Rideverb
be contingent on;
The outcomes rides on the results of the electinYour grade will depends on your homeworkDriveverb
(transitive) To convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
My wife drove me to the airport.Rideverb
lie moored or anchored;
Ship rides at anchorDriveverb
(intransitive) To move forcefully.
Rideverb
sit on and control a vehicle;
He rides his bicycle to work every dayShe loves to ride her new motorcycle through townDriveverb
(intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
Rideverb
climb up on the body;
Shorts that ride upThis skirt keeps riding up my legsDriveverb
(transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
Rideverb
ride over, along, or through;
Travel the highways of AmericaRide the freeways of CaliforniaDriveverb
(transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
Rideverb
keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot;
Don't ride the clutch!Driveverb
(transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
Rideverb
copulate with;
The bull was riding the cowDriveverb
(mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
Driveverb
(American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
Driveverb
(obsolete) To distrain for rent.
Driveverb
(transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
Driveverb
To be the dominant party in a sex act.
Drivenoun
the act of applying force to propel something;
after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut offDrivenoun
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine;
a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speedsDrivenoun
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
he supported populist campaignsthey worked in the cause of world peacethe team was ready for a drive toward the pennantthe movement to end slaverycontributed to the war effortDrivenoun
a road leading up to a private house;
they parked in the drivewayDrivenoun
the trait of being highly motivated;
his drive and energy exhausted his co-workersDrivenoun
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver;
he sliced his drive out of boundsDrivenoun
the act of driving a herd of animals overland
Drivenoun
a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else;
he took the family for a drive in his new carDrivenoun
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
Drivenoun
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
Drivenoun
a wide scenic road planted with trees;
the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic viewsDrivenoun
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
Driveverb
operate or control a vehicle;
drive a car or busCan you drive this four-wheel truck?Driveverb
travel or be transported in a vehicle;
We drove to the university every morningThey motored to London for the theaterDriveverb
cause someone or something to move by driving;
She drove me to school every dayWe drove the car to the garageDriveverb
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically;
She rammed her mind into focusHe drives me madDriveverb
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly;
She is driven by her passionDriveverb
cause to move back by force or influence;
repel the enemypush back the urge to smokebeat back the invadersDriveverb
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment;
She finally drove him to change jobsDriveverb
push, propel, or press with force;
Drive a nail into the wallDriveverb
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;
drive the ball far out into the fieldDriveverb
strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
She tugged for years to make a decent livingWe have to push a little to make the deadline!She is driving away at her doctoral thesisDriveverb
move into a desired direction of discourse;
What are you driving at?Driveverb
have certain properties when driven;
This car rides smoothlyMy new truck drives wellDriveverb
work as a driver;
He drives a bread truckShe drives for the taxi company in NewarkDriveverb
move by being propelled by a force;
The car drove around the cornerDriveverb
urge forward;
drive the cows into the barnDriveverb
proceed along in a vehicle;
We drive the turnpike to workDriveverb
strike with a driver, as in teeing off;
drive a golfballDriveverb
hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically;
drive a ballDriveverb
excavate horizontally;
drive a tunnelDriveverb
cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling;
The amplifier drives the tubesteam drives the enginesthis device drives the disks for the computerDriveverb
hunting: search for game;
drive the forestDriveverb
hunting: chase from cover into more open ground;
drive the game
