Drive vs. Ride: Know the Difference
By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
"Drive" generally means to operate and control a vehicle, while "Ride" means to be a passenger or to travel on something, like a bike or horse.
Key Differences
"Drive" implies an active role in controlling a vehicle, like a car, truck, or motorcycle. It suggests hands-on engagement with the vehicle's mechanisms. On the other hand, "Ride" implies a more passive experience. When someone rides, they are being carried by the vehicle or animal, such as sitting on a bus, bicycle, or horse, without actively controlling it.
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In the context of skill and responsibility, driving requires a specific skill set and often a legal license. It involves understanding how to operate a vehicle's controls and navigate roads. Conversely, riding may not require specialized skills or a license, as it often involves being a passenger or using simpler forms of transportation, like bicycles or animals.
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The word "Drive" can also extend beyond literal vehicle operation. It can metaphorically describe leading or pushing forward an initiative or effort. In contrast, "Ride" doesn't commonly have this metaphorical use. It mostly stays within the bounds of literal or recreational contexts.
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"Drive" carries a sense of direction and purpose, often associated with reaching a destination or goal. In contrast, "Ride" can imply a more leisurely or casual journey, where the experience of travel itself is the primary focus, rather than the destination.
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Finally, "Drive" and "Ride" differ in their emotional connotations. Driving often conveys a sense of control and power, while riding can evoke feelings of freedom and enjoyment, especially in recreational contexts like amusement park rides or scenic horseback rides.
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Comparison Chart
Control
Involves actively operating a vehicle.
Involves being a passenger or traveler.
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Skill and Licensing
Requires specific skills and licensing.
May not require special skills or license.
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Metaphorical Use
Can imply leading or pushing an effort.
Mostly used in literal or recreational contexts.
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Focus
Often goal or destination-oriented.
Focuses more on the experience of travel.
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Emotional Connotation
Implies control and power.
Evokes feelings of freedom and enjoyment.
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Drive and Ride Definitions
Drive
To operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.
I learned to drive a car when I was 16.
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Ride
To sit on and control the movement of an animal or vehicle.
She loves to ride horses in the countryside.
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Drive
To conduct (a vehicle or animal) along a road or course.
She drives her kids to school every day.
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Ride
To be carried or supported by something with a degree of buoyancy or stability.
The boat rides smoothly over the waves.
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Drive
A trip or journey in a vehicle.
We went for a scenic drive along the coast.
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Ride
To travel as a passenger in a vehicle.
He rides the bus to work every day.
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Drive
To push, propel, or press onward forcibly; urge forward
Drove the horses into the corral.
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Ride
To participate in a ride for amusement.
They went for a ride on the Ferris wheel.
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Drive
To repulse or put to flight by force or influence
Drove the attackers away.
Drove out any thought of failure.
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Ride
To move by way of an intangible force or impetus; move as if on water
The President rode into office on a tide of discontent.
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Drive
To supply the motive force or power to and cause to function
Steam drives the engine.
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Ride
(Nautical) To lie at anchor
Battleships riding at the mouth of the estuary.
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Drive
To cause or sustain, as if by supplying force or power
"The current merger mania is apparently driven by an urge ... to reduce risk or to exploit opportunities in a very rapidly changing business environment" (Peter Passell).
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Drive
To compel or force to work, often excessively
"Every serious dancer is driven by notions of perfection—perfect expressiveness, perfect technique" (Susan Sontag).
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Drive
To force into or from a particular act or state
Indecision drives me crazy.
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Ride
To be contingent; depend
The final outcome rides on the results of the election.
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Drive
To create or produce by penetrating forcibly
The nail drove a hole in the tire.
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Ride
To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body
Pants that ride up.
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Drive
To carry through vigorously to a conclusion
Drove home his point.
Drive a hard bargain.
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Ride
To sit on and control the movement of
Rode a motorcycle to town.
Ride a horse to the village.
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Drive
(Sports) To throw, strike, or cast (a ball, for example) hard or rapidly.
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Ride
(Sports) To glide or move while standing on or having one's feet attached to (a board, such as a snowboard).
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Drive
(Basketball) To move with the ball directly through
Drove the lane and scored.
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Drive
(Baseball) To cause (a run or runner) to be scored by batting. Often used with in.
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Drive
(Football) To advance the ball over (certain yardage) in plays from scrimmage.
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Ride
To cause to ride, especially to cause to be carried
The police rode him down to the station.
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Ride
(Sports) To control (an opponent) in wrestling, usually by holding the opponent down.
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Drive
To move along or advance quickly
We could hear the trucks driving along the highway.
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Drive
To rush, dash, or advance violently against an obstruction
The wind drove into my face.
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Drive
To go or be transported in a vehicle
We all got in the car and drove to the supermarket.
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Ride
To keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot
Don't ride the clutch or the brakes.
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Ride
A device, such as one at an amusement park, that one rides for pleasure or excitement.
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Ride
To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
I ride to work every day and park the bike outside the office.
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Drive
A trip or journey in a vehicle
It's a long drive to Eau Claire from here.
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Drive
The means or apparatus for transmitting motion or power to a machine or from one machine part to another.
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Drive
The position or operating condition of such a mechanism
"He put his car into drive and started home" (Charles Baxter).
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Ride
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.
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Drive
The means by which automotive power is applied to a roadway
Four-wheel drive.
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Drive
The means or apparatus for controlling and directing an automobile
Right-hand drive.
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Ride
(transitive) To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
How many races have you ridden this year?
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Drive
(Computers) A device that reads data from and often writes data onto a storage medium, such as an optical disc or flash memory.
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Ride
(intransitive) To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle.
A horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.
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Drive
A strong organized effort to accomplish a purpose
A drive to finish the project before the deadline.
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Ride
To mount (someone) to have sex with them; to have sexual intercourse with.
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Drive
(Psychology) A strong motivating tendency or instinct related to self-preservation, reproduction, or aggression that prompts activity toward a particular end.
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Ride
(intransitive) Of clothing: to gradually move (up) and crease; to ruckle.
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Drive
(Sports) The act of hitting, knocking, or thrusting a ball very swiftly.
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Ride
(intransitive) Of clothing: to rest (in a given way on a part of the body).
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Drive
(Sports) The stroke or thrust by which a ball is driven
An awkward drive on the first tee that sent the ball into the woods.
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Ride
(lacrosse) To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackman.
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Drive
(Sports) The ball or puck as it is propelled
The goalie stopped a hard drive in the opening minute.
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Ride
(surgery) To overlap (each other); said of bones or fractured fragments.
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Drive
(Football) A series of downs in which the ball is advanced by the offensive team.
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Ride
To monitor (some component of an audiovisual signal) in order to keep it within acceptable bounds.
Vocal riding
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Ride
An instance of riding.
Can I have a ride on your bike?
We took the horses for an early-morning ride in the woods.
Go for a quick ride
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Ride
(informal) A vehicle.
That's a nice ride; what did it cost?
Pimp my ride
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Drive
Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again.
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Ride
An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park.
The kids went on all the rides
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Drive
Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
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Ride
A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.
Can you give me a ride home?
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Drive
An act of driving (prompting) game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
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Ride
(UK) A road or avenue cut in a wood, for riding; a bridleway or other wide country path.
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Drive
An act of driving (prompting) livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
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Drive
(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.
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Ride
(Ireland) A person (or sometimes a thing or a place) that is visually attractive.
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Drive
A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
A typical steam drive
A nuclear drive
Chain drive
Front-wheel drive
Some old model trains have clockwork drives.
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Drive
A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
It was a long drive.
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Ride
A wild, bewildering experience of some duration.
That story was a ride from start to finish.
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Ride
(slang) An act of sexual intercourse
I gave my boyfriend a ride before breakfast.
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Drive
A type of public roadway.
Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive.
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Ride
To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.
To-morrow, when ye riden by the way.
Let your master ride on before, and do you gallop after him.
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Drive
(dated) A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
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Ride
To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a car, and the like. See Synonym, below.
The richest inhabitants exhibited their wealth, not by riding in gilden carriages, but by walking the streets with trains of servants.
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Ride
To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie.
Men once walked where ships at anchor ride.
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Drive
(computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
Floppy drive
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Ride
To be supported in motion; to rest.
Strong as the exletreeOn which heaven rides.
On whose foolish honestyMy practices ride easy!
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Drive
(computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
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Ride
To manage a horse, as an equestrian.
He rode, he fenced, he moved with graceful ease.
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Ride
To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle; as, a horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.
"Will you ride over or drive?" said Lord Willowby to his quest, after breakfast that morning.
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Ride
To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle.
[They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the airIn whirlwind.
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Drive
(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.
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Ride
To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
The nobility could no longer endure to be ridden by bakers, cobblers, and brewers.
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Ride
To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
Tue only men that safe can rideMine errands on the Scottish side.
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Drive
(American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
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Drive
A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
A whist drive
A beetle drive
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Drive
(retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product, e.g. by offering a discount.
Vaccination drive
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Ride
A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be used as a place for riding; a riding.
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Drive
A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
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Ride
A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else;
He took the family for a drive in his new car
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Drive
(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
You drive nails into wood with a hammer.
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Drive
(transitive) To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind.
My husband's constant harping about the condition of the house threatens to drive me to distraction.
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Ride
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 mare
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Drive
To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
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Ride
Be carried or travel on or in a vehicle;
I ride to work in a bus
He rides the subway downtown every day
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Drive
To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.
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(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
To drive twenty thousand head of cattle from Texas to the Kansas railheads; to drive sheep out of a field
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Ride
Harass with persistent criticism or carping;
The children teased the new teacher
Don't ride me so hard over my failure
His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
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Ride
Be sustained or supported or borne;
His glasses rode high on his nose
The child rode on his mother's hips
She rode a wave of popularity
The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name
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Drive
(transitive) To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
You drive nails into wood with a hammer.
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Ride
Have certain properties when driven;
This car rides smoothly
My new truck drives well
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Drive
(transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
The pistons drive the crankshaft.
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Ride
Be contingent on;
The outcomes rides on the results of the electin
Your grade will depends on your homework
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Drive
To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
Drive a car
This SUV drives like a car.
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Ride
Sit on and control a vehicle;
He rides his bicycle to work every day
She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town
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Drive
(transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
What drives a person to run a marathon?
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Ride
Climb up on the body;
Shorts that ride up
This skirt keeps riding up my legs
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Drive
(transitive) To compel (to do something).
Their debts finally drove them to sell the business.
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Ride
Ride over, along, or through;
Travel the highways of America
Ride the freeways of California
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Drive
(transitive) To cause to become.
This constant complaining is going to drive me to insanity.
You are driving me crazy!
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Ride
Keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot;
Don't ride the clutch!
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Drive
(intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
I drive to work every day.
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Ride
A journey made on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle, or in a vehicle.
We took a long bike ride through the park.
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Drive
(transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
My cousin drove me to the airport.
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Drive
(intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
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Drive
(transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
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Drive
(American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
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(transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
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To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room.
A storm came on and drove them into Pylos.
Shield pressed on shield, and man drove man along.
Go drive the deer and drag the finny prey.
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Drive
To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by beasts; as, to drive a pair of horses or a stage; to drive a person to his own door.
How . . . proud he was to drive such a brother!
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Drive
To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like.
He, driven to dismount, threatened, if I did not do the like, to do as much for my horse as fortune had done for his.
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Drive
To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
The trade of life can not be driven without partners.
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Drive
To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
To drive the country, force the swains away.
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Drive
Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible throw.
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To operate (a vehicle) while it is on motion, by manipulating the controls, such as the steering, propulsion, and braking mechanisms.
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To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.
Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails.
Under cover of the night and a driving tempest.
Time driveth onward fast,And in a little while our lips are dumb.
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Drive
To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven.
The hull drives on, though mast and sail be torn.
The chaise drives to Mr. Draper's chambers.
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Drive
To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman drove to my door.
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Drive
To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; - usually with at.
Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he drove at.
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Drive
To go from one place to another in a vehicle, serving as the operator of the vehicle; to drive{9} a vehicle from one location to another.
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Drive
In various games, as tennis, cricket, etc., the act of player who drives the ball; the stroke or blow; the flight of the ball, etc., so driven.
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Drive
A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a stroke.
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Drive
The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; - distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.
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Drive
A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
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Drive
Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
The Murdstonian drive in business.
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Drive
In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.
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Drive
A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
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Drive
A device for reading or writing data from or to a data storage medium, as a disk drive, a tape drive, a CD drive, etc.
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An organized effort by a group to accomplish a goal within a limited period of time; as, a fund-raising drive.
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Drive
A physiological function of an organism motivating it to perform specific behaviors; as, the sex drive.
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The period during which one team sustains movement of the ball toward the opponent's goal without losing possession of the ball; as, a long drive downfield.
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An act of driving a vehicle, especially an automobile; the journey undertaken by driving an automobile; as, to go for a drive in the country.
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The mechanism which causes the moving parts of a machine to move; as, a belt drive.
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The way in which the propulsive force of a vehicle is transmitted to the road; as, a car with four-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, etc.
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Drive
The act of applying force to propel something;
After reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
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Drive
A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine;
A variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds
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Drive
A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
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
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Drive
The trait of being highly motivated;
His drive and energy exhausted his co-workers
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Drive
Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver;
He sliced his drive out of bounds
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Drive
A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else;
He took the family for a drive in his new car
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Drive
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
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Drive
A wide scenic road planted with trees;
The riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views
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Drive
Operate or control a vehicle;
Drive a car or bus
Can you drive this four-wheel truck?
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Drive
Travel or be transported in a vehicle;
We drove to the university every morning
They motored to London for the theater
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Drive
Cause someone or something to move by driving;
She drove me to school every day
We drove the car to the garage
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Drive
Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically;
She rammed her mind into focus
He drives me mad
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Drive
To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly;
She is driven by her passion
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Drive
Cause to move back by force or influence;
Repel the enemy
Push back the urge to smoke
Beat back the invaders
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Drive
Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment;
She finally drove him to change jobs
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Drive
Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;
Drive the ball far out into the field
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Drive
Strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
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
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Drive
Have certain properties when driven;
This car rides smoothly
My new truck drives well
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Drive
Work as a driver;
He drives a bread truck
She drives for the taxi company in Newark
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Drive
Hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically;
Drive a ball
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Drive
Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling;
The amplifier drives the tube
Steam drives the engines
This device drives the disks for the computer
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Drive
To propel or carry along by force in a specified direction.
The wind will drive the boat to the shore.
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Drive
To motivate or urge someone to act.
His ambition drives him to work hard.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries
What does it mean to drive a car?
It means to operate and control the car's direction and speed.
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Can "ride" refer to traveling on an animal?
Yes, it often refers to sitting on and controlling an animal like a horse.
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Is a license required to drive?
Yes, a legal license is typically required to drive a vehicle.
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Can "ride" mean being a passenger in a car?
Yes, it means to travel as a passenger in a car.
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Is driving always about vehicles?
Primarily, but it can also metaphorically mean leading an effort.
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Does "ride" require special skills?
Not always, it depends on the mode of transportation.
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Is "ride" limited to physical transportation?
Mostly, but it can also describe the experience of a process or event.
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Does "drive" imply having control?
Yes, it implies actively controlling a vehicle.
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Can "ride" be a leisure activity?
Yes, it can refer to leisure activities like bike rides or amusement park rides.
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Is it correct to say "drive a bicycle"?
No, the correct term is "ride a bicycle."
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Can "drive" be used in a non-transportation context?
Yes, like driving a business project forward.
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Can "ride" be used in a metaphorical sense?
It's less common but can metaphorically describe going through an experience.
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Do you need to know how to drive to ride?
No, riding does not typically require knowing how to drive.
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Does "drive" have emotional connotations?
Yes, it can convey a sense of control and power.
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Can "drive" refer to a journey?
Yes, it can mean a trip or journey in a vehicle.
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Can "ride" mean being a passenger in public transport?
Yes, it includes being a passenger in buses, trains, etc.
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Can "ride" imply passive travel?
Yes, it often implies a more passive form of travel.
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Does "drive" always involve a destination?
Often, but not always, as it can also be for pleasure.
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Can "ride" suggest a sense of freedom?
Yes, riding often evokes feelings of freedom and enjoyment.
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Is driving a bike the same as riding a bike?
No, the correct term for bikes is "riding."
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