Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number `one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"
a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"
throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"
the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
the act of driving a herd of animals overland
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"
hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"
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"
excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"
hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "drive a ball"
strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball"
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"
push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"
cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"
work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"
(of a situation) exceptionally tense; "an atmosphere electric with suspicion"
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity; "electric current"; "electric wiring"; "electrical appliances"; "an electrical storm"