English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising
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"
an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"
an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"
a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?"
proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
to arrange for; "place a phone call", "place a bet"
sing a note with the correct pitch
finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place"
place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"
assign to (a job or a home)
identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection"
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"