Drive

  • 31drive-in — (adj.) in reference to of restaurants, banks, movies, etc., 1929; from DRIVE (Cf. drive) (v.) + IN (Cf. in) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 32drive — drive; screw·drive; drive·able; …

    English syllables

  • 33drive-in — drive′ in adj. 1) sbz being, pertaining to, or using a facility or business designed to accommodate patrons in their cars: a drive in restaurant; drive in customers[/ex] 2) such a facility or business, esp. an outdoor motion picture theater for… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34drive-up — drive′ up adj. cvb serving or accessible to customers who drive up in their cars: a drive up window at a bank[/ex] …

    From formal English to slang

  • 35drive-by — [drīv′bī΄] adj. designating or of a shooting in which the gun is fired from a passing vehicle n. pl. drive bys a drive by shooting …

    English World dictionary

  • 36Drive — (dr[imac]v), p. p. Driven. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 37drive-in — n. any installation designed to accommodate patrons while staying in their automobiles; especially an outdoor movie theater in which patrons park in their vehicles to watch the movie. [WordNet 1.5] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 38drive-up — UK US adjective [before noun] COMMERCE ► relating to banks, restaurants, and stores that serve you without your needing to leave your car: »a drive up ATM machine/restaurant …

    Financial and business terms

  • 39Drive — 〈 [draıv] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. 〈Jazz〉 rhythmische Intensität u. Spannung mittels Beats od. Breaks 2. 〈Sport; Golf; Tennis〉 Treibschlag [Etym.: <engl. drive »treiben«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 40drive — / draiv/, it. / draiv/ s. ingl. [dal verbo (to ) drive azionare ], usato in ital. al masch. (sport.) [nel gioco del tennis, colpo vibrato con l interno della racchetta] ▶◀ diritto, dritto. ◀▶ rovescio …

    Enciclopedia Italiana