Definitions for Drave

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Drave drave

Spelling: [dreyv]

IPA: /dreɪv/

Drave is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in Drave (aderv).

Definitions for Drave

noun

1. the act of driving.
2. a trip in a vehicle, especially a short pleasure trip:
3. an impelling along, as of game, cattle, or floating logs, in a particular direction.
4. the animals, logs, etc., thus driven.
5. Psychology. an inner urge that stimulates activity or inhibition; a basic or instinctive need:
6. a vigorous onset or onward course toward a goal or objective:
7. a strong military offensive.
8. a united effort to accomplish some specific purpose, especially to raise money, as for a charity.
9. energy and initiative:
10. vigorous pressure or effort, as in business.
11. a road for vehicles, especially a scenic one, as in or along a park, or a short one, as an approach to a house.
12. Machinery. a driving mechanism, as of an automobile:
13. Automotive. the point or points of power application to the roadway:
14. Sports. an act or instance of driving a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like. the flight of such a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like, that has been driven with much force.
15. Golf. a shot, especially with a driver or driving iron from the tee, that is intended to carry a great distance.
16. a hunt in which game is driven toward stationary hunters.
17. Electronics. excitation (def 5).
18. a river in S central Europe, flowing E and SE from the Alps in S Austria, through NE Slovenia, along a part of the border between Hungary and Croatia into the Danube in Croatia. 450 miles (725 km) long.

verb

1. a simple past tense of drive.

Idioms

1. let drive, to aim a blow or missile at; attack:

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to a part of a machine or vehicle used for its propulsion.

Verb phrases

1. drive at, to attempt or intend to convey; allude to; suggest:

verb (used with object)

1. to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion:
2. to cause and guide the movement of (a vehicle, an animal, etc.):
3. to convey in a vehicle:
4. to force to work or act:
5. to impel; constrain; urge; compel.
6. to carry (business, an agreement, etc.) vigorously through:
7. to keep (machinery) going.
8. Baseball. to cause the advance of (a base runner) by a base hit or sacrifice fly: to cause (a run) to be scored by a base hit or sacrifice fly:
9. Golf. to hit (a golf ball), especially from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron:
10. Sports. to hit or propel (a ball, puck, shuttlecock, etc.) very hard. to kick (a ball) with much force.
11. Hunting. to chase (game). to search (a district) for game.
12. to float (logs) down a river or stream.
13. (in mining, construction, etc.) to excavate (a mine or tunnel heading).

verb (used without object)

1. to cause and guide the movement of a vehicle or animal, especially to operate an automobile.
2. to go or travel in a driven vehicle:
3. Golf. to hit a golf ball, especially from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron:
4. to strive vigorously toward a goal or objective; to work, play, or try wholeheartedly and with determination.
5. to go along before an impelling force; be impelled:
6. to rush or dash violently.

Origin of Drave

before 900; Middle English drīven, Old English drīfan; cognate with Dutch drijven, Old Norse drīfa, Gothic dreiban, German treiben

Examples for Drave

But Amulius drave out his brother, and reigned in his stead.

Against each other's bucklers the mighty strokes they drave.

I approached the window—balanced the pitcher—and then drave it home.

So he drave him before him into the palace, and slew him there.

Out of the tents they drave them; on them in pursuit they flew.

The campaign of the following year, 1687, was opened on the drave.

And west they drave, and long they ran Till they saw a land was white and wan.

And therewithall he tooke his sheepe and drave them away as fast as he might possible.

I lunged at the first with my blade, but with a sweep of his own he drave it out of my hand.

And as they cursed and drave him, the fool went leaping on his way.