1690s, "act of driving," from drive (v.). Meaning "excursion by vehicle" is from 1785. Golfing sense of "forcible blow" is from 1836. Meaning "organized effort to ra [..]

Old English drifan "to drive, force, hunt, pursue; rush against" (class I strong verb; past tense draf, past participle drifen), from Proto-Germanic *driban (source also of Old Frisian driva [..]

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A data storage device.

The drive in golf is the first stroke from the teeing ground, which is used for longer holes, so usually for par-4 or par-5 holes. The drive stroke is commonly played with a driver, but it can be played with any golf club, therefore the drive is also often played with a 3-wood.

- A long-range throw of the disc.

the first shot of each hole, made from an area called the tee box (see definition below), usually done with a driver (a type of golf club).

 – any throw off of the tee pad, or a throw from the fairway designed for maximum distance.

operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" the act of applying force to propel something; &q [..]

A generic term used to identify the equipment that serves as a player or recorder for a storage medium.

This is the very first shot on a hole which is hit from the teeing ground.

To hit the ball with maximum force and full stroke. Usually with a driver from the tee. DRIVE-AND-PITCH

To hit the ball with maximum force from the tee box.

any throw off of the tee pad, or a throw from the fairway designed for maximum distance. Driver

  first shot on each hole, made from the tee box, typically hit as far as possible.

a shot played off of a tee with a driver or other wood. sometimes with a low iron (i.e. #1, #2 or #3). Typically distance is desirable whenever you are driving the ball. Example: "After his d [..]

The first shot on any hole (even a short par 3), but the term is usually used with a first shot ball hit with a 1 wood

The drive ist what starts any par-4 or par-5 hole. It is the first stroke played from teeing ground on longer holes.

The first shot that is thrown on a hole. This shot is thrown from the officially designated tee area for the hole.

The first shot on a par 4 or par 5, usually made with the driver.

the first shot of each hole, made from an area called the tee box (see definition below), usually done with a driver (a type of golf club).

The initial shot on each hole, made with a special wood, the driver, on par-4 and par-5 holes, and with shorter woods or irons on par-3 holes. Because the drive is so critical to the play of the hole, [..]

A shot made from the tee area.

To hit the ball with maximum force and full stroke. Usually with a driver from the tee.

To hit the ball with maximum force and full stroke. Usually with a driver from the tee.

Your first shot from the Tee Box. Usually hit using a “Driver” see below.

The shot a golf takes from the tee.

to make something move along

An internal motivation to fulfill a need or reduce the negative aspects of an unpleasant situation.

is a shot struck with a driver.

A type of croquet stroke in which the degree of follow-through is neither exaggerated nor restricted. In a straight-drive, the croqueted ball will typically travel three to four times as far as the st [..]

To hit the ball from the tee.

The first shot hit from the tee-box, usually with a club called the Driver.

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 to rush impetuously.

A drive is an electronic device used to regulate the performance of an electric motor. It works by controlling the power, frequency and current the motor draws from the grid. Drives (also referred to as a variable-speed motor drive) can lead to considerable energy savings as most motors are fixed-speed devices that run at full speed, even when a lo [..]

1. The state of readiness motivating a course of action that is hypothetical in nature. 2. Concept used to understand the mind and the body by Freud. See motivation- object relations.

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An aroused state of psychological tension that typically arises from a need. A drive, such as hunger or thirst, motivates the organism to act in ways that will reduce the tension. So, for example, whe [..]

The generic name for any physical hard disk drive, floppy disk drive, optical disk drive, DVD drive or tape drive. This is the device and not the removable media.

Mostly ring-shaped, center-free drive for the cutting wheel or cutterhead of the tunnel boring machine. A large, ring-shaped bearing with integral teeth equipped with several pinions on the periphery that are operated hydraulically or electrically via planetary gears.

An assembly of the necessary structural, mechanical and electrical parts which provide the motive power for a conveyor. Usually consisting of motor/reducer, chain, sprockets, guards, mounting base and hardware.

You can mount an single Azure VHD as a disk drive within a Virtual Machine or you can mount Blob Storage as a virtual drive of its own.

A device for storing and/or retrieving data. Some drives (such as disk drives, zip drives, and tape drives) are typically capable of having new data written to them, but some others (like CD-ROMs or D [..]

(n) the act of applying force to propel something(n) a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine(n) a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end(n)  [..]

(Anglo-Saxon drif-an.)

(Also called a Variable Speed Drive) An electronic device that can control the speed, torque, horsepower and direction of an AC or DC motor.

In the USA a dedicated street or road, but in Britain an access to a private house.

Every person who drives or is in actual control of a vehicle.

Machine supplying mechanical energy.

In motion control this component follows the command from a controller and provides power to the motor. A drive can operate in current mode, velocity mode or position mode. It can be commanded by many [..]

The pulley or wheel, grooved for each hoist cable, which drives the elevator up or down.

Signifies how the engine's power is transferred to the driving wheels:

A solid thrusting of the hindquarters, denoting sound locomotion.

Also called "Power Shot"; to strike the ball with the top of the foot, or "laces".

A state of internal activity of an organism that is a necessary condition before a given stimulus will elicit a class of responses; e.g., a certain level of Hunger (drive) must be present before Food [..]

To carry too much sail. To run before a gale.

A ship drives when her anchor fails to hold and she is at the mercy of wind and tide, or when she can make no progress against the wind.

A ship drives when her anchor fails to hold and she is at the mercy of wind and tide, or when she can make no progress against the wind.

A state of internal activity of an organism that is a necessary condition before a given stimulus will elicit a class of responses; e.g., a certain level of hunger (drive) must be present before food [..]

A solid thrusting of the hindquarters, denoting sound locomotion.

strong thrust from the hindquarters.

To move to leeward by the force of the wind or drive without control.   Dry rot.-- The decay timber is subject to often through imperfect ventilation.   Duck.-- Light canvas of which boat sails and ba [..]

  Method of rounding up cattle by scattering cowboys over the range and pushing the cattle to one place.

to rush impetuously

A disk drive is a piece of computer hardware used to store data on a rotating disk. In older operating systems, each drive was a separate file system

This is the term which means your tee shot. It is also usually the way you get to the golf course.

The basic topspin shot executed close to the table. Also called a counter, counterdrive, or smash.

A stroke played close to the table with your racket arm moving forward and slightly upwards in the direction that the ball is going to travel.

A quick dribble directly to the basket in an effort to score.

Also called a counter, counter-drive or smash.

A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net.

Typically a low, hard shot on goal, taken with the instep.  

A shot played from a teeing ground top

A hard-hit flat stroke passing just above the net, generally from the front midline or sidelines. The drive is used when the shuttle is too low to be smashed but an attacking shot is still warranted. [..]

This involves bowling with considerable force so the bowl runs almost straight with the aim of knocking either the jack or a specific bowl(s) out of play.

Fluid flow created in formations by pressure differences arising from borehole operations

The first shot played on a long hole, often hit with a driver (club 1-wood).

A drive is type of shot in bowling where the player delivers the bowl with maximum force toward the target. Otherwise know in Scotland as a "blooter"!

Also called “Power Shot”; to strike the ball with the top of the foot, or “laces”.

In a chopper, the power supplied to a coil to cause action, usually measured in terms of voltage and frequency also called coil voltage.

A machine used to drive or cause rotation in a piece of apparatus.

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A Quick Energetic move towards the BASKET with the ball.

A speed (gear) reducer to convert high speed low torque to low speed high torque (see Harmonic Drive, Cyclo Drive, Rotary Vector Drive).