Collocations for drive - noun
1. trip by car
ADJECTIVE
long
easy, short
eight-hour, sixty-mile, etc.
leisurely
scenic
It's one of the most scenic drives in Europe.
easy, short
eight-hour, sixty-mile, etc.
leisurely
scenic
It's one of the most scenic drives in Europe.
test
drive + NOUN
time
The spots will run during drive time radio.
the afternoon/morning drive time
a housing development within a 30-minute drive time from the airport
The spots will run during drive time radio.
the afternoon/morning drive time
a housing development within a 30-minute drive time from the airport
2. way a vehicle is moved
ADJECTIVE
all-wheel (esp. AmE),
four-wheel,
front-wheel,
rear-wheel
left-hand, right-hand
Left-hand drive cars make driving in Britain difficult.
left-hand, right-hand
Left-hand drive cars make driving in Britain difficult.
3. (esp. BrE) path/road outside a house
→ See also driveway
drive + VERB
lead to,
lead up to
He pulled into a long drive leading up to a large villa.
He pulled into a long drive leading up to a large villa.
PREPOSITION
down the drive,
in the drive,
on the drive
There was a car parked on the drive.
There was a car parked on the drive.
up the drive
He walked up the front drive of the vicarage.
He walked up the front drive of the vicarage.
4. energy/determination
ADJECTIVE
competitive
personal
narrative
You need to inject more narrative drive into the story.
personal
narrative
You need to inject more narrative drive into the story.
5. desire/need
ADJECTIVE
basic,
innate,
inner,
instinctive (esp. BrE),
instinctual
(esp. AmE)
human
creative
emotional, sex, sexual
human
creative
emotional, sex, sexual
6. effort
ADJECTIVE
big
relentless
national, nationwide
export, marketing, sales
cost-cutting, efficiency (both esp. BrE)
membership, organizing (AmE), petition (AmE), recruitment, voter-registration (esp. AmE)
fund (AmE), fund-raising, pledge (AmE)
blood, clothing, food (all AmE)
We organized a food drive for the city's homeless shelters.
relentless
national, nationwide
export, marketing, sales
cost-cutting, efficiency (both esp. BrE)
membership, organizing (AmE), petition (AmE), recruitment, voter-registration (esp. AmE)
fund (AmE), fund-raising, pledge (AmE)
blood, clothing, food (all AmE)
We organized a food drive for the city's homeless shelters.
anti-corruption,
anti-drug,
etc.
VERB + drive
launch,
organize
We're going to launch a big recruitment drive in the spring.
We're going to launch a big recruitment drive in the spring.
spearhead
The Popular Front spearheaded the drive for independence.
The Popular Front spearheaded the drive for independence.
PREPOSITION
drive against
a drive against corruption
a drive against corruption
drive by
the recent recruitment drive by the police
the recent recruitment drive by the police
drive for
the country's drive for modernization
the country's drive for modernization
drive towards/toward
a drive towards/toward higher safety standards
a drive towards/toward higher safety standards
7. computing
ADJECTIVE
CD-ROM,
disk,
DVD,
flash,
floppy,
hard,
optical,
zip
(esp. AmE)
external, removable
built-in, internal
external, removable
built-in, internal
VERB + drive
format,
reformat
defrag (informal), defragment
install
install sth on, install sth onto
defrag (informal), defragment
install
install sth on, install sth onto
8. in sports
ADJECTIVE
powerful,
strong,
thunderous
(BrE)
angled, crisp (both BrE)
scoring, touchdown (both AmE)
line (in baseball)
He hit a line drive straight at me.
angled, crisp (both BrE)
scoring, touchdown (both AmE)
line (in baseball)
He hit a line drive straight at me.
left-foot,
right-foot
(in football/soccer)
Cole scored with a thunderous left-foot drive.
Cole scored with a thunderous left-foot drive.
backhand,
forehand
(in tennis)
a forehand drive down the line
a forehand drive down the line