driving — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. That drives (a mechanism or process).

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   But the dull, cool, calculating effect given cumulatively through Stalin’s long career, the air of a great glacier moving slowly and by the easiest path to overwhelm some Alpine valley, is only part of the picture. At various times - and especially in his early career - the calm of his general manner was broken, and expression given to the driving emotions that possessed him.

2. That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent (of wind, rain, etc)

Noun

1. The action of the verb to drive in any sense.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

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   […] with all its drivings of cattle and all its tithe battles, and all the killings and maimings consequent upon those battles, […]

2. In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle.

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   There had been the whisky and Perrier in the morning but, in my ignorance of alcoholics then, I could not imagine one whisky harming anyone who was driving in an open car in the rain.

   Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.

3. The act of driving the ball; hitting the ball a long distance, especially from the tee to the putting green.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

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   Heigh-ho! Sing heigh-ho! my Golf is most shocking; My driving is topping, my caddie's still mocking.

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   Ever since I started talking to myself with this new attitude toward my driving and my performance on the first tee and the first few holes, I have experienced consistently better performance with my driver.

   There is no such being as a golfer uninterested in his driving.

Adjective

1. having the power of driving or impelling

   Synonyms

   impulsive

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   a driving personal ambition

   the driving force was his innate enthusiasm

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   an impulsive force

2. acting with vigor

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   responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive

Noun

1. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

   Synonyms

   drive

   Broader terms

   golf strokegolf shotswing

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   he sliced his drive out of bounds

2. the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

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