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Definition of Driving
1. Adjective. Having the power of driving or impelling. "An impulsive force"
2. Noun. Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver. "He sliced his drive out of bounds"
Generic synonyms: Golf Shot, Golf Stroke, Swing
Derivative terms: Drive, Drive, Drive, Drive
3. Adjective. Acting with vigor. "Responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive"
4. Noun. The act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal.
Specialized synonyms: Motoring
Examples of category: Drive Up, Pull Up Short, Turn On A Dime, Rein, Rein In, Conk, Stall, Draw Up, Haul Up, Pull Up, Draw Up, Pull Up, Brake, Brake, Drive, Motor, Drive, Take, Automobile, Drive, Coach, Test Drive, Cruise, Park, Angle-park, Parallel-park, Double-park, Joyride, Tool, Tool Around, Snowmobile
Derivative terms: Drive, Drive
Definition of Driving
1. a. Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm.
2. n. The act of forcing or urging something along; the act of pressing or moving on furiously.
Definition of Driving
1. Verb. (present participle of drive) ¹
2. Adjective. That drives (a mechanism or process). ¹
3. Adjective. (sense of wind, rain, etc) That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent ¹
4. Noun. The action of the verb '''to drive''' in any sense. ¹
5. Noun. In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Driving
1. management of a motor vehicle [n -S]
Medical Definition of Driving
1. 1. Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm. 2. Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft. Driving axle, the axle of a driving wheel, as in a locomotive. Driving box, a wheel that communicates motion; one of the large wheels of a locomotive to which the connecting rods of the engine are attached; called also, simply, driver. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Driving
Literary usage of Driving
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1891)
"lbs., being interposed between the lugs and the hub, allowing a motion of fonr
feet on the circumference of the six-foot diameter rope-driving wheel, ..."
2. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... Nestor's Son Quicken'd his steeds, then slanted back, and bare Full on him,
who in fear cried out and said : " Recklessly art thou driving, Nestor's Son ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"App. 327, 71 SE 492, where it was held that— "The owner of an automobile usually
is not liable for injuries inflicted by one who at the time is driving it ..."
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