... drifted astern; a raft drifted ashore. DRIFT, v.t. To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or ... be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream" 8: drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds ... Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English dr?fan to drive — more at drive Date: 14th century 1. a. the act of driving something ... cause to be driven in a current b. West to drive (livestock) slowly especially to allow grazing 2. a. to pile in heaps b. to cover with drifts • driftingly adverb U.S. Military Dictionary (*) In ballistics, a shift in projectile ...
... soon with other arms. 3. To impel; to press; to drive; to draw or push by main strength; a sense of ... from, to wrest from; to extort. To force out, to drive out; to compel to issue out or to leave; also ... her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" [syn: force, drive, ram] 7: cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon ... the last minute goal forced overtime > 4. a. to press, drive, pass, or effect against resistance or inertia < force your way ... electromagnetic force, electrostatic force, magnetic force, strong force, weak force. U.S. Military Dictionary 1. An aggregation of military personnel, weapon ... open by force. 3 tr. (usu. with prep. or adv.) drive or propel violently or against resistance (forced it into ...
... be, to strike, thrust, push, or throw, that is, to drive. I have not found it in the cognate dialects. If ... the explosion of gunpowder. BLOW, v.t. To throw or drive a current of air upon; as, to blow the fire; also, to fan. 1. To drive by a current of air; to impel; as, the tempest ... by wind, as to blow off fruit from trees; to drive from land, as to blow off a ship. To blow ... a blossom. This word is in general use in the U. States, and legitimate. In the Tatler, it is used for ... also is a legitimate word, in general use in the U. States. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ...
self-drive definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a rented ... hotel" [syn: car rental, hire car, rent-a-car, self-drive, u-drive, you-drive] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1929 chiefly British being a ... by the hirer. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary 1. A self-drive car is one which you hire and drive yourself. ( ...
... life or spirit; as, to fire the genius. 4. To drive by fire. [Little used.] 5. To cause to explode; to ... discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: fire, discharge, go off] 6: drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The ... used with up < fired up the engine > 2. a. to drive out or away by or as if by fire b ... of energy available through fire and brought under human control. U.S. Military Dictionary (*) 1. The command given to discharge a ... or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc. 8. To drive by fire. [Obs.] Till my bad angel fire my good ... OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus ...
... Dictionary SHOVE, v.t. 1. To push; to propel; to drive along by the direct application of strength without impulse; particularly ... overthrow by pushing. SHOVE, v.i. 1. To push or drive forward; to urge a course. 2. To push off; to ... of Shove. --Chaucer. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Shove Shove (sh[u^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shoved (sh[u^]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Shoving.] [OE. shoven, AS. scofian, fr. sc[=u]fan; akin to OFries. sk[=u]va, D. schuiven, G. schieben, OHG. scioban, Icel. sk[= ...
... were struck with fear" [syn: hit, strike, come to] 16: drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on ... transitive verb 1. a. to strike at ; hit b. to drive or remove by or as if by a blow c ... planar structural features such as faults, beds, joints, and folds. U.S. Military Dictionary An attack to damage or destroy an ... any sudden success or good fortune, esp. financial. 2. (Bowling, U. S.) Act of leveling all the pins with the first ... stamp. 5. Mint, coin. 6. Thrust, shoot. 7. Thrust, force, drive, impel. 8. Deal, inflict, give. 9. Cause (by a sudden ... discovery, dismantle, display, dispute, distinguishment, diversion, diversionary attack, dream up, drive, drop, edit, edit out, eject, eliminate, encounter, end, endgame, ...
S.U.V. definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis [syn: sport utility, sport utility vehicle, S.U.V., SUV]
To drive to the wall definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wall Wall ... wall, Blind wall, etc. See under Blank, Blind, etc. To drive to the wall, to bring to extremities; to push to ... of Roof. Wall rock, granular limestone used in building walls. [U. S.] --Bartlett. Wall rue (Bot.), a species of small fern ...
... worth a rush. RUSH, v.i. 1. To move or drive forward with impetuosity, violence and tumultuous rapidity; as, armies rush ... Middle English russhen, from Anglo-French reuser, ruser, russher to drive back, repulse, from Latin recusare to oppose — more at recusant ... round of attention usually involving extensive social activity b. a drive by a fraternity or sorority to recruit new members 6 ... characters from Juncus. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rush Rush (r[u^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rushed (r[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Rushing.] [OE. ruschen; cf. AS ... a noise, D. ruischen to rustle, G. rauschen, MHG. r[=u]schen to rush, to rustle, LG. rusken, OSw. ruska, ...
... at the mouths of bottles. FER'RET, v.t. To drive out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the ... a narrow cotton, silk, or wool tape — called also ferreting U.S. Military Dictionary An aircraft, ship, or vehicle especially equipped ... or an area of ground) with ferrets. b take or drive away (rabbits etc.) with ferrets. 4 tr. (foll. by out ... but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes. Webster's 1913 ... vb. n. Ferreting.] [Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n.] To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret ...
... cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort] 3: several related operations aimed at achieving a ... enter (as a horse or boat) in competition • campaigner noun U.S. Military Dictionary A series of related major operations aimed ... Wilhelm. 3. Political operations preceding an election; a canvass. [Cant, U. S.] 4. (Metal.) The period during which a blast furnace ... canvass, cause, circuit, commitment, compete, competition, contest, course, cruise, crusade, drive, effort, electioneer, excursion, expedition, faith, fare, globe-trot, go abroad ...
... Latin agent-, agens, from Latin, present participle of agere to drive, lead, act, do; akin to Old Norse aka to travel in a vehicle, Greek agein to drive, lead Date: 15th century 1. one that acts or exerts ... application designed to automate certain tasks (as gathering information online) U.S. Military Dictionary In intelligence usage, one who is authorized ... to act; akin to Gr. ? to lead, Icel. aka to drive, Skr. aj. [root]2.] Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining ...