Incentive vs. Drive — What's the Difference?
By Tayyaba Rehman — Updated on October 27, 2023
Incentive refers to external motivation, while drive is rooted in internal motivation.
Difference Between Incentive and Drive
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Key Differences
Incentives are external rewards or punishments that motivate behavior, like bonuses or fines. Drive, on the other hand, is an internal force that propels someone towards a goal, often linked to personal ambitions or desires.
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While incentives can be tangible or financial, drives are psychological and rooted in individual needs or values. Incentives might prompt action, but drive sustains it over the long term.
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Incentives are often used by organizations to encourage specific behaviors in employees. Drive, however, is innate and varies from person to person based on their internal motivations and passions.
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Incentive programs can be designed and adjusted, but drive is more intrinsic and harder to influence directly. Understanding someone's drive can lead to more effective use of incentives.
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Incentives can lose effectiveness over time or when the reward is no longer appealing, but a strong drive can persist despite challenges or lack of external rewards.
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Comparison Chart
Nature
External
Internal
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Motivation Source
Rewards, punishments
Personal goals, desires
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Duration
Often temporary, tied to the incentive
Usually persistent, long-term
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Influence
Can be created or modified externally
Innate, harder to externally influence
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Effectiveness
Can diminish over time or if rewards change
Can remain strong despite external changes
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Compare with Definitions
Incentive
A benefit used to motivate.
Early bird discounts serve as an incentive for customers to book in advance.
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Drive
An innate urge to attain goals.
His drive for success led him to work long hours.
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Incentive
A catalyst for change or action.
Employee wellness programs provide an incentive for healthier lifestyles.
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Drive
Determination to reach an objective.
His drive for perfection often led to long hours in the studio.
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Incentive
A motivating factor or stimulus.
The chance to travel was an incentive for her to learn new languages.
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Drive
A relentless pursuit of a goal.
His drive for innovation changed the tech industry.
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Incentive
Something that incites or tends to incite action.
Tax incentives encouraged investment in renewable energy.
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Drive
Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle
They drove back into town
He got into his car and drove off
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Incentive
An incentive is something that motivates or drives one to do something or behave in a certain way. There are two types of incentives that affect human decision making.
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Drive
Propel or carry along by force in a specified direction
The wind will drive you onshore
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Incentive
A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something
Give farmers an incentive to improve their land
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Drive
Urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction
The French infantry were driven back
They drove a flock of sheep through the centre of the city
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Incentive
Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.
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Drive
(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate
He was driven by ambition
Some people are driven to murder their tormentors
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Incentive
Serving to induce or motivate
An incentive bonus for high productivity.
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Drive
A trip or journey in a car
They went for a drive in the country
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Incentive
Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
I have no incentive to do housework right now.
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Drive
An innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need
Emotional and sexual drives
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Incentive
A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.
Management offered the sales team a $500 incentive for each car sold.
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Drive
An organized effort by a number of people to achieve a purpose
A recruitment drive by the police
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Incentive
Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating.
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Drive
The transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle
He experimented with chain drive to run the propeller
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Incentive
Serving to kindle or set on fire.
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Drive
(in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball
A hard drive to left field
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Incentive
Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative.
Competency is the most incentive to industry.
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Drive
An act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination
Cattle were no longer taken on long drives, but were delivered by rail
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Incentive
Serving to kindle or set on fire.
Part incentive reedProvide, pernicious with one touch of fire.
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Drive
To push, propel, or press onward forcibly; urge forward
Drove the horses into the corral.
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Incentive
That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action.
The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come in their way, are so far from making them quit the work they had begun, that they rather prove incentives to them to go on in it.
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Drive
To repulse or put to flight by force or influence
Drove the attackers away.
Drove out any thought of failure.
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Incentive
A positive motivational influence
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Drive
To guide, control, or direct (a vehicle).
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Incentive
An additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
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Drive
To convey or transport in a vehicle
Drove the children to school.
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Incentive
A reward or penalty encouraging specific behavior.
The company offered a cash incentive for reaching sales targets.
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Drive
To traverse in a vehicle
Drive the freeways to work.
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Drive
To supply the motive force or power to and cause to function
Steam drives the engine.
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Drive
To cause or sustain, as if by supplying force or power
"The current merger mania is apparently driven by an urge ... to reduce risk or to exploit opportunities in a very rapidly changing business environment" (Peter Passell).
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Drive
To compel or force to work, often excessively
"Every serious dancer is driven by notions of perfection—perfect expressiveness, perfect technique" (Susan Sontag).
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Drive
To force into or from a particular act or state
Indecision drives me crazy.
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Drive
To force to go through or penetrate
Drove the stake into the ground.
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Drive
To create or produce by penetrating forcibly
The nail drove a hole in the tire.
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Drive
To carry through vigorously to a conclusion
Drove home his point.
Drive a hard bargain.
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Drive
(Sports) To throw, strike, or cast (a ball, for example) hard or rapidly.
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(Basketball) To move with the ball directly through
Drove the lane and scored.
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(Baseball) To cause (a run or runner) to be scored by batting. Often used with in.
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(Football) To advance the ball over (certain yardage) in plays from scrimmage.
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To chase (game) into the open or into traps or nets.
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Drive
To search (an area) for game in such a manner.
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Drive
To move along or advance quickly
We could hear the trucks driving along the highway.
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Drive
To rush, dash, or advance violently against an obstruction
The wind drove into my face.
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Drive
To operate a vehicle, such as a car
How long has he been driving?.
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Drive
To go or be transported in a vehicle
We all got in the car and drove to the supermarket.
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Drive
(Sports) To hit, throw, or impel a ball or other missile forcibly.
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(Basketball) To move directly to the basket with the ball.
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(Football) To advance the ball in plays from scrimmage.
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To make an effort to reach or achieve an objective; aim.
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Drive
The act of driving
Took the car out for a drive after dinner.
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Drive
A trip or journey in a vehicle
It's a long drive to Eau Claire from here.
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Drive
Abbr. Dr. A road for automobiles and other vehicles.
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Drive
The means or apparatus for transmitting motion or power to a machine or from one machine part to another.
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Drive
The position or operating condition of such a mechanism
"He put his car into drive and started home" (Charles Baxter).
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The means by which automotive power is applied to a roadway
Four-wheel drive.
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Drive
The means or apparatus for controlling and directing an automobile
Right-hand drive.
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Drive
(Computers) A device that reads data from and often writes data onto a storage medium, such as an optical disc or flash memory.
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Drive
A strong organized effort to accomplish a purpose
A drive to finish the project before the deadline.
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Drive
Energy, push, or aggressiveness
An executive with a lot of drive.
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Drive
(Psychology) A strong motivating tendency or instinct related to self-preservation, reproduction, or aggression that prompts activity toward a particular end.
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Drive
A massive, sustained military offensive.
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Drive
(Sports) The act of hitting, knocking, or thrusting a ball very swiftly.
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(Sports) The stroke or thrust by which a ball is driven
An awkward drive on the first tee that sent the ball into the woods.
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Drive
(Sports) The ball or puck as it is propelled
The goalie stopped a hard drive in the opening minute.
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(Basketball) The act of moving with the ball directly to the basket.
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(Football) A series of downs in which the ball is advanced by the offensive team.
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Drive
A rounding up and driving of livestock to new pastures or to market.
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A gathering and driving of logs down a river.
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Drive
The cattle or logs thus driven.
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Drive
Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again.
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Drive
Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
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An act of driving (prompting) game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
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An act of driving (prompting) livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
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Drive
(military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.
Napoleon's drive on Moscow was as determined as it was disastrous.
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Drive
A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
A typical steam drive
A nuclear drive
Chain drive
Front-wheel drive
Some old model trains have clockwork drives.
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Drive
A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
It was a long drive.
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Drive
A driveway.
The mansion had a long, tree-lined drive.
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Drive
A type of public roadway.
Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive.
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Drive
(dated) A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
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(psychology) Desire or interest.
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Drive
(computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
Floppy drive
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(computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
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(golf) A stroke made with a driver.
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A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
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(cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
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(soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
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(American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
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A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
A whist drive
A beetle drive
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(retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product, e.g. by offering a discount.
Vaccination drive
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(typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
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A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
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(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
You drive nails into wood with a hammer.
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(transitive) To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind.
My husband's constant harping about the condition of the house threatens to drive me to distraction.
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Drive
To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
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To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.
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(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
To drive twenty thousand head of cattle from Texas to the Kansas railheads; to drive sheep out of a field
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Drive
To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
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(transitive) To cause animals to flee out of.
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Drive
(transitive) To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
You drive nails into wood with a hammer.
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Drive
(transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
The pistons drive the crankshaft.
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Drive
To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
Drive a car
This SUV drives like a car.
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Drive
To operate (an aircraft).
Drive a 737
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(transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
What drives a person to run a marathon?
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(transitive) To compel (to do something).
Their debts finally drove them to sell the business.
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Drive
(transitive) To cause to become.
This constant complaining is going to drive me to insanity.
You are driving me crazy!
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Drive
To hit the ball with a drive.
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(intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
I drive to work every day.
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(transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
My cousin drove me to the airport.
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(intransitive) To move forcefully.
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(intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
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(transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
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(transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
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(transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
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(mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
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Drive
(American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
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(obsolete) To distrain for rent.
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Drive
(transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
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Drive
To be the dominant party in a sex act. en
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To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room.
A storm came on and drove them into Pylos.
Shield pressed on shield, and man drove man along.
Go drive the deer and drag the finny prey.
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Drive
To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by beasts; as, to drive a pair of horses or a stage; to drive a person to his own door.
How . . . proud he was to drive such a brother!
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To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like.
He, driven to dismount, threatened, if I did not do the like, to do as much for my horse as fortune had done for his.
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To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
The trade of life can not be driven without partners.
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To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
To drive the country, force the swains away.
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To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
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Drive
To pass away; - said of time.
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Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible throw.
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To operate (a vehicle) while it is on motion, by manipulating the controls, such as the steering, propulsion, and braking mechanisms.
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To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.
Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails.
Under cover of the night and a driving tempest.
Time driveth onward fast,And in a little while our lips are dumb.
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To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven.
The hull drives on, though mast and sail be torn.
The chaise drives to Mr. Draper's chambers.
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To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman drove to my door.
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To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; - usually with at.
Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he drove at.
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Drive
To distrain for rent.
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Drive
To make a drive, or stroke from the tee.
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Drive
To go from one place to another in a vehicle, serving as the operator of the vehicle; to drive{9} a vehicle from one location to another.
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In various games, as tennis, cricket, etc., the act of player who drives the ball; the stroke or blow; the flight of the ball, etc., so driven.
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Drive
A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a stroke.
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The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; - distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.
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A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
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Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
The Murdstonian drive in business.
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In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.
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A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
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A private road; a driveway.
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A strong psychological motivation to perform some activity.
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A device for reading or writing data from or to a data storage medium, as a disk drive, a tape drive, a CD drive, etc.
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An organized effort by a group to accomplish a goal within a limited period of time; as, a fund-raising drive.
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A physiological function of an organism motivating it to perform specific behaviors; as, the sex drive.
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The period during which one team sustains movement of the ball toward the opponent's goal without losing possession of the ball; as, a long drive downfield.
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An act of driving a vehicle, especially an automobile; the journey undertaken by driving an automobile; as, to go for a drive in the country.
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The mechanism which causes the moving parts of a machine to move; as, a belt drive.
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The way in which the propulsive force of a vehicle is transmitted to the road; as, a car with four-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, etc.
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Drive
Driven.
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The act of applying force to propel something;
After reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
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A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine;
A variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds
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A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
He supported populist campaigns
They worked in the cause of world peace
The team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
The movement to end slavery
Contributed to the war effort
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A road leading up to a private house;
They parked in the driveway
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The trait of being highly motivated;
His drive and energy exhausted his co-workers
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Drive
Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver;
He sliced his drive out of bounds
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The act of driving a herd of animals overland
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A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else;
He took the family for a drive in his new car
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A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
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Drive
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
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Drive
A wide scenic road planted with trees;
The riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views
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Drive
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
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Drive
Operate or control a vehicle;
Drive a car or bus
Can you drive this four-wheel truck?
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Travel or be transported in a vehicle;
We drove to the university every morning
They motored to London for the theater
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Cause someone or something to move by driving;
She drove me to school every day
We drove the car to the garage
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Drive
Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically;
She rammed her mind into focus
He drives me mad
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Drive
To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly;
She is driven by her passion
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Drive
Cause to move back by force or influence;
Repel the enemy
Push back the urge to smoke
Beat back the invaders
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Drive
Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment;
She finally drove him to change jobs
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Push, propel, or press with force;
Drive a nail into the wall
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Drive
Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;
Drive the ball far out into the field
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Drive
Strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
She tugged for years to make a decent living
We have to push a little to make the deadline!
She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
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Drive
Move into a desired direction of discourse;
What are you driving at?
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Drive
Have certain properties when driven;
This car rides smoothly
My new truck drives well
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Drive
Work as a driver;
He drives a bread truck
She drives for the taxi company in Newark
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Move by being propelled by a force;
The car drove around the corner
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Drive
Urge forward;
Drive the cows into the barn
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Proceed along in a vehicle;
We drive the turnpike to work
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Strike with a driver, as in teeing off;
Drive a golfball
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Hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically;
Drive a ball
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Excavate horizontally;
Drive a tunnel
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Drive
Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling;
The amplifier drives the tube
Steam drives the engines
This device drives the disks for the computer
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Drive
Hunting: search for game;
Drive the forest
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Hunting: chase from cover into more open ground;
Drive the game
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Drive
An inner motivation pushing one towards achievement.
Her drive to help others inspired her career in nursing.
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Drive
The force behind ambition or effort.
Despite obstacles, her drive kept her moving forward.
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Common Curiosities
What does drive mean?
Drive is an internal motivation or force that compels a person towards achieving goals or ambitions.
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Are incentives always financial?
No, incentives can also be non-financial like recognition, opportunities, or privileges.
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Is drive the same for everyone?
No, drive varies widely among individuals based on personal goals, values, and passions.
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What is an incentive?
An incentive is an external factor, often a reward or penalty, designed to motivate specific behavior.
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Can incentives replace drive?
No, incentives can motivate temporarily, but drive is a deeper, more persistent internal force.
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Do incentives work for everyone?
Incentives may not have the same impact on everyone; their effectiveness can depend on individual values and needs.
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Are incentives important in the workplace?
Yes, incentives can be important for motivating employees, improving performance, and achieving organizational goals.
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Is drive linked to personality?
Drive can be influenced by personality traits, but it's also shaped by individual experiences and goals.
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Can an incentive negatively affect drive?
Yes, inappropriate incentives or over-reliance on them can sometimes undermine intrinsic motivation or drive.
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Can drive change over time?
Yes, an individual's drive can evolve with changing life circumstances, experiences, and personal growth.
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Can drive be developed?
Yes, drive can be cultivated through setting personal goals, self-reflection, and finding passion.
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How do companies identify employees' drives?
Companies can identify employees' drives through conversations, surveys, and observing their passions and motivations.
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Are drive and ambition the same?
Drive is the internal force that propels one towards goals, while ambition is the desire for achievement or distinction.
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How does drive influence success?
Drive often fuels persistence and resilience, which are key components of success.
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Can incentives be harmful?
If poorly designed or implemented, incentives can lead to unintended consequences or reduce intrinsic motivation.
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