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Driving

Driving Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Driving? [n] the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal [n] hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" [adj] having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force" [adj] acting with vigor; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Driving: drive \| dynamic \| dynamical \| energetic \| impulsive Related Terms \| Find terms related to Driving: acid \| action \| active \| actuating \| advancing \| adventuresome \| adventurous \| agency \| aggressive \| ambitious \| animating \| assailing \| assaulting \| attacking \| automobiling \| bicycling \| biking \| biting \| blinding \| busing \| cat-and-doggish \| causal \| causative \| charging \| coactive \| compelling \| compulsatory \| compulsive \| compulsory \| conduct \| constraining \| corrosive \| cutting \| cycling \| direction \| directive \| drippy \| drizzling \| drizzly \| drumming \| dynamic \| effective \| enterprising \| equitation \| execution \| exercise \| forceful \| forcible \| functioning \| go-ahead \| gripping \| gutsy \| handling \| holding \| horseback riding \| horsemanship \| hustling \| impellent \| impelling \| imperative \| imperious \| impressive \| impulsive \| in motion \| incisive \| incursionary \| incursive \| inducive \| invading \| invasionary \| invasive \| irresistible \| irruptive \| lively \| management \| manipulation \| misty \| misty-moisty \| mizzly \| mobile \| mordant \| motile \| motivating \| motivational \| motive \| motor \| motorcycling \| motoring \| moving \| nervous \| obsessing \| obsessional \| obsessive \| occupation \| operancy \| operation \| pedaling \| pelting \| penetrating \| performance \| performing \| piercing \| pluvial \| pluviose \| pluvious \| poignant \| possessing \| pouring \| powerful \| practice \| preoccupying \| pressing \| propellant \| propelling \| propulsive \| propulsory \| pulsive \| punchy \| pushful \| pushing \| pushy \| rainy \| responsibility \| restraining \| riding \| running \| sensational \| shoving \| showery \| sinewed \| sinewy \| slashing \| steering \| stirring \| streaming \| striking \| strong \| telling \| thrusting \| transitional \| traveling \| trenchant \| up-and-coming \| urgent \| venturesome \| venturous \| vigorous \| vital \| work \| working \| workings See Also \| direction \| golf shot \| golf stroke \| guidance \| motoring \| steering \| swing \| travel \| traveling \| travelling Driving In Webster's Dictionary \Driv"ing\, a. 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} (Locomotive), the journal box of a driving axle. See Illust. of {Locomotive}. {Driving note} (Mus.), a syncopated note; a tone begun on a weak part of a measure and held through the next accented part, thus anticipating the accent and driving it through. {Driving spring}, a spring fixed upon the box of the driving axle of a locomotive engine to support the weight and deaden shocks. [Eng.] --Weale. {Driving wheel} (Mach.), 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. See Illust. of {Locomotive}. \Driv"ing\, n. 1. The act of forcing or urging something along; the act of pressing or moving on furiously. 2. Tendency; drift. [R.]

Driving Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Driving?

[n] the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
[n] hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
[adj] having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"
[adj] acting with vigor; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive"

Driving In Webster's Dictionary

\Driv"ing\, a.
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} (Locomotive), the journal box of a driving
   axle. See Illust. of {Locomotive}.

{Driving note} (Mus.), a syncopated note; a tone begun on a
   weak part of a measure and held through the next accented
   part, thus anticipating the accent and driving it through.


{Driving spring}, a spring fixed upon the box of the driving
   axle of a locomotive engine to support the weight and
   deaden shocks. [Eng.] --Weale.

{Driving wheel} (Mach.), 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. See Illust. of {Locomotive}.


\Driv"ing\, n.
1. The act of forcing or urging something along; the act of
   pressing or moving on furiously.

2. Tendency; drift. [R.]

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