drive-v; 8 Senses

Sense Number 1: operating or traveling via a vehicle

Commentary: Includes: DRIVE UP; DRIVE AROUND; DRIVE IN
NOTE: Includes metaphorical driving.

Examples:
We drove the car to the garage.
My new truck drives well.
He drives a bread truck.
The car drove around the corner.
We drive the turnpike to work.
We drove up to Shirley and Bob's house.
The driver behind me drove right up to about a foot from my bumper.
On his third try, as detectives drove him around, he finally identified the house.
We were driving around in the countryside on a fine Sunday morning.
The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour
across the country.
We really drove to meet the deadline.

Mappings:
VerbNet: drive-11.5,nonvehicle-51.4.2
FrameNet: Bringing,Self_motion,Operate_vehicle
PropBank: drive.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drive_up 1
drive_around 1, 2
drive_in 2

Sense Number 2: force to change location; control or force to become

Commentary:
NOTE: may be either physical or abstract Includes: DRIVE AWAY; DRIVE BACK; DRIVE OFF; DRIVE IN

Examples:
The hunters drove the birds from out of the bush.
Neighbors appeared at the scene and drove away the small group of demonstrators.
After a hard-fought battle, the Romans eventually drove back the Britons.
The kestrel drove off the jay, but then a crow flew in and drove off the kestrel.
The border collie drove in the cattle.
His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run.
EU carbon trading scheme may drive prices of raw materials up.
All of the variables, known and unknown, will drive prices higher or lower.
He drives me mad.
We drove the enemy into the sea.

Mappings:
VerbNet: render-29.90,send-11.1
FrameNet: Cause_motion
PropBank: drive.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 6, 15, 22
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drive_in 1
drive_away 1
drive_back 1
drive_off 1

Sense Number 3: force an action

Examples:
Production, not consumption, drives the economy.
Innovation drives our business.
The pain drove him into retiring early.
He claims the pressure drove him to cheat.
They drove her from the office.
He drove Sheila into the arms of another man.
Poverty drove them off their farms.
The noise finally drove me to move.

Mappings:
VerbNet: force-59-1
FrameNet: Subjective_influence
PropBank: drive.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 4: cause an object to move forcefully, usu. by striking it

Examples:
He drove the ball far out into the field.
The adjustment can help a golfer drive a golfball at the perfect angle.
The batter drove one deep into left field.

Mappings:
VerbNet: throw-17.1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9, 17, 18

Sense Number 5: force to penetrate or create through penetration

Commentary: Includes: DRIVE IN

Examples:
They drove a tunnel right through that mountain.
He drove through bedrock to reach the vein of precious mineral.
It's time to drive a stake through the heart of the RMA.
Some manufacturers have created a tiny knob to help you drive in the screw.

Mappings:
VerbNet: put_direction-9.4
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8, 19
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drive_in 3

Sense Number 6: supply power for

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 DRIVE NP2[inanimate]

Examples:
Steam drives the engines.
Those machines are all driven by electricity.
Her pasion drives her.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 20

Sense Number 7: search for game, as in hunting

Examples:
They drove the forest, hunting bear.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 21

Sense Number 8: MWEs and vpcs

Commentary: Includes: DRIVE AT, DRIVE HOME

Examples:
The boxer drove home a solid left.
I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas.
What are you driving at?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 11
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drive_home 1, 2