Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Drive (-n, driving, drove, -s)
drive (-n, driving, drove, -s), v. [OE dríf-an.] (webplay: business, country, greater, hurry, man, room, times, trade, wood).
- Expel; evict; clear a place; (see Genesis 4:14).
- Remove; compel to move; urge forward; (see 2 King 4:24).
- Burrow; move slowly; lower to the ground; (see Job 13:25).
- Fall in drops; cascade from the sky as snow or rain.
- Transport as in a carriage; leave permanently; (see Job 24:3).
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