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☞ Drill is used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, drill barrow or drill-barrow; drill husbandry; drill plow or drill-plow.
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Coloq. Drill barrow , a wheeled implement for planting seed in drills. -- Coloq. Drill bow , a small bow used for the purpose of rapidly turning a drill around which the bowstring takes a turn. -- Coloq. Drill harrow , a harrow used for stirring the ground between rows, or drills. -- Coloq. Drill plow , or Coloq. Drill plough , a sort plow for sowing grain in drills.
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Drill (?), n. [Cf. .] (Zoöl.) A large African baboon (Cynocephalus leucophæus).
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Drill, n. [Usually in pl.] (Manuf.) Same as .
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Coloq. Imperial drill , a linen fabric having two threads in the warp and three in the filling.
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Driller (?), n. One who, or that which, drills.
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Drilling, n. 1. The act of piercing with a drill.
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2. A training by repeated exercises.
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Drilling, n. The act of using a drill in sowing seeds.
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Drilling, n. [G. drillich, fr. L. trilix having three threads, fr. the of tres three + licium a thread of the warm. See , and cf. .] (Manuf.) A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton.
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Drillmaster (?), n. One who teaches drill, especially in the way of gymnastics. Macaulay.
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Drill press . A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw.
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Drillstock (?), n. (Mech.) A contrivance for holding and turning a drill. Knight.
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Drily (?), adv. See . Thackeray.
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Drimys (drīmĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. drimys sharp, acrid.] (Bot.) A genus of magnoliaceous trees. Drimys aromatica furnishes Winter's bark.
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Drink (drĭṉk), v. i. [imp. Drank (drăṉk), formerly Drunk (drŭṉk); & p. p. Drunk, Drunken (-'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Drinking. Drunken is now rarely used, except as a verbal adj. in sense of habitually intoxicated; the form drank, not infrequently used as a p. p., is not so analogical.] [AS. drincan; akin to OS. drinkan, D. drinken, G. trinken, Icel. drekka, Sw. dricka, Dan. drikke, Goth. drigkan. Cf. , , .] 1. To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink from a spring.
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Gird thyself, and serve me, till have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink. Luke xvii. 8.
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He shall drink of the wrath the Almighty. Job xxi. 20.
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Drink of the cup that can not cloy. Keble.
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2. To quaff exhilarating or intoxicating liquors, in merriment or feasting; to carouse; to revel; hence, to lake alcoholic liquors to excess; to be intemperate in the �se of intoxicating or spirituous liquors; to tipple. Pope.
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And they drank, and were merry with him. Gem. xliii. 34.
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Bolingbroke always spoke freely when he had drunk freely. Thackeray.
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Coloq. To drink to , to salute in drinking; to wish well to, in the act of taking the cup; to pledge in drinking.
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I drink to the general joy of the whole table,
And to our dear friend Banquo. Shak.
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Drink, v. t. 1. To swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the stomach; to imbibe; as, to drink milk or water.
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There lies she with the blessed gods in bliss,
There drinks the nectar with ambrosia mixed. Spenser.
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The bowl of punch which was brewed and drunk in Mrs. Betty's room. Thackeray.
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2. To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
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And let the purple violets drink the stream. Dryden.
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3. To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
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To drink the cooler air, Tennyson.
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My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words
Of that tongue's utterance. Shak.
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Let me . . . drink delicious poison from thy eye. Pope.
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4. To smoke, as tobacco. [Obs.]
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And some men now live ninety years and past,
Who never drank to tobacco first nor last. Taylor (1630.)
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Coloq. To drink down , to act on by drinking; to reduce or subdue; as, to drink down unkindness. Shak. -- Coloq. To drink in , to take into one's self by drinking, or as by drinking; to receive and appropriate as in satisfaction of thirst. “Song was the form of literature which he [Burns] had drunk in from his cradle.” J. C. Shairp. -- Coloq. To drink off or Coloq. To drink up , to drink completely, especially at one draught; as, to drink off a cup of cordial. -- Coloq. To drink the health of , or Coloq. To drink to the health of , to drink while expressing good wishes for the health or welfare of.
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Drink, n. 1. Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions.
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Give me some drink, Titinius. Shak.
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2. Specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on, wit is out.
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Coloq. Drink money , or Coloq. Drink penny , an allowance, or perquisite, given to buy drink; a gratuity. -- Coloq. Drink offering (Script.), an offering of wine, etc., in the Jewish religious service. -- Coloq. In drink , drunk. “The poor monster's in drink.” Shak. -- Coloq. Strong drink , intoxicating liquor; esp., liquor containing a large proportion of alcohol. “ Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging.” Prov. xx. 1.
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Drinkable (?), a. Capable of being drunk; suitable for drink; potable. Macaulay. Also used substantively, esp. in the plural. Steele.
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Drinkableness, n. State of being drinkable.
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Drinker (?), n. One who drinks; as, the effects of tea on the drinker; also, one who drinks spirituous liquors to excess; a drunkard.
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Coloq. Drinker moth (Zoöl.), a large British moth (Odonestis potatoria).
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Drinking, n. 1. The act of one who drinks; the act of imbibing.
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2. The practice of partaking to excess of intoxicating liquors.
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3. An entertainment with liquors; a carousal.
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☞ Drinking is used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, a drinking song, drinking cup, drinking glass, drinking house, etc.
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Coloq. Drinking horn , a drinking vessel made of a horn.
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Drinkless, a. Destitute of drink. Chaucer.
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Drip (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dripped (?) or Dript; p. pr. & vb. n. Dripping.] [Akin to LG. drippen, Dan. dryppe, from a noun. See .] 1. To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.
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2. To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment drips.
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The dark round of the dripping wheel. Tennyson.
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Drip, v. t. To let fall in drops.
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Which from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain. Swift.
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Drip, n. 1. A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which drips, or falls in drops.
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The light drip of the suspended oar. Byron.
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2. (Arch.) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and is of such section as to throw off the rain water.
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Coloq. Right of drip (Law), an easement or servitude by which a man has the right to have the water flowing from his house fall on the land of his neighbor.
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drip-dry adj. 1. treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing; -- of clothing.
Syn. -- wash-and-wear.
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2. requiring no ironing; -- used of fabrics and clothing; as, drip-dry shirts for travel.
Syn. -- permanent-press.
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Dripping, n. 1. A falling in drops, or the sound so made.
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2. That which falls in drops, as fat from meat in roasting.
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Coloq. Dripping pan , a pan for receiving the fat which drips from meat in roasting.
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Dripple (?), a. [From , cf. .] Weak or rare. [Obs.]
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drippy adj. persistently dripping even when shut; as, a drippy faucet.
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Dripstone (?), n. (Arch.) A drip, when made of stone. See , 2.
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Drive (drīv), v. t. [imp. Drove (drōv), formerly Drave (drāv); p. p. Driven (drĭv'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Driving.] [AS. drīfan; akin to OS. drīban, D. drijven, OHG. trīban, G. treiben, Icel. drīfa, Goth. dreiban. Cf. , .] 1. 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.
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A storm came on and drove them into Pylos. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
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Shield pressed on shield, and man drove man along. Pope.
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Go drive the deer and drag the finny prey. Pope.
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2. 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.
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How . . . proud he was to drive such a brother! Thackeray.
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3. 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. “ Enough to drive one mad.” Tennyson.
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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. Sir P. Sidney.
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4. To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute. [Now used only colloquially.] Bacon.
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The trade of life can not be driven without partners. Collier.
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5. To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
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To drive the country, force the swains away. Dryden.
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6. (Mining) To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel. Tomlinson.
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7. To pass away; -- said of time. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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8. Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible throw.
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9. 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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Drive, n. 1. 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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2. (Golf) 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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☞ Drive, in all its senses, implies forcible or violent action. It is the reverse of to lead. To drive a body is to move it by applying a force behind; to lead is to cause to move by applying the force before, or in front. It takes a variety of meanings, according to the objects by which it is followed; as, to drive an engine, to direct and regulate its motions; to drive logs, to keep them in the current of a river and direct them in their course; to drive feathers or down, to place them in a machine, which, by a current of air, drives off the lightest to one end, and collects them by themselves. “My thrice-driven bed of down.” Shak.
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Drive, v. i. 1. To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.
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Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails. Dryden.
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Under cover of the night and a driving tempest. Prescott.
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Time driveth onward fast,
And in a little while our lips are dumb. Tennyson.
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2. To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven.
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The hull drives on, though mast and sail be torn. Byron.
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The chaise drives to Mr. Draper's chambers. Thackeray.
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3. 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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4. To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; -- usually with at.
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Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he drove at. South.
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5. To distrain for rent. [Obs.]
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6. (Golf) To make a drive, or stroke from the tee.
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7. 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. He drove from New York to Boston in four hours.
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Coloq. To let drive , to aim a blow; to strike with force; to attack. “Four rogues in buckram let drive at me.” Shak.
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Drive (drīv), p. p. Driven. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Drive (drīv), n. 1. 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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2. A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
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3. Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
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The Murdstonian drive in business. M. Arnold.
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4. In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.
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5. A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river. [Colloq.]

Syn. -- See .
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6. a private road; a driveway.
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7. a strong psychological motivation to perform some activity.
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8. (Computers) 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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9. 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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10. a physiological function of an organism motivating it to perform specific behaviors; as, the sex drive.
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11. (Football) 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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12. 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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13. the mechanism which causes the moving parts of a machine to move; as, a belt drive.
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14. 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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Drivebolt (?), n. A drift; a tool for setting bolts home.
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drive-by n. accomplished while driving past in a vehicle; as, a drive-by shooting.
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drive-in n. any installation designed to accommodate patrons while staying in their automobiles; especially an outdoor movie theater in which patrons park in their vehicles to watch the movie.
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drive-in a. arranged to allow business to be transacted while patrons remain in their vehicles; as, a drive-in window at a bank.
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drive-in window n. a window at a business establishment, such as a bank or restaurant, where patrons may transact business or order goods while staying in their automobiles; as, to cash a check at the drive-in window of the bank.
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driveshaft n. a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application.
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drive-through a. arranged to allow business to be transacted or sights to be seen while patrons remain in their vehicles; as, a drive-through car wash; a drive-through safari park.
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Drivel (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Driveled (?) or Drivelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Driveling or Drivelling.] [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. .] 1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard.
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2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. Shak. Dryden.
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Drivel, n. 1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.
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2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble.
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3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
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4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs.] Huloet.
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Driveler (?), n. A slaverer; a slabberer; an idiot; a fool. [Written also driveller.]
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Driven (?), p. p. of . Also adj.
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Coloq. Driven well , a well made by driving a tube into the earth to an aqueous stratum; -- called also drive well.
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Drivepipe (?), n. A pipe for forcing into the earth.
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Driver (?), n. [From .] 1. One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that urges or compels anything else to move onward.
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2. The person who drives beasts or a carriage; a coachman; a charioteer, etc.; hence, also, one who controls the movements of a any vehicle.
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3. An overseer of a gang of slaves or gang of convicts at their work.
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4. (Mach.) A part that transmits motion to another part by contact with it, or through an intermediate relatively movable part, as a gear which drives another, or a lever which moves another through a link, etc. Specifically:

(a) The driving wheel of a locomotive. (b) An attachment to a lathe, spindle, or face plate to turn a carrier. (c) A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone.
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5. (Naut.) The after sail in a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail attached to a gaff; a spanker. Totten.
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6. An implement used for driving; as: (a) A mallet. (b) A tamping iron. (c) A cooper's hammer for driving on barrel hoops. (d) A wooden-headed golf club with a long shaft, for playing the longest strokes.
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Coloq. Driver ant (Zoöl.), a species of African stinging ant; one of the visiting ants (Anomma arcens); -- so called because they move about in vast armies, and drive away or devour all insects and other small animals.
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Driveway (�), n. A passage or way along or through which a carriage may be driven.
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Driving, a. 1. Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm.
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2. Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft.
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Coloq. Driving axle , the axle of a driving wheel, as in a locomotive. -- Coloq. Driving box (Locomotive), the journal box of a driving axle. See Illust. of . -- Coloq. 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. -- Coloq. 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. -- Coloq. 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 .
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Driving, n. 1. The act of forcing or urging something along; the act of pressing or moving on furiously.
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2. Tendency; drift. [R.]
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Drizzle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drizzled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drizzling (?).] [Prop. freq. of AS. dreósan to fall. See .] To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain. “Drizzling tears.” Spenser.
Syn. -- mizzle, misle.
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Drizzle, v. t. To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. “The air doth drizzle dew.” Shak.
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Drizzle, n. A fine rain or mist. Halliwell.
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drizzling adj. raining lightly in a fine mist.
Syn. -- drizzly, misting, misty.
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Drizzly (?), a. Characterized by small rain, or snow; moist and disagreeable. “Winter's drizzly reign.” Dryden.
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Drock (?), n. A water course. [Prov. Eng.]

{ Drofland (?), Dryfland (?) }, n. [See .] (Law) An ancient yearly payment made by some tenants to the king, or to their landlords, for the privilege of driving their cattle through a manor to fairs or markets. Cowell.
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Drogher (?), n. [Cf. .] A small craft used in the West India Islands to take off sugars, rum, etc., to the merchantmen; also, a vessel for transporting lumber, cotton, etc., coastwise; as, a lumber drogher. [Written also droger.] Ham. Nar. Encyc.
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