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DRIVE IN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause a run or runner to be scored
Example:
His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Cause:
hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
Example:
drive in screws or bolts
Synonyms:
drive in; screw
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "drive in" is one way to...):
go around; revolve; rotate (turn on or around an axis or a center)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 3
Meaning:
Arrive by motorcar
Example:
The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "drive in" is one way to...):
arrive; come; get (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
