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drive in

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: drive in

1
v
cause a run or runner to be scored
2
v
arrive by motorcar
3
v
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: drive in
1

v cause a run or runner to be scored

“His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run”
2

v arrive by motorcar

“The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country”
Type of:
arrive, come, get
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
3

v cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion

drive in screws or bolts”
Synonyms:
screw
Type of:
go around, revolve, rotate
turn on or around an axis or a center
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