Driveable vs. Drivable — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Driveable and Drivable
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Definitions
Drivable
To push, propel, or press onward forcibly; urge forward
Drove the horses into the corral.
Drivable
To repulse or put to flight by force or influence
Drove the attackers away.
Drove out any thought of failure.
Drivable
To guide, control, or direct (a vehicle).
Drivable
To convey or transport in a vehicle
Drove the children to school.
Drivable
To traverse in a vehicle
Drive the freeways to work.
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Drivable
To supply the motive force or power to and cause to function
Steam drives the engine.
Drivable
To cause or sustain, as if by supplying force or power
"The current merger mania is apparently driven by an urge ... to reduce risk or to exploit opportunities in a very rapidly changing business environment" (Peter Passell).
Drivable
To compel or force to work, often excessively
"Every serious dancer is driven by notions of perfection—perfect expressiveness, perfect technique" (Susan Sontag).
Drivable
To force into or from a particular act or state
Indecision drives me crazy.
Drivable
To force to go through or penetrate
Drove the stake into the ground.
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Drivable
To create or produce by penetrating forcibly
The nail drove a hole in the tire.
Drivable
To carry through vigorously to a conclusion
Drove home his point.
Drive a hard bargain.
Drivable
(Sports) To throw, strike, or cast (a ball, for example) hard or rapidly.
Drivable
(Basketball) To move with the ball directly through
Drove the lane and scored.
Drivable
(Baseball) To cause (a run or runner) to be scored by batting. Often used with in.
Drivable
(Football) To advance the ball over (certain yardage) in plays from scrimmage.
Drivable
To chase (game) into the open or into traps or nets.
Drivable
To search (an area) for game in such a manner.
Drivable
To move along or advance quickly
We could hear the trucks driving along the highway.
Drivable
To rush, dash, or advance violently against an obstruction
The wind drove into my face.
Drivable
To operate a vehicle, such as a car
How long has he been driving?.
Drivable
To go or be transported in a vehicle
We all got in the car and drove to the supermarket.
Drivable
(Sports) To hit, throw, or impel a ball or other missile forcibly.
Drivable
(Basketball) To move directly to the basket with the ball.
Drivable
(Football) To advance the ball in plays from scrimmage.
Drivable
To make an effort to reach or achieve an objective; aim.
Drivable
The act of driving
Took the car out for a drive after dinner.
Drivable
A trip or journey in a vehicle
It's a long drive to Eau Claire from here.
Drivable
Abbr. Dr. A road for automobiles and other vehicles.
Drivable
The means or apparatus for transmitting motion or power to a machine or from one machine part to another.
Drivable
The position or operating condition of such a mechanism
"He put his car into drive and started home" (Charles Baxter).
Drivable
The means by which automotive power is applied to a roadway
Four-wheel drive.
Drivable
The means or apparatus for controlling and directing an automobile
Right-hand drive.
Drivable
(Computers) A device that reads data from and often writes data onto a storage medium, such as an optical disc or flash memory.
Drivable
A strong organized effort to accomplish a purpose
A drive to finish the project before the deadline.
Drivable
Energy, push, or aggressiveness
An executive with a lot of drive.
Drivable
(Psychology) A strong motivating tendency or instinct related to self-preservation, reproduction, or aggression that prompts activity toward a particular end.
Drivable
A massive, sustained military offensive.
Drivable
(Sports) The act of hitting, knocking, or thrusting a ball very swiftly.
Drivable
(Sports) The stroke or thrust by which a ball is driven
An awkward drive on the first tee that sent the ball into the woods.
Drivable
(Sports) The ball or puck as it is propelled
The goalie stopped a hard drive in the opening minute.
Drivable
(Basketball) The act of moving with the ball directly to the basket.
Drivable
(Football) A series of downs in which the ball is advanced by the offensive team.
Drivable
A rounding up and driving of livestock to new pastures or to market.
Drivable
A gathering and driving of logs down a river.
Drivable
The cattle or logs thus driven.
Drivable
Capable of being driven (as a vehicle).
Drivable
Capable of being driven on safely or successfully (as a road or other surface).
