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English verb: drive in | |||
| 1. | drive in (competition) cause a run or runner to be scored | ||
| Samples | His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Cause | hit, rack up, score, tally | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| 2. | drive in (motion) arrive by motorcar | ||
| Samples | The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrive, come, get | ||
| 3. | drive in (contact) cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion | ||
| Samples | Drive in screws or bolts. | ||
| Synonyms | screw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go around, revolve, rotate | ||
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