For Drive we have terms and definitions in 17 topics. The topics are Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Canine, Car Engine, Football, Golf, Linux, Red Hat, Luge, RAID Drive Recovery, Racquetball, Rowing, Soccer, Surf, Table Tennis, Water Polo and William Shakespeare.

Drive (Badminton)

A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net.

Drive (Basketball)

An aggressive move toward the basket with the ball. As a verb, to make a drive.

Drive (Bowling)

Another name for alley or lane. Also the revolving action of a ball as it contacts the pins.

Drive (Canine)

A solid thrusting of the hindquarters, denoting sound locomotion.

Drive (Car Engine)

Amplifier that converts step and direction input to motor currents and voltages.

Drive (Football)

* A continuous set of offensive plays gaining substantial yardage and several first downs, usually leading to a scoring opportunity.
* A blocking technique - "drive block" - in which an offensive player through an advantaged angle or with assistance drive a defensive player out of position creating a hole for the ball carrier.

Drive (Golf)

Usually, to hit the ball from the tee; also, to hit the ball with a full swing and maximum force.

Drive (Linux, Red Hat)

A device that reads/writes data from/to disks or tapes; for example, a hard drive, diskette drive, CD-ROM, or tape drive.

Drive (Luge)

To control the sled in its run down the course.

Drive (RAID Drive Recovery)

Synonym for disk, hard drive, hard disk, disk drive.

Drive (Racquetball)

A hard-hit, straight shot.

Drive (Rowing)

The portion of a stroke, between the catch and the release, when the oar is forcefully moving through the water.

Drive (Soccer)

A low, hard shot, usually made with the laces

Drive (Surf)

The effect of water pressure pushed against a surfboard's surface, which creates acceleration down the line on a wave. This is the simple way of describing drive and its immediate effect. Looking at it more closely, we see that "drive" in a surfboard context implies a couple of factors. - First, it's about pressure. Specifically, water pressure working against a surface. To harness the pressure, you've gotta have a surface for it to work against (ie., a fin). - Second, it's about direction. Drive is aimed; it's purposeful, not random. Drive doesn't have an opposite so much as a corollary, which is Drag. Drag results from friction between waterflow and wetted surface, and it's not altogether a bad thing; without some elements of Drag, as without Drive, a surfboard would be virtually impossible to control. (Best example I can think of: a surfboard without any fins at all.) Almost without fail, wherever you create the possibility of Drive, you'll also have the possibility of Drag. Getting that balance right is the key to great surfboard design. A middle fin adds Drive and Drag at a central point of a surfboard's tail. This adds control and direction, providing an anchor for turns. In the classic Thruster setup, the side fins are reduced in volume in order to balance the design. Take the middle fin away, and both Drive and Drag are removed; waterflow gets past the fins more easily, giving the board a skatier, skimmier feel, but some control and direction is lost. This is only partially made up for by the larger fin size of the classic Twin-fin design.

Drive (Table Tennis)

An offensive shot used mostly as a setup or in rallies, where the racket is in a normal position and the ball is struck at a medium pace

Drive (Water Polo)

A quick move to the area in front of the goal by an offensive player who does not have the ball. As a verb, to make such a move.

Drive (William Shakespeare)

To rush impetuously.

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