drive vs stall

drive

noun
  • Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business. 

  • Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation. 

  • A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective. 

  • An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift. 

  • Desire or interest. 

  • A stroke made with a driver. 

  • An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk. 

  • An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity. 

  • An act of driving (prompting) livestock animals forward, to transport a herd. 

  • A driveway. 

  • A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product, e.g. by offering a discount. 

  • A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river. 

  • A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle). 

  • A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data. 

  • A straight level shot or pass. 

  • An act of driving (prompting) game animals forward, to be captured or hunted. 

  • A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket. 

  • A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part. 

  • A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive. 

  • A type of public roadway. 

  • A ball struck in a flat trajectory. 

verb
  • To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto. 

  • To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten. 

  • To cause (a mechanism) to operate. 

  • To hit the ball with a drive. 

  • To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle. 

  • To motivate; to provide an incentive for. 

  • To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle. 

  • To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship). 

  • To urge, press, or bring to a point or state. 

  • To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel. 

  • To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air. 

  • To move forcefully. 

  • To clear, by forcing away what is contained. 

  • To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle). 

  • To move (something) by hitting it with great force. 

  • To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute. 

  • To operate (an aircraft). 

  • To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal. 

  • To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind. 

  • To cause animals to flee out of. 

  • To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force. 

  • (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on. 

  • To cause to become. 

  • To compel (to do something). 

  • To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field. 

  • To be the dominant party in a sex act. 

stall

noun
  • An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay. 

  • A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall. 

  • A sheath to protect the finger. 

  • A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed. 

  • Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed. 

  • An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow. 

  • A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc. 

  • A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc. 

  • A stable; a place for cattle. 

  • A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale. 

  • A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries. 

  • The space left by excavation between pillars. 

  • A very small room used for a shower or a toilet. 

  • A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade. 

verb
  • To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall. 

  • To fatten. 

  • To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift. 

  • To forestall; to anticipate. 

  • To stop suddenly. 

  • To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install. 

  • To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time. 

  • To keep close; to keep secret. 

  • To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall. 

  • To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix. 

  • To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear. 

  • To come to a standstill. 

  • To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift. 

  • To employ delaying tactics against. 

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