The difference between Drive and Trip

When used as nouns, drive means motivation to do or achieve something, whereas trip means a journey.

When used as verbs, drive means to impel or urge onward by force, whereas trip means to fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot.

Trip is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to trips.

check bellow for the other definitions of Drive and Trip

  1. Drive as a noun:

    Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition.

    Examples:

    "Crassus had [[wealth]] and [[wit]], but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again."

  2. Drive as a noun:

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

  3. Drive as a noun:

    An act of driving animals forward, such as to be captured, hunted etc.

  4. Drive as a noun (military):

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

    Examples:

    "Napoleon's drive on Moscow was as [[determined]] as it was [[disastrous]]."

  5. Drive as a noun:

    A motor that does not take fuel, but instead depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for subsequent use.

    Examples:

    "Some old model trains have clockwork drives."

  6. Drive as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "It was a long drive."

  7. Drive as a noun:

    A driveway.

    Examples:

    "The mansion had a long, tree-lined drive."

  8. Drive as a noun:

    A type of public roadway.

    Examples:

    "Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive."

  9. Drive as a noun (dated):

    A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.

  10. Drive as a noun (psychology):

    Desire or interest.

  11. Drive as a noun (computing):

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

  12. Drive as a noun (computing):

    A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data, as a hard drive, a flash drive.

  13. Drive as a noun (golf):

    A stroke made with a driver.

  14. Drive as a noun (baseball, tennis):

    A ball struck in a flat trajectory.

  15. Drive as a noun (cricket):

    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.

  16. Drive as a noun (soccer):

    A straight level shot or pass.

  17. Drive as a noun (American football):

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

  18. Drive as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "a whist drive; a beetle drive"

  19. Drive as a noun (typography):

    An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.

  20. Drive as a noun:

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

  1. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.

    Examples:

    "to drive sheep out of a field"

  2. Drive as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

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

  3. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To cause animals to flee out of.

    Examples:

    "rfex the example is not exactly about an action described by the definition. the example is about driving brambles, not about driving animals. The beaters drove the brambles, causing a great rush of rabbits and other creatures."

  4. Drive as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "You drive nails into wood with a hammer."

  5. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (a mechanism) to operate.

    Examples:

    "The pistons drive the crankshaft."

  6. Drive as a verb (transitive, ergative):

    To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).

    Examples:

    "'drive a car"

  7. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To motivate; to provide an incentive for.

    Examples:

    "What drives a person to run a marathon?"

  8. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To compel (to do something).

    Examples:

    "Their debts finally drove them to sell the business."

  9. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to become.

    Examples:

    "This constant complaining is going to drive me to insanity. You are driving me crazy!"

  10. Drive as a verb (intransitive, cricket, tennis, baseball):

    To hit the ball with a drive.

  11. Drive as a verb (intransitive):

    To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.

    Examples:

    "I drive to work every day."

  12. Drive as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "My wife drove me to the airport."

  13. Drive as a verb (intransitive):

    To move forcefully.

  14. Drive as a verb (intransitive):

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

  15. Drive as a verb (transitive):

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

  16. Drive as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  17. Drive as a verb (transitive):

    To clear, by forcing away what is contained.

  18. Drive as a verb (mining):

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

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Tomlinson"

  19. Drive as a verb (American football):

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

  20. Drive as a verb (obsolete):

    To distrain for rent.

  21. Drive as a verb (transitive):

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

  22. Drive as a verb:

    To be the dominant party in a sex act.

  1. Trip as a noun:

    a journey; an excursion or jaunt

    Examples:

    "We made a trip to the beach."

  2. Trip as a noun:

    a stumble or misstep

    Examples:

    "He was injured due to a trip down the stairs."

  3. Trip as a noun (figurative):

    an error; a failure; a mistake

  4. Trip as a noun:

    a period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations

    Examples:

    "He had a strange trip after taking LSD."

  5. Trip as a noun:

    a faux pas, a social error

  6. Trip as a noun:

    intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition

    Examples:

    "ego trip; power trip; nostalgia trip; guilt trip'"

  7. Trip as a noun (engineering):

    a mechanical cutout device

  8. Trip as a noun (electricity):

    a trip-switch or cut-out

    Examples:

    "It's dark because the trip operated."

  9. Trip as a noun:

    a quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip

    Examples:

    "trip the light fantastic <sup>w Trip the light fantastic (phrase) W</sup>"

  10. Trip as a noun (obsolete):

    a small piece; a morsel; a bit

  11. Trip as a noun:

    the act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing

  12. Trip as a noun (nautical):

    a single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward

  1. Trip as a verb (intransitive):

    to fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot

    Examples:

    "Be careful not to trip on the tree roots."

  2. Trip as a verb (transitive, sometimes followed by "up"):

    to cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble

    Examples:

    "A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away."

  3. Trip as a verb (intransitive):

    to be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc

  4. Trip as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    to detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict

  5. Trip as a verb (transitive):

    to activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch

    Examples:

    "When we get into the factory, trip the lights."

  6. Trip as a verb (intransitive):

    to be activated, as by a signal or an event

    Examples:

    "The alarm system tripped, throwing everyone into a panic."

  7. Trip as a verb (intransitive):

    to experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs

    Examples:

    "After taking the LSD, I started tripping about fairies and colors."

  8. Trip as a verb (intransitive):

    to journey, to make a trip

    Examples:

    "Last summer we tripped to the coast."

  9. Trip as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    to move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip

  10. Trip as a verb (nautical):

    to raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free

  11. Trip as a verb (nautical):

    to pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it

  12. Trip as a verb (slang, AAVE, most commonly used in the form [[tripping]]):

    to become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption

  1. Trip as an adjective (poker slang):

    of or relating to trips

  1. Trip as a noun (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect):

    a herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.

  2. Trip as a noun (obsolete):

    a troop of men; a host

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Robert of Brunne"

  3. Trip as a noun:

    a flock of wigeons

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