Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun drive_in

1 sense of drive-in

Sense 1
drive-in -- (any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles)
       => facility, installation -- (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb drive_in

3 senses of drive in

Sense 1
drive in -- (cause a run or runner to be scored; "His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run")

Sense 2
drive in -- (arrive by motorcar; "The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country")
       => arrive, get, come -- (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight")

Sense 3
screw, drive in -- (cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts")
       => revolve, go around, rotate -- (turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire")

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