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Compel The Dunderhead To Split Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
DRIVE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
DRIVE
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "DRIVE" which means:
- noun
- • The act of applying force to propel something
- • A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- • A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- • A road leading up to a private house
- • The trait of being highly motivated
- • Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- • The act of driving a herd of animals overland
- • A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- • A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- • (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- • A wide scenic road planted with trees
- • (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) verb
- • Operate or control a vehicle
- • Travel or be transported in a vehicle
- • Cause someone or something to move by driving
- • Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- • To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- • Cause to move back by force or influence
- • Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
- • Push, propel, or press with force
- • Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- • Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- • Move into a desired direction of discourse
- • Have certain properties when driven
- • Work as a driver
- • Move by being propelled by a force
- • Urge forward
- • Proceed along in a vehicle
- • Strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- • Hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- • Excavate horizontally
- • Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- • (hunting) search for game
- • (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
An example sentence would be:
- • "I need to take my car for a drive to the countryside."
- • "He has a lot of experience behind the wheel and is a safe drive."
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| The Guardian Cryptic03 Mar 2003 | Across 26 | |
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