drive to drink

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, drink.

Meanings

verbdrive to drink (third-person singular simple present drives to drink, present participle driving to drink, simple past drove to drink, past participle driven to drink)

present singular third person drives to drink · participle present driving to drink · past drove to drink · participle past driven to drink

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, drink.
  2. idiomatictransitiveSynonym of drive someone crazy.

    Synonyms: drive someone crazy

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of drive someone crazy.

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