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transmission
Noun
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Transmission is the sending of something from one place to another, usually something like electricity, a message or a disease.
Washing before touching food can prevent the transmission of disease in food and drink.
The new communication lines and will be able to support data transmission at speeds four times faster than today.
The National Transmission System is a network of thousands of kilometres of wire.
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A transmission is a signal, such as TV or radio, that is sent from one place to another.
Radio stations have promised live transmission from the concert.
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A transmission in a machine is the parts that transfer the engine's movement to the wheels or other moving parts.
The car comes with a four-speed automatic transmission.
drive
Verb
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If you drive a car or other vehicle, you control its movements.
I've been learning how to drive a bus.
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If you drive somewhere, you go there by car.
The bus is too slow. Let's drive to school instead.
Mom, can you drive me to Cindy's house?
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If you drive someone or something, you make them move.
The dogs drove the cows into the field.
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If you drive someone to mathX/math, you make them do or feel mathX/math.
The death of her son drove her to drink.
drive
Noun
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A drive is a trip by car.
Let's go for a drive down to the lake.
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Drive is the feeling that you want or need to do something.
She has a strong drive to succeed.
If you're tired, it often affects your sex drive.
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A (disk) drive is part of a computer that reads and writes information to a disk.
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A drive is the short road outside a house to put a car on.
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A drive is a short strong effort to do something.
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Drive is the power that makes a vehicle move.
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In sports, a drive a ball that has been hit hard.
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A drive is when people direct a group of animals to move in a particular direction.
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A drive is kind of road.