Drive
Drive verb - To cause to function.
Usage example: machinery driven by waterpower
Kill
Kill verb - To cause to stop functioning.
Usage example: kill the engine before it overheats
How words are described
| human | human drive | human kill |
| high | high drive | high kill |
| low | low drive | low kill |
| nice | nice drive | nice kill |
| Other adjectives: long, normal, single, powerful, actual, constant, big, dark, personal, major, final, next, last, higher, stealth. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- But they use their powers exclusively to kill or drive away demons coming from Abyss.
Source: Literature / Wind And Sparks -
Given that it's CoC, and it's almost guaranteed to kill or drive the characters insane by the end, well... Most people would say there's no group more deserving of a horrible ending.
Source: Pay Evil unto Evil -
All right, so the Rogues kill or drive off most of their enemies, and the retreating ones are still enemies.
Source: Defeat Means Friendship
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