Drive
Drive verb - To urge, push, or force onward.
Lap
Lap verb - To flow along or against.
How words are described
| long | long drive | long lap |
| specific | specific drive | specific lap |
| single | single drive | single lap |
| actual | actual drive | actual lap |
| Other adjectives: entire, new, final, next, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- After a lap or two, Jeremy manages to drive up behind the tank, allowing him to make a break for it while the unwitting tank crew is still going for another lap.
Source: Gone Behind the Bend -
When in the car if Russell asks Nate if they can just drive instead of talk, Nate responds with confusion over the plural usage and asks if Russell wants to sit on his lap.
Source: Ho Yay / Video Games -
Game-Breaking Bug: The teleporter doesn't update your lap number when you use it, forcing you to drive an extra lap if you happen to skip the finish line.
Source: Video Game / Rollcage
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Lap and Drive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/lap
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