Drive
Drive verb - To urge, push, or force onward.
Lay
Lay verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
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Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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As he lay dying, he finally makes it back to his car to drive off only to find the mechanic who repaired his car duped him and it breaks down again.
Source: Film / U Turn -
Eldritch Abomination: Any of the tatari-gami; they don't drive people mad, but they can lay a death curse on anything they touch.
Source: Anime / Princess Mononoke - In the Horus Hersey the Chaos Space Marines lay siege to Terra, and the Emperor along with his remaining forces were are forced to drive them off with all they have.
Source: The Siege
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Lay and Drive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/lay
Drive & Lay. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/lay>.
Lay or Drive. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drive/lay.
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