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on drive

on drive noun: a type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of mid on.

Noun

on drive (plural on drives)

  1. a type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of mid on.

Verb

on drive (third-person singular simple present on drives, present participle on driving, simple past on drove, past participle on driven)

  1. To play such a shot.

Forms of on drive

Noun
pluralon drives
Verb
third-person singular presenton drives
present participleon driving
paston drove
past participleon driven

Questions about on drive

What does on drive mean?
On drive means a type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of mid on.
What part of speech is on drive?
On drive can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of on drive?
The plural of on drive is on drives.

Words near on drive in the dictionary

  1. on deck circles
  2. on demand
  3. on display
  4. on dit
  5. on dits
  6. on drive
  7. on drives
  8. on duty
  9. on earth
  10. on edge
  11. on end

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