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PRONUNCIATION OF DRIVE-OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRIVE-OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drive-Off is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRIVE-OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

drive-off

Gasoline theft

Gasoline theft can be applied to cases when fuel is stolen from a station without payment or when a vehicle driver takes it from a company's vehicle to use the gasoline personally.

Definition of drive-off in the English dictionary

The definition of drive-off in the dictionary is the act or an instance of leaving a filling station without paying for one's fuel.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRIVE-OFF

drive at
drive chain
drive home
drive shaft
drive to the wall
drive up the wall
drive-by
drive-by download
drive-by shooting
drive-in
drive-through
drive-thru
drive-time
drive-up window
driveability
driveable
drivel
driveler
driveline
drivelled

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRIVE-OFF

cut-off
die-off
drop-off
face-off
kick-off
on-off
one-off
play-off
pull-off
rake-off
roll-on-roll-off
roll-on/roll-off
set-off
show-off
showing-off
spin-off
stop-off
trade-off
turn-off
write-off

Synonyms and antonyms of drive-off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drive-off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRIVE-OFF

Find out the translation of drive-off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drive-off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drive-off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

开车过
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

drive- off
570 millions of speakers

English

drive-off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ड्राइव बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تدفع لمرة و
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ездить -офф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dirigir -off
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ড্রাইভ বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

drive- off
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

menghalau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drive- off
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドライブオフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드라이브 오프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Drive-off
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lái xe -off
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓட்ட ஆஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्राइव्ह-ऑफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gitmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

drive- off
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drive- off
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

їздити - офф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

drive- off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

drive- off
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ry -off
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kör -off
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drive- off
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drive-off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRIVE-OFF»

The term «drive-off» is regularly used and occupies the 57.651 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRIVE-OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drive-off

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRIVE-OFF»

Discover the use of drive-off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drive-off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis: Beyond the Horizon
Drive-off with weather is the most severe drive-off direction. After the thrusters are stopped, the rig speed will converge towards the mean drifting speed. Acceleration in East direction is set to zero for scenarios with drive-off towards weather ...
R.D.J.M. Steenbergen, P.H.A.J.M. van Gelder, S. Miraglia, 2013
2
Best Practices for Environmental Project Teams
Sample condition causes for thief drove off in car: • Fuel (would enable thief to drive off in car) • Ignition (would enable thief to drive off in car) • Steering wheel ( would enable thief to drive off in car) • Brakes (would enable thief to drive off in car) ...
Stephen Massey, 2011
3
Coral Gardens and Their Magic: A Study of the Methods of ...
The grubs I drive, I drive off, begonel The blight I drive, I drive off, begonel Insects I drive, I drive off, begone! The beetle with the sharp tooth, I drive, I drive off, begone! The beetle that bores I drive, I drive off, begonel The beetle that destroys the ...
Bronislaw Malinowski, 2013
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Coral Gardens and Their Magic: The Description of Gardening ...
The grubs I drive, I drive off, begone! The blight I drive, I drive off, begone! Insects I drive, I drive off, begone! The beetle with the sharp tooth, I drive, I drive off, begone! The beetle that bores I drive, I drive off, begone! The beetle that destroys the ...
Bronislaw Malinowski, 2013
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Embedded Systems
Jack G. Ganssle, Stuart R. Ball. shows the discrete drive waveform with the equivalent sine/cosine drive and the corresponding rotor positions. A stepper can actually be driven this way. Coil B One Phase On Coil A Off +Drive –Drive +Drive Off ...
Jack G. Ganssle, Stuart R. Ball, 2008
6
Basketball: Steps to Success
In this drill, you will practice two moves off a drive from the top off the pinch post: ( 1) a drive off the pinch post for a jump shot and (2) a reverse dribble off the pinch post for a jump shot. You will practice each move on a drive off the offensive ...
Hal Wissel, 2011
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Coaching Swimming Successfully
Drive through the legs, and drive off the blocks with the entire body. 4. Toes should point directly back toward the blocks at the finish of the leg drive. 5. Drop the head between the shoulders and the upper arms just before water entry. 6.
Dick Hannula, 2003
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Applications of Lie's Theory of Ordinary and Partial ...
(It is also found later in the project that these limits are rather conservative, and will be re-evaluated to reflected the actual operational situations.) 2.3 Drive-off and drift-off For loss of position incidents, drive-off and drift-off are considered as  ...
L Dresner, 2010
9
South America on a Shoestring
We use the copies with the police so that if necessary we can drive off without paying a bribe to retrieve our documents. Do you have any recommendations for staying safe on the road? Drive slowly. We also watch other drivers and try to avoid ...
‎2007
10
A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages
13939 hakkayati 'calls to' Pañcad. [Vhakk] Pk. hakkai 'shouts, drives back'; P. hakknd 'to drive away', WPah. (Joshi) hdknu; Ku. hdkno 'to rebuke', hakuno 'to drive off', WN. hakäunu, N. häknu ; В. häkä 'to call, drive off', häkäna 'to drive off' ; Or.
R. L. Turner, 1999

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRIVE-OFF»

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Fuel thefts happening twice weekly in Berwick: station operator
The Berwick operator, who did not wish to be named, said the average drive-off cost between $70 and $90 and the problem was increasing. «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
2
Police investigate Toowoomba fuel drive-off
Police are seeking help to locate this vehicle with false number plates after a fuel drive-off in Toowoomba on Monday. Contributed ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
Police: Gas drive-off reported
At 2:49 p.m. Monday, a Marshfield woman reported someone had removed the screen from a window in the 700 block of North Weber Avenue. «Marshfield News-Herald, Jun 15»
4
Cranbourne Victoria's fuel drive-off hot spot averaging ten a month
Cranbourne Victoria's fuel drive-off hot spot averaging ten a month. by: ANDREW JEFFERSON; From: Herald Sun; June 19, 2015 8:07PM. Increase Text Size ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
5
Police investigate Toowoomba petrol drive-off
POLICE in Toowoomba need help identifying a person they believe may be able to assist officers with the investigation into a petrol drive-off ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jun 15»

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