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Webster 1913 Edition
Driving
Driv′ing
,Adj.
1.
Having great force of impulse;
as, a
. driving
wind or storm2.
Communicating force; impelling;
as, a
. driving
shaftDriving axle
, the axle of a driving wheel, as in a locomotive.
– Driving box
(Locomotive)
, the journal box of a driving axle. See Illust. of
– Locomotive
. Driving note
(Mus.)
, a syncopated note; a tone begun on a weak part of a measure and held through the next accented part, thus anticipating the accent and driving it through.
– Driving spring
, a spring fixed upon the box of the driving axle of a locomotive engine to support the weight and deaden shocks.
[Eng.]
Weale.
– Driving wheel
(Mach.)
, a wheel that communicates motion; one of the large wheels of a locomotive to which the connecting rods of the engine are attached; – called also, simply, driver. See Illust. of
Locomotive
.Driv′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act of forcing or urging something along; the act of pressing or moving on furiously.
2.
Tendency; drift.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Driving
DRIVING
,ppr.
DRIVING
,Noun.
1.
The act of impelling.2.
Tendency.