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Drive Up
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What does Drive Up mean?
verb
- (informal) To cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to increase.
- (informal) To drive to a location that is north of one's current location.
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While the church was filling, Emil Bergson waited outside, watching the wagons and buggies drive up the hill.
Thirdly, by rockets, which, going off successively, would drive up the balloon by the force of projection.
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We did not drive up to the door but got down near the gate of the avenue.
Not wishing to drive up to the door of his private house, we alighted at the log-hut which represented the inn.
He neither moved nor spoke, and waving her hand to him in utmost friendliness she signified to the flyman to drive up the street.