<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>drove [drohv] or (Archaic) drave [dreyv], driven [driv, -uh, n], driving.</li><li>to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive back an attacking army; to drive away the flies; to drive a person to desperation.</li><li>Synonyms: force, push.</li><li>to cause and guide the movement of (a vehicle, an animal, etc.): to drive a mule; to drive a car.</li><li>to convey in a vehicle: She drove them to the station.</li><li>to force to work or act: He drove the workers until they collapsed.</li><li>to impel; constrain; urge; compel.</li><li>to carry (business, an agreement, etc.) vigorously through: He drove a hard bargain.</li><li>to keep (machinery) going.</li><li>Baseball: to cause the advance of (a base runner) by hitting a fair ball: Another blast off of Miller’s bat drives Rojas from first base all the way to third.</li><li>to cause (a run) to be scored by hitting a fair ball: She drove in two runs in the sixth inning.</li><li>Golf: to hit (a golf ball), especially from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron: She drove the ball within ten feet of the pin.</li><li>Sports: to hit or propel (a ball, puck, shuttlecock, etc.) very hard.</li><li>to kick (a ball) with much force.</li><li>Hunting: to chase (game).</li><li>to search (a district) for game.</li><li>to float (logs) down a river or stream.</li><li>(in mining, construction, etc.) to excavate (a mine or tunnel heading).</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of driving.</li><li>a trip in a vehicle, especially a short pleasure trip: a Sunday drive in the country.</li><li>an impelling along, as of game, cattle, or floating logs, in a particular direction.</li><li>the animals, logs, etc., thus driven.</li><li>Psychology: an inner urge that stimulates activity or inhibition; a basic or instinctive need: sex drive; the hunger drive; sex drive.</li><li>a vigorous onset or onward course toward a goal or objective: the drive toward the goal line.</li><li>a strong military offensive.</li><li>a united effort to accomplish some specific purpose, especially to raise money, as for a charity.</li><li>energy and initiative: a person with great drive.</li><li>Synonyms: motivation, ambition, push.</li><li>vigorous pressure or effort, as in business.</li><li>a road for vehicles, especially a scenic one, as in or along a park, or a short one, as an approach to a house.</li><li>Machinery: a driving mechanism, as of an automobile: chain drive, gear drive; chain drive.</li><li>Automotive: the point or points of power application to the roadway: four-wheel drive, front-wheel drive; four-wheel drive.</li><li>Computers: a storage device, as a flash drive, HDD, or SSD.</li><li>Sports: an act or instance of driving a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like.</li><li>the flight of such a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like, that has been driven with much force.</li><li>Golf: a shot, especially with a driver or driving iron from the tee, that is intended to carry a great distance.</li><li>a hunt in which game is driven toward stationary hunters.</li><li>Electronics: excitation.</li><li>adjective: noting or pertaining to a part of a machine or vehicle used for its propulsion.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>to attempt or intend to convey; allude to; suggest: What are you driving at?</li></ul>