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Definitions of drive
  1. noun
    hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
    "he sliced his drive out of bounds"

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  2. noun
    the act of applying force to propel something
    "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

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  3. noun
    a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
    "he took the family for a drive in his new car"

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  4. verb
    force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
    "He drives me mad"

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  5. verb
    have certain properties when driven
    "My new truck drives well"

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  6. verb
    move into a desired direction of discourse

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  7. noun
    a road leading up to a private house
    "they parked in the driveway"

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  8. verb
    cause to move back by force or influence
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  9. verb
    strive and make an effort to reach a goal

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  10. noun
    a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
    "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
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  11. noun
    a wide scenic road planted with trees
    "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"

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  12. verb
    travel or be transported in a vehicle

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  13. verb
    proceed along in a vehicle
    "We drive the turnpike to work"

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  14. noun
    a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
    "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
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  15. noun
    a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
  16. verb
    cause someone or something to move by driving
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  17. verb
    cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
    "The amplifier drives the tube" "steam drives the engines" "this device drives the disks for the computer"
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  18. verb
    cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
    "drive the ball far out into the field"
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  19. verb
    compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
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  20. noun
    (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
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  21. verb
    excavate horizontally
    "drive a tunnel"
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  22. verb
    hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
    "drive a ball"
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    hit
  23. verb
    (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
    "drive the game"
  24. verb
    (hunting) search for game
    "drive the forest"
  25. verb
    move by being propelled by a force
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  26. verb
    operate or control a vehicle
    "drive a car or bus" "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
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  27. verb
    push, propel, or press with force
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  28. noun
    (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
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  29. verb
    strike with a driver, as in teeing off
    "drive a golf ball"
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    hit
  30. noun
    the act of driving a herd of animals overland
  31. noun
    the trait of being highly motivated
    "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
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  32. verb
    to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
    "She is driven by her passion"
  33. verb
    urge forward
    "drive the cows into the barn"
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  34. verb
    work as a driver
    "He drives a bread truck" "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
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