drive in WordNet English dictionary

1. move into a desired direction of discourse
   "What are you driving at?"
   drive  get  aim 
   
2. cause to move back by force or influence
   "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
   repel  drive  repulse  force back  push back  beat back 
   
3. hunting: chase from cover into more open ground
   "drive the game"
   drive 
   
4. hunting: search for game
   "drive the forest"
   drive 
   
5. 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"
   drive 
   
6. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
   "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
   force  drive  ram 
   
7. cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
   "drive the ball far out into the field"
   drive 
   
8. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
   "drive a ball"
   drive 
   
9. strike with a driver, as in teeing off
   "drive a golf ball"
   drive 
   
10. excavate horizontally
    "drive a tunnel"
    drive 
    
11. push, propel, or press with force
    "Drive a nail into the wall"
    drive 
    
12. compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
    "She finally drove him to change jobs"
    drive 
    
13. travel or be transported in a vehicle
    "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
    drive  motor 
    
14. operate or control a vehicle
    "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
    drive 
    
15. cause someone or something to move by driving
    "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
    drive 
    
16. move by being propelled by a force
    "The car drove around the corner"
    drive 
    
17. urge forward
    "drive the cows into the barn"
    drive 
    
18. proceed along in a vehicle
    "We drive the turnpike to work"
    drive  take 
    
19. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
    "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
    tug  labor  labour  push  drive 
    
20. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
    "She is driven by her passion"
    drive 
    
21. work as a driver
    "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
    drive 
    
22. have certain properties when driven
    "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
    drive  ride 
    

1. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
   "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
   campaign  cause  crusade  drive  movement  effort 
   
2. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
   "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
   drive  ride 
   
3. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
   "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
   drive  driving 
   
4. the act of applying force to propel something
   "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
   drive  thrust  driving force 
   
5. (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
   drive 
   
6. the act of driving a herd of animals overland
   drive 
   
7. a wide scenic road planted with trees
   "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
   drive  parkway 
   
8. a road leading up to a private house
   "they parked in the driveway"
   driveway  drive  private road 
   
9. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
   "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
   drive 
   
10. (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
    drive 
    
11. the trait of being highly motivated
    "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
    drive 
    
12. a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
    drive