1. (

• drive ,
• driving ,

) hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" ;

2. (

• driving

) the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal ;

1. (

• drive ,

) operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" ;

2. (

• drive ,
• motor

) travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" ;

3. (

• drive ,

) cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage" ;

4. (

• force ,
• drive ,
• ram

) force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" ;

5. (

• drive ,

) to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion" ;

6. (

• repel ,
• drive ,
• repulse ,
• force_back ,
• push_back ,
• beat_back

) cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" ;

7. (

• drive

) compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs" ;

8. (

• drive ,

) push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall" ;

9. (

• drive ,

) cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field" ;

10. (

• tug ,
• labor ,
• labour ,
• push ,
• drive

) 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" ;

11. (

• drive ,
• get ,
• aim ,

) move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" ;

12. (

• drive ,
• ride ,

) have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" ;

13. (

• drive ,

) work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" ;

14. (

• drive ,

) move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner" ;

15. (

• drive ,

) urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn" ;

16. (

• drive ,
• take ,

) proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" ;

17. (

• drive ,

) strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball" ;

18. (

• drive ,

) hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball" ;

19. (

• drive ,

) excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" ;

20. (

• drive ,

) 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" ;

21. (

• drive ,

) (hunting) search for game; "drive the forest" ;

22. (

• drive

) (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game" ;

1. (

• driving ,
• impulsive

) having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force" ;

2. (

• driving

) acting with vigor; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive" ;