drive - noun

the act of applying force to propel something

a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

a road leading up to a private house

the trait of being highly motivated

hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

the act of driving a herd of animals overland

a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

a wide scenic road planted with trees

(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

drive - verb

• operate or control a vehicle
• travel or be transported in a vehicle
• cause someone or something to move by driving
• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
• to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
• cause to move back by force or influence
• compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
• push, propel, or press with force
• cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
• strive and make an effort to reach a goal
• move into a desired direction of discourse
• have certain properties when driven
• work as a driver
• move by being propelled by a force
• urge forward
• proceed along in a vehicle
• strike with a driver, as in teeing off
• hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
• excavate horizontally
• cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
• hunting: search for game
• hunting: chase from cover into more open ground

drive - thesaurus

aim   campaign   cause   crusade   driveway   driving   effort   force   get   labor   labour   motor   movement   parkway   push   ram   repel   repulse   ride   take   thrust   tug