n. 25B6; verb
I can't drive a car : OPERATE, handle, manage; pilot, steer.
he drove to the police station : TRAVEL BY CAR, motor.
I'll drive you to the airport : CHAUFFEUR, run, give someone a lift, take, ferry, transport, convey, carry.
the engine drives the front wheels : POWER, propel, move, push.
he drove a nail into the boot : HAMMER, screw, ram, sink, plunge, thrust, propel, knock.
she drove her cattle to market : IMPEL, urge; herd, round-up, shepherd.
a desperate mother driven to crime : FORCE, compel, prompt, precipitate; oblige, coerce, pressure, goad, spur, prod.
he drove his staff extremely hard : WORK, push, tax, exert.
25B6; noun
an afternoon drive : EXCURSION, outing, trip, jaunt, tour; ride, run, journey; informal spin.
the house has a long drive : DRIVEWAY, approach, access road.
sexual drive : URGE, appetite, desire, need; impulse, instinct.
she lacked the drive to succeed : MOTIVATION, ambition, single-mindedness, will power, dedication, doggedness, tenacity; enthusiasm, zeal, commitment, aggression, spirit; energy, vigour, verve, vitality, pep; informal get-up-and-go.
an anti-corruption drive : CAMPAIGN, crusade, movement, effort, push, appeal.
(Brit.) a whist drive : TOURNAMENT, competition, contest, event, match.
25A0; drive at SUGGEST, imply, hint at, allude to, intimate, insinuate, indicate; refer to, mean, intend; informal get at.