1. Piled up or carried along by a current: driven snow.2. Motivated by or having a compulsive quality or need: a driven person.3. Caused, sustained, or stimulated: an export-driven economic recovery.4. Powered, operated, or controlled: a piston-driven airplane; a menu-driven software program
urged or forced to action through moral pressure; "felt impelled to take a stand against the issue" compelled forcibly by an outside agency; "mobs goaded by blind hatred